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Regular airmail, got it. Thank you, very much, very helpful and reassuring. There's has to be a better way of doing this. Thanks again.

So there is a 60 day requirement to return the 1st annual mailing and a 45 day to return the second mailing. When does the 60 and 45 day requirement begin. Is it when a person actually receives it or some arbitrarily date printed on a piece of paper that is included with the annual form? This year for me the 1st mailing was June 2, 2023. I should of received my 2nd mailing if it a 3 to 4 week mailing period and I assume SSA mails it off early in September as they do in June. So I am going to see if FBU in Manila can help me. Of course that's if I can get a hold of them or I will print a form and put it in an envelope, say some prayers, and send it off. So there is a 60 day requirement to return the 1st annual mailing and a 45 day to return the second mailing. When does the 60 and 45 day requirement begin. Is it when a person actually receives it or some arbitrary date printed on a piece of paper that is included with the annual form? This year for me the 1st mailing was June 2, 2023. I should of received my 2nd mailing if it is a 3 to 4 week mailing period that's assuming SSA mails it off early in September. So I am going to see if FBU in Manila can help me. Of course that's if I can get a hold of them or I will print a form and put it in an envelope, say some prayers, and send it off. Thanks for all the information. I greatly appreciate it.

Has anybody who is expecting a 2nd mailing of the SSA Annual 7161 form received their yet? I am assuming, since that is all I can do at this point, that the second mailing, like the first mailing, is mailed early in the month of September let's say September 5th. It take 3 to 4 weeks to arrive so that puts arrival date in Thailand around September 5th. My first mailing is stuck in the mail so I am assuming that I will get a second mailing. However, I have not. Has anybody received their second mailing. Are there any insights to this process of annual mailing. Do people go through this every year?

This is my second year of mailing this form. Last year was similar. Mailed my form back registered mail only to have it sit in Transit forever. I contacted FBU (SSA) in Manila and they sent me a second form. I think FBU Manila emailed me a form which I sent back regular mail. I have no idea if the form made it other than I have continued to receive my monthly benefit payments. I have my Social Security account which I can access on the SSA website. Question 1: Do you know if SSA would send me a warning to my Social Security account if they were going to cut my benefit payment? On a side note, this morning I found my tracking number from last year and entered it into the USPS tracking system. Very surprised to see that last year’s mailing is still showing as in Transit from Scranton, PA since Aug 19, 2022. That’s over 365 days in transit. What’s up with that? I was taught never to assume. So, this whole process has me debating if I should scream, cry, or laugh. Thank you for the time.

Thank you so much. Very helpful. My mailing arrived in Scranton PA Aug 21st, 2023 and then has been In Transit to next Facility / Moving through Network since Aug 25th 2023.

Today is October 10th 2023 and I have not received my second mailing of my annual report SSA 7161/7162. I sent off my 1st form registered mail from Thailand on July 28th 2023. It reached Scranton, PA Post Office and has been in Transit to Wilkes-Bare since August 25th. Should I download this form and send it off or wait to see if I receive a second mailing or assume if I do not receive a second mailing that all is good? Question 2 – There was a date of June 2nd 2023 printed at the top of a page which accompanied my 1st mailing. Is this the date in which SSA starts the 60-day count down? On the instruction page for SSA 7161/7162, it is written to enclose the form 7161/7162 in the envelope provided within 60 days from the day you receive it. I didn’t receive my 1st mailing until the middle of June. So, when does SSA start the 60 day count down? Is this arbitrary date on the form or the date when you actually receive the form? Thank you for any assistance that you can give. Lou Patterson

Same thing here. My annual form has been sitting for a ridiculous long time in Scranton PA which is only a 22 minute drive to Wilkes-Barre. So if I do not receive a second mailing do I assume that everything ok. Will SSA send me a warning or just cut off my benefits?