About Applying for U.S. Social Security Benefits: Social Security Administration (SSA) no longer requires a pen-and-ink signature when processing application for benefits. SSA will simply confirm your intent to file, that the information you provided - under penalty of perjury - is correct, and the Claims Examiners annotation in SSA records constitutes a signed application already. This new procedure is called the Signature Proxy. SSA is now using this procedure to shorten; the time frame of processing your claim. To do this, SSA-Manila has created a modified Social Security Claims Questionnaire. Any individual who wish to find out their eligibility and/or who wish to apply for benefits should complete this form and send it to SSA-Manila either by mail OR by fax. Answer the questions in this form as complete as possible and to the best of your knowledge. Do NOT call SSA-Manila if you do not understand any item/s; instead, simply leave it blank or put a question mark or write a note at the Remarks portion, and then forward the questionnaire to SSA-Manila. For those items you do not understand, they can be clarified once the Claims Representative from SSA-Manila contacts you. If you choose to mail the form, use the following address: Social Security Administration Division Department of Veterans Affairs U.S. Embassy Building 1131 Roxas Blvd., Ermita 0930 Manila, Philippines OR, if you choose to fax it, use any of the following fax numbers: (632) 523-1351 OR (632) 522-1514 Once SSA-Manila receives your completed questionnaire, the claims representative handling your case will first determine your eligibility for benefits. If you are not eligible, you will receive a notice of disallowance or a denial letter explaining why you do not qualify for benefits. If you are eligible, the claims representative will contact you to conduct a tele-claim and the information you provided in the questionnaire will eventually be stored electronically in SSA records. All further instructions and required information to complete your application for Social Security Benefits will be provided to you by the Social Security Claims Representative when they contact you. While waiting, however, it is advisable that you prepare the basic proofs that SSA requires. They are your proofs of age, citizenship, and identity (i.e. usually the birth certificate and passport). Other proofs (such as marriage certificate, divorce certificate, death certificate, proof of pension, proof of US military service, etc.) may be required on a case-by-case basis. The Claims Representative will advise you about all these requirements and more after your questionnaire has been reviewed.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:18:40 +0000
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