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SSA
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Login
mySocialSecurity
The SSA website is branded mySocialSecurity.
Up until 2025 you could login with username and password.
Starting in 2025, SSA has outsourced its login security to two 3rd party firms:
- login.gov for US residents
- ID.me for foreign residents
website hours of operation
Note: you cannot login at night or weekends.
| days | ET | ICT Indochina |
|---|---|---|
| Mon-Fri | 4:15am - 1:00am | 4:15p - 1:00pm |
| Sat | 5:00am - 11:00pm | 5:00pm - 11:00am |
| Sun | 8:00am - 11:30pm | 8:00pm - 11:30am |
Holidays same as day
Contact
Main Office
Social Security Administration
Office of Public Inquiries and Communications Support
1100 West High Rise
6401 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21235
1-800-772-1213
M-F 8a-7p EST or 8p-7a ICT
M-F 7a-6p EDT or 7p-6a ICT
Local Social Security Office for Topeka
600 SW COMMERCE PL
TOPEKA, KS 66615
Phone: 1-888-327-1271
TTY: 1-800-325-0778
Fax: 1-833-950-2328
Hours: M-F 9-4
Office of Earnings & International Operations
Social Security Administration
Office of Earnings and International Operations
P.O. Box 17775
Baltimore, MD 21235-7775
USA
Lists of international FBU’s. Thailand is handled from the Manila embassy.
https://www.ssa.gov/foreign/foreign.htm
Manilla
Federal Benefits Unit
United States Embassy
1201 Roxas Boulevard
Ermita, Manila 0930
Philippines
Phone: 632-5301-6200 Tu,Th 8-11 (PHST is 1 hour ahead of ICT)
In-person meeting: M,F 8-11:30 PHST, appointment required
Fax: 632-8708-9714 or 632-8708-9723 hours for fax machine?
Email: FBU.Manila@ssa.gov - allow 10 to 15 days for reply
https://ph.usembassy.gov/contact/
Social Security Administration (SSA)
ssa.gov
Social Security Number (SSN)
Social Security Card
Login via ID.me
Typically, renouncing U.S. citizenship does not automatically disqualify someone from receiving Social Security benefits if they have already earned credits for those benefits.
Social Security lawyers appear to work only on disability claims. I don’t see anyone working on foreign residency issues.
RS 02655.001 The Foreign Enforcement Program (FEP)
https://secure.ssa.gov/POMS.NSF/LNX/0302655001
SSA-7162-INST
https://www.ssa.gov/foreign/ssa7162inst.pdf
The instructions for SSA-7162
SSA-7162
https://www.ssa.gov/foreign/ssa7162ocrsm.pdf
The form is mailed to non-residents every one or two years, in May or June, and a completed form in reply is expected within 60 days.
Per Grok: Wait to receive the form. If you do not receive it, and are unsure about your situation, reach out to the SSA or FBU for guidance rather than sending it unsolicited. (Example: if you did not receive the form last year, or you have moved recently, you maybe should expect to receive the form this year.)
“Your payments while you are outside the US” booklet
https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10137.pdf
Section “Questionnaires”
Describes the mailing a questionnaire every 1 or 2 years which must be completed and returned. I assume this questionnaire is the form SSA-7162.
Federal Benefits Unit (FBU) at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate
There are multiple benefits from the SSA: retirement, SSDI, SSI, and disability.
Mine are called retirement benefits.
https://www.ssa.gov/retirement
Web Interface
It is possible to deal with SSA via phone and postal mail, but of course much more convenient to use the web.
Branded mySocialSecurity.
For contact and login info, see SSA in the address book.
US Social Security for Travelers
Number of US citizens:
- residing abroad: 5.7 to 9 million
- receiving SSA: 50 million
- receiving SSA outside the US: 760,000
- receiving SSA administered from Philippines FBU: 90,000
Getting Social Security benefits if you are living outside the U.S.
Your Payments While You Are Outside the United States
https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10137.pdf
“If you are a United States citizen, you may continue to receive payments while outside the U.S. as long as you are eligible for payment and you are in a country where we can send payments.“
Foreign Country Service Information
https://www.ssa.gov/foreign/foreign.htm
A list of countries and the US Embassy containing the Federal Benefits Unit for each country.
For example:
- Thailand and 40 other countries in SE Asia are supported by Philippines.
- Portugal supports Portugal and 8 former colonies including Brazil, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe.
- Poland supports Poland, Russia, and 12 other countries.
Remove this personal information
2024-dec-21 changed the address from pobox to greenwood
2025-may- changed the address to Nimmanhaemin, Thailand
login.gov, started to signup, did not complete because it says I’ll need a drivers license
Social security statement 25 Dec 2024
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J7duXFol6uuzZ5DIyfRYLWaZNHsD9a8v/view?usp=drive_link
search Your Payments While You are Outside the United States
https://secure.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0202605200
search site:ssa.gov change of address
https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/pomssearch!SearchView&query=&searchorder=1&start=1&count=500
search international address