In addition to relying on beneficiaries (a retired person or family member) to report events that may affect their benefits, SSA contacts beneficiaries outside the United States annually or biennially (every two years) to verify their current status if they have a foreign address on record.
In 2023, SSA mailed the questionnaire to beneficiaries receiving their own benefits whose social security number under which they receive benefits ended in 50-99, beneficiaries over the age of 90, those that were scheduled to receive a form but did not respond in 2023 and to beneficiaries who have representative payees (person receiving benefits on behalf of a minor or other person). Beneficiaries receive the form in the mail with a return envelope to the SSA processing facility in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
SSA sent a follow-up notice in October 2023 Failure to return the completed questionnaire by December 2023 will result in a suspension of benefits effective with the payment date on February 3, 2024
You can download the forms here: SSA-7161 (PDF -74kb) orSSA-7162 (PDF – 59kb), and mail the original directly to Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Where to mail your questionnaire:
Form SSA-7161 mail to:
Social Security Administration
P.O. Box 7161
Wilkes Barre, PA 18767-7161
Form SSA-7162 mail to:
Social Security Administration
P.O. Box 7162
Wilkes Barre, PA 18767-7162
