Hello and welcome. I'm Leanna with Social Security. Welcome to our online retirement application and thank you for choosing to apply online for benefits.
During this application we will ask you to provide your personal information,
which we need to process your application.
Your personal information is safe and secure with us.
If you're starting this application for the first time, please select the "Apply for Benefits" button.
As you proceed, you will receive an application number.
Please write this number down.
If you need to stop working on the application before you're done, you'll need this number to return to your application.
Completing the application should take less than 15 minutes.
Once you submit the application electronically, that's it.
If we need additional information, a representative from Social Security, like me, will contact you.
Thank you for applying online for benefits.
We hope you find this application easy to use.