2025 SSA Form 7162 - "Hello, are you dead yet?" forms.

[connda]

It's about that time of year for us US SSA recipient to get the annual SSA Form 7162 "Are you still alive" forms. 
These forms are usually mailed out in May so folks should be receiving them soon.
I've opened this thread to discuss issues regarding the SSA Form 7162 forms here in 2025.

I checked yesterday and I haven't received my form yet.  

[bamnutsak]

Last year's form was date June 6, 2024

 

Based on past threads, I wouldn't expect the 7162 before June 14.

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1328845-form-7162-anybody-received-theirs-yet-for-2024/

 

 

[John Drake]

Right before Covid I was getting my letter around 7 June. Last year, I received it on 17 June.

[dingdongrb]

I emailed the FBU last week and recently received the reply below. The reply is slightly different than what I remember reading on the Manila Embassy' website Q&A section:

 

Thank you for contacting the Social Security Administration's Federal Benefits Unit at the U.S. Embassy in Manila.

 

The Annual Report Form SSA-7162 is sent from Wilkes-Barre, PA and must be completed by all beneficiaries according to the schedule below. If a beneficiary has a representative payee, Form SSA-7161 will be sent to the representative payee for completion.
 

• Beneficiaries with addresses in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, and APO/FPO/DPO receive the form every two years. Beneficiaries in countries not mentioned above receive the form every year.

• The form is mailed to beneficiaries in May/June and a follow-up letter is mailed in September/October. If the completed form is not received by the end of the year, benefits are suspended beginning with the February payment of the following year. 

To avoid the suspension of your benefits, please complete the form as soon as you receive it and send it back via regular postal mail using the enclosed business reply envelope. You do not have to send the form via courier service; however, if you wish to do so, you may use the following address for courier service: 

 

Social Security Administration
 

Wilkes-Barre Direct Operations Center (WBDOC)
 

Attention: FEQ Analyst – Courier Service
 

1150 E. Mountain Dr. Room 341
 

Wilkes Barre, PA 18702XXX7997
 

U.S.A. 
 

Do not submit the completed form to the Federal Benefits Unit in Manila or to a U.S. Embassy/Consulate.

[John Drake]

On 6/10/2025 at 1:56 PM, dingdongrb said:

I emailed the FBU last week and recently received the reply below. The reply is slightly different than what I remember reading on the Manila Embassy' website Q&A section:

 

Thank you for contacting the Social Security Administration's Federal Benefits Unit at the U.S. Embassy in Manila.

 

The Annual Report Form SSA-7162 is sent from Wilkes-Barre, PA and must be completed by all beneficiaries according to the schedule below. If a beneficiary has a representative payee, Form SSA-7161 will be sent to the representative payee for completion.
 

• Beneficiaries with addresses in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, and APO/FPO/DPO receive the form every two years. Beneficiaries in countries not mentioned above receive the form every year.

• The form is mailed to beneficiaries in May/June and a follow-up letter is mailed in September/October. If the completed form is not received by the end of the year, benefits are suspended beginning with the February payment of the following year. 

To avoid the suspension of your benefits, please complete the form as soon as you receive it and send it back via regular postal mail using the enclosed business reply envelope. You do not have to send the form via courier service; however, if you wish to do so, you may use the following address for courier service: 

 

Social Security Administration
 

Wilkes-Barre Direct Operations Center (WBDOC)
 

Attention: FEQ Analyst – Courier Service
 

1150 E. Mountain Dr. Room 341
 

Wilkes Barre, PA 18702XXX7997
 

U.S.A. 
 

Do not submit the completed form to the Federal Benefits Unit in Manila or to a U.S. Embassy/Consulate.

 

I think I'll stick to returning the form via regular airmail. It's been working fine the past two years.

[dingdongrb]

7 hours ago, John Drake said:

 

I think I'll stick to returning the form via regular airmail. It's been working fine the past two years.

Thanks for sharing, I'll be able to sleep better tonight.