Guam Business Resource Guide

10.1 Employees
If you plan to hire employees for your business on
Guam, there are federal regulations to follow.
There are also resources to assist you with sourcing
and hiring employees for your company.
10.1.1 Employer Identification Number
If you have employees or operate as a partnership
or corporation, your business will need an Employer
Identification Number (EIN). A number of other
types of businesses (those dealing with alcohol, tobacco,
firearms, trusts, and others also required an
EIN. Verify your status at www.irs.gov. An Employer
Identification Number (EIN) is also known as
a Federal Tax Identification Number, and is used to
identify a business entity. Generally, businesses
need an EIN. You may apply for an EIN in various
ways, and now you may apply online .
Contact Information:
Taxpayers can obtain an EIN immediately by calling
the Business & Specialty Tax Line
(800-829-4933). The hours of operation are 7:00
a.m. - 10:00 p.m. local time, Monday through Friday.
An assistor takes the information, assigns the
EIN, and provides the number to an authorized individual
over the telephone.
10.1.2 Worker’s Social Security Number
Every person that is employed is required to obtain
a Social Security Number. To get a Social Security
number or a replacement card, one must prove
your U.S. citizenship or immigration status, age and
identity. For a replacement card, proof of U.S. citizenship
and age are not required if they are already
on record. Only certain documents can be
accepted as proof of U.S. citizenship. These include
U.S. birth certificate, a U.S. passport, a Certificate
of Naturalization or a Certificate of Citizenship.
If one is not a U.S. citizen, different rules apply
for proving immigration status, and those rules
have not changed.
For U.S. citizens, Social Security must see:
U.S. driver’s license;
State-issued non-driver identity card; or
U.S. passport.
If you do not have these specific documents or
cannot get a replacement for them within 10 days,
Social Security will ask to see other documents,
including:
Employee ID card;
School ID card;
Health insurance card (not a Medicare card);
U.S. military ID card; or
Adoption decree.
For non-U.S. citizens, Social Security must see
current U.S. immigration documents. Acceptable
documents from the Department of Homeland Security
include:
Form I-551 (includes machine-readable immigrant
visa with your unexpired foreign passport);
I-94 with your unexpired foreign passport; or
Work permit card (I-766 or I-688B).
Contact Information:
The US Social Security Guam Office
655 Harmon Loop Road Suite 300
Dededo, Guam 96929
Telephone: (671) 635-4433.
Also under the new law, only certain documents
can be accepted as proof of identity. An acceptable
document must show your name,
identifying information about you and preferably a
recent photograph.
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