Social Security Application Requirements
January 4, 2013
Your application for benefits, including Social Security, must be:
Made on a prescribed form;
Signed by a proper person (see §1501);
Received by one of the offices (or persons) specified in §§1505 and 1506; and
Received while you (or the person eligible for benefits) are still living.
Note: This requirement does not apply to applications for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits where the deceased was disabled prior to death. An application for disability insurance benefits may be filed by a qualified individual (see §1902) within three months after the month of death of the disabled person.
(Where an individual dies after requesting benefits in writing, but before filing a prescribed form, see §1509.)
2 Comments
Sir/Madam ~
I am a retired U.S citizen living abroad. I was legally married six years ago to a foreign national woman from China who has 2 dependent children. I would like to be able to include her and the children on my US tax return, as legal deductions. How do I go about applying for either a SSN or an ITIN for her at this time.
Thank you in advance for your prompt reply.
Jack
August 3, 2014