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FEDERAL BENEFITS
Our office provides a wide range of services for the U.S. Social Security
Administration and other Federal agencies (Veterans Administration, Office of
Personnel Management, etc.). Some of our main responsibilities are to assist
individuals living in Spain to file applications for benefits, request Social
Security Number cards, obtain earnings records and in general, provide expert
and personalized information on the Social Security program.
If you wish to contact our office for information and/or assistance, please do
not hesitate to do so.
Federal Benefits Unit
American Embassy
Serrano 75
28006 Madrid
Spain
Tel.: 91 587 2261
Fax: 91 587 2260
Below, we have selected several links which we hope will be of interest to
you:
Social Security Online, the
official site of the Social Security Administration Social Security Online for Women,
the official site of the Social Security Administration for women SSA's 'Información en Español',
the official site of the Social Security Administration in Spanish Medicare, the official U.S.
Government site for people with Medicare VBA, the official site of the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs VBA's Foreign
Services Program, a description of all benefits and services offered
by the Department of Veterans Affairs outside of the United States VBA's 'Recursos en
Español', all the documents and publications offered by the
Department of Veterans Affairs in Spanish RRB, the official site of the U.S.
Railroad Retirement Board Office of Personnel Management, the
official site of the federal government's human resources agency DOL, the official site of the U.S.
Department of Labor
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services closed on fridays |
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Effective Friday, May 16th, the FBU
section of the Embassy will be closed on Fridays. In addition, our regular
walk-in hours, from Monday through Thursday, will change to 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
However, our telephone service will remain unchanged and continue to be 9:00 AM
to 12:30 PM., Monday through Friday. |
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| — FBU/SSA NEWS — |
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Social Security and You
The US Social Security program provides insurance against
the loss of income due to retirement, death or disability. The US system is
relative new compared to many European national pension systems
(read more).
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| — ADDITIONAL INFO — |
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For additional information for all Foreign Visitors:
• http://travel.state.gov.
• Visa wait time information page
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Department of Homeland Security
• Internal Revenue Service
• U.S. Customs Service
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