Edit: the appointment is Nov 12 not 11. Location: California. My 3 week old's brand new Social Security Card never reached us. I just got a letter from home Depot credit services rejecting an application for credit using his name. - I tried freezing his credit, but I can't do this without his SSN, which I do not know because we never got it in the mail. - I tried reporting with government but that particular service is unavailable due to the shutdown. - I scheduled a replacement SS card appointment at a Field office, but that is on November 12th, two weeks from now. So what are my options and how bad can this get? I feel really helpless knowing that someone can just freely open lines of credit for the next two weeks in my child's name.