It is important to understand that misuse of another individual's SSN is a violation of Federal law and may lead to fines and/or imprisonment and that disregarding the work authorization provisions printed on your Social Security card may be a violation of Federal immigration law.

Violations of the Social Security Act and the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act regarding Social Security Number fraud and misuse are serious crimes and will be prosecuted. Accordingly, each year employers send their W-2 forms to Social Security Administration and a match is performed against the name and Social Security number on the forms and Social Security Administration's records. If the information does not match, the earnings are held in a suspense file until Social Security can determine to whom they belong. 

Once you have obtained authorization to work in this country from the Department of Homeland Security, and you have applied for and received your Social Security number, you should contact Social Security to have all your earnings posted to your correct SSN.