Get Ssa Form 7161 2020-2023

The SSA-787, Medical Source Opinion of Patient's Capability to Manage Benefits, is the preferred vehicle for obtaining medical evidence of capability.

Generally, the US Social Security system requires all people living abroad receiving Social Security benefits to file a form SSA–7162 annually. And form SSA-7162 and SSA-7161 were on hold for the last 2 years due to COVID issues with overseas mailing.

If you would like to receive your Social Security Statement by mail, please print and complete a "Request For Social Security Statement" (Form SSA-7004) and mail it to the address provided on the form. You should receive your paper Social Security Statement in the mail in four to six weeks.

Submit Form SSA-7162 to: Social Security Administration, P.O. Box 7162, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18767-7162.

You can submit the form online or by mail. If the representative you are appointing is not an attorney, both of you must sign the form. Your representative can also file the form electronically by visiting .ssa.gov/representation.

You must complete form SSA-11 (Request to be selected as payee) and show us documents to prove your identity. You will need to provide your social security number, or if you represent an organization, the organization's employer identification number.

The SSA-7162 is sometimes informally called the "proof of life" form however, the form itself is simply titled "Report to the US Social Security Administration" (see: https://cr.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/248/ssa-7162-REVISED.pdf).

Form. SSA-7161-OCR-SM. Report to United States Social Security Administration by Person Receiving Benefits for a Child or Adult Unable to Handle Funds.