How to Create a my Social Security Account
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A personal my Social Security account is one of the most important tools in your online services tool belt. A my Social Security account puts you in control of your Social Security record. Opening an account is quick, secure, and easy. Check out our infographic on how you can create your personal my Social Security account today!
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Jim Borland, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Communications
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Joseph F.
I have had Medicare A (Hospital Only since April 1997 yet when I spent 4 days (November 27- 30) this option was denied saying I had a plan (???) which has been cancelled in 2003! All I have is the VA and Kaiser! Request this item be rectified and that San Joaquin receive whatever they are entitled to for that hospitalization! Also, on the 18th I will be admitted for a hernia operation. San Joaquin said to get this situation cleared up or I will have to remit additional co pays! At 86 I cannot afford this. If need be, I will file a complaint with my congressman, Mr. Valadao.
R.F.
Unfortunately, but for security reasons, we do not have access to personal records in this blog. Please continue working with your local office. If you are unable to visit the local office, you can call our toll free number at 1-800-772-1213. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Generally, you will have a shorter wait time if you call later in the week. Thanks!
Donald G.
I have tried to create an account , but I live in Mexico and have been told that they will not accept my application
R.F.
Hello Donald. The “my Social Security” authentication system requires address verification as one of the essential criteria for issuing an account. People with APO/FPO/DPO addresses can create an account overseas, but our system does not support registration and account creation for users with a foreign address yet.
You will need a U.S. address to register and create a my Social Security account, but you do not need a U.S. address to file online for benefits.
We recommend that individuals living outside the United States contact their local U.S. embassy or consulate for any assistance related to Social Security programs and benefits. Also, our Office of International Operations home page provides more information to assist our customers living abroad. We hope this helps!
KIKUCHI, M.
Dear Sirs Madames: My name is Mark D. Kikuchi and I have made several attempts to inform SSA of ‘Change of Address’ W/O success online and/or via telephone IE: In attempts to create an account in order to ‘change residence address’ creating an account has all but failed in trying to report my new address which is now as follows>’1659 Highway 28 West, Ephrata, WA 98823’…. Thank you for you attention and any special accomidation(s) you can provide, M.D. Kikuchi 04/14/18 15:25
R.F.
If you are unable to create an account or encounter a problem with your my Social Security account, you may:
•Call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. At the voice prompt, say “helpdesk”; or
•Contact your local Social Security office.
Unfortunately, but for security reasons, we do not have access to personal records in this blog.
Please contact your local office. If you are unable to visit the local office, you can call our toll free number at 1-800-772-1213, representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Generally, you will have a shorter wait time if you call later in the week. Thanks.
Taurus G.
What’s this about?? Is it my ssi disability claim
Alberta G.
Problems accessing my SS benefits info online using my personal data.
ANNA E.
I need an address to write to your uncollectable department . IRS informed me several years ago that I was placed oin an uncollectible status. But i do not know the details of what being placed in an uncollectable status mean.
I am 72 years old with multibple medical problems,Could not find a job so retired with SSA at the age of about 62. Because of my age could only find work in retail that was physically exhausting. have been working retail since 2012 and only not making $9.00 an hour one day a week. biut because of my health unable to even do that.
I need to know all the laws of IRS regarding my property, and my wll being. Have beeb cakkubg IRS for about 2 and 1/2 years but can never talk to anyone. and there is no longer a prompt to address for IRS to call lme backi.
PLEASE HELP.
Anna .E. Phillips
:Last 4 SS NOs: 2150
Thank you Anna E. Phillips
Thelma M.
I tried to set up an account. But all the questions asked to verify my identity were not relevant to my personal info. Not the right questions and offered responses. I think you mis-identified me. And now I’m locked out. What recourse to a reedy do I have?
R.F.
We’re sorry to hear you’re having difficulty accessing your my Social Security account, Thelma. Please call our dedicated my Social Security-Hotline at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. At the voice prompt, say “helpdesk” or contact your local Social Security office. Thanks!
R.M.
The same thing happened to me multiple times. I don’t have a mortgage and never have. I don’t have a car loan/lease and never have. I’ve never lived on any of the streets it asks about or had any of the phone numbers it lists. None of the questions ever apply to me and when I check None Of The Above bubbles for everything – answering truthfully! – I get locked out and suspended. Calling DOES NOT WORK so, Ray, please offer better advice.
dorothy g.
sign up to create a account
Carl S.
I was trying to create an social Security account – your system said i could not create an acct.
Who do I call or schedule an appointment with?
Ingeborg M.
My husband and I have been trying, without success, to create a personal Social Security Account for me. I am presently drawing Social Security benefits based solely on my husband’s earnings. When I apply I for an account, I get a series of question pertaining to mortgage payments and other financial encumbrances which do not apply to me. My husband and I own our home outright and we have no financial debt other than a credit card account which we pay off every month. I keep getting a statement saying that the SS Administration has no record of me although I have been receiving SS benefits for more than 10 years, Help!!
Ingeborg M. Schmidt
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