SS via Manila - or?

[EVENKEEL]

On 4/24/2025 at 9:31 PM, sqwakvfr said:

Was this before Trump 2.0, DOGE and the Tesla Guy?  I just pased 60 days after submitting my SS at 62 online application.  The only thing I know is " a representative in Manila is reviewing your application and this process should take 30 days".   The 30 days has passed. a month ago.  It is a good thing I don't need the money but one has to wonder what is the current state of SSA?  My goal for SS has always been to collect somethiing at the earliest age in case it implodes anytime before 2035. 

I started my SS in at age 62, in 2020. I made a special trip to USA for appointment. I had it all lined up well before my 62nd birthday.

[sqwakvfr]

3 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

I started my SS in at age 62, in 2020. I made a special trip to USA for appointment. I had it all lined up well before my 62nd birthday.

How long did it take get approval and how long did it take get your first payment?  My application is rather simple. It is just me. No ex, no kids etc, etc.  I have not workedf for a FICA covered employer in over 13 years. I collect a state pension but with the passage of the Social Security Fairness act my pension no longer penalizes me.  

[Equatorial]

1 hour ago, sqwakvfr said:

How long did it take get approval and how long did it take get your first payment?  My application is rather simple. It is just me. No ex, no kids etc, etc.

 

I applied first week of February this year with the target of starting the SS pension in March. I was notified that the process was finalized by the end of February. My pension started with the March payment on time. 

[KhaoHom]

Just now, Equatorial said:

 

I applied first week of February this year with the target of starting the SS pension in March. I was notified that the process was finalized by the end of February. My pension started with the March payment on time. 

 

I assume this was done in US and nothing to do with Thailand?

 

At the SS office did they sort you out for Medicare as well? That needs to be done at 65 correct ?

 

If you went into the office how long did it take and what sort of questions did they ask? What legal documents should I bring?

[sqwakvfr]

52 minutes ago, Equatorial said:

 

I applied first week of February this year with the target of starting the SS pension in March. I was notified that the process was finalized by the end of February. My pension started with the March payment on time. 

Wow. That is fast. 

[NoDisplayName]

On 4/25/2025 at 6:51 AM, KhaoHom said:

2 REestablish My SS acct as the one I'd created was in US.

* I would then have two. Will this open me up to some sort of fraud flag and have the accounts locked and then I'm on the phone for 52 hours?

 

Go to website, reset password.

 

Note this part:

 

You will also be asked to confirm your phone number or email address. The SSA will send you a security code to either your phone or email and you will need to enter that code in the appropriate text box. 

 

How to Recover Your Username or Password from SSA  

 

https://denversocialsecuritydisability.com/how-to-recover-your-username-or-password-from-ssa/