Step 1 - Log in to AccessVis, http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/visa/
      Go to the drop-down link for F-1 Student Services
      Select SSN Authorization Request – Go here for more info:
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/visa/life-at-sbu/social-security-card...
Step 2 – Request an original signed Social Security employment letter from the CS department. Send requests to Susan@cs.stonybrook.edu.
Step 3 – Upload the letter to AccessVis. Note that the Employer is: Department of Computer Science and the supervisor is the professor you are working with.
Step 4 – When the Vis Office finalizes your request, they will send you instructions.