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I applied by phone last fall. No problem once someone answered. Took a good half hour plus though but didn't have to do any more than stay on the phone. Everything has turned out perfectly, by the way, so don't be discouraged by applying by telephone. I then sent in the required documents which were returned to me.
I can apply on the internet but I do not want to send in my documents, that scares me. I will hand carry them in. If I have to wait, I'll wait but if those documents get lost, forget it.
Please, please remember that if you take your documents in, get a signed receipt for them. I applied for SS disability while living in California. I took my certified birth certificate and hand delivered it to the office and got a receipt. Then they claimed I did not turn it in, thanks to the receipt, they had to back pedal. Then I turned in my completed application (like 25 pages long), they again lost it. I had kept copies and again my receipt. Then I move to PA, shortly beforing moving, I was turned down for disability, I had 60 days to appeal, I again hand carried in my appeal and got a receipt. As soon as I moved to PA, I called SS and was told that I had not filed my appeal within the 60 days, again thank god I had my receipt. My appeal was approved, but they sure did not make it easy (by the way, I became disabled only 3 years before retirement age).
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Okay...I am still wondering what the documents are that everyone is talking about. I took nothing into my interview/application. The worker asked me some questions and checked my work record in her computer and that was that. I am wondering what documents some folks are having to provide?
esselcue, the documents are , a copy of your birth certificate , a copy of your marriage certificate , a copy of divorce papers. At least , these are the documents that I had to submit and they returned all to me by mail. So maybe some peoples documents might be a little different as some are not divorced. But they do ask for three documents of proof.
I applied two months before I retired on line. Within two weeks I received a letter requesting my original birth certificate. I took it in to the SS office with the letter and was out of there in 10 minutes. The advantage of applying on line is if you need to check dates or facts you have all the information at your finger tips. Additionally if you don't finish the application you can save it and return to it at your convenience.
esselcue, the documents are , a copy of your birth certificate , a copy of your marriage certificate , a copy of divorce papers. At least , these are the documents that I had to submit and they returned all to me by mail. So maybe some peoples documents might be a little different as some are not divorced. But they do ask for three documents of proof.
It depends if you already supplied those documents. If you were married or divorced and remarried you would have been required to show those documents to get your name changed on SS.
Thanks a lot everyone for the info, I'm ready......come Jan 09.
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