U.S. Embassy representatives from the Social Security Administration (SSA) will be available at the U.S. Consular Agency in Cebu City on Wednesday, June 26 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and Thursday, June 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
SSA will provide the following services:
* Discuss basic entitlement requirements for the different types of Social Security benefits.
* Develop benefit claims. Retirement and disability applications can be completed online at www.ssa.gov and do not require an interview.
* Process Social Security number applications.
* Resolve post-entitlement cases; e.g., change of address, report of death, Medicare enrollments, direct deposit enrollment, non-receipt of benefits, etc.
* Process Social Security number applications.
* Resolve post-entitlement cases; e.g., change of address, report of death, Medicare enrollments, direct deposit enrollment, non-receipt of benefits, etc.
To expedite your visit, please bring both original and photocopies of documents that you need to submit to SSA. The SSA representative will keep the photocopies and return the original documents to you.
The staff working at the Agency during this period will not be able to answer questions related to services from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). For VA-related questions, please contact them directly at +63-2-550-3888 or toll free at 1-800-1888-5252.
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