Replace a Social Security card
Ask for a new Social Security card if it was lost, stolen, damaged, or your name changed.
12 min · Social Security Administration
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Social Security
You replace a Social Security card, claim retirement or disability, or report a life change.
People come here to
- Replace a card
- Claim retirement
- Report a life change
Have ready
- Social Security number
- Photo ID
- Life-event proof
Tasks you can file
GovOS records the packet. A live agency system is not connected in this demo.
Federal Federal Claim Social Security retirement
Claim Social Security retirement and choose the month you want benefits to start.
20 min · Social Security Administration
Sign in to startFederal Apply for Social Security disability
Apply for Social Security disability if a medical condition keeps you from working.
25 min · Social Security Administration · State disability determination service
Sign in to startFederal Update your name on federal records
Prepare a name update for federal records after a court order, marriage, or divorce.
15 min · Social Security Administration · U.S. Department of State · National Archives and Records Administration
Sign in to startLocal + state + federal We had a baby
You file one packet for a newborn Social Security number, a birth certificate, a tax dependent flag, and a Medicaid or CHIP screen.
25 min · Social Security Administration · State vital records · Internal Revenue Service · State Medicaid or CHIP agency
Sign in to startLocal + state + federal I am retiring
You file one packet for a Social Security retirement claim, Medicare enrollment, and tax withholding once you are at least 62.
30 min · Social Security Administration · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Internal Revenue Service · State revenue department
Sign in to startLocal + state + federal I became disabled
You file one packet for SSDI, a medical review, a Medicaid screen, and a VA screen if you served.
30 min · Social Security Administration · State disability determination via SSA · State Medicaid agency · Department of Veterans Affairs
Sign in to startLocal + state + federal A family member died
You file one packet for a spouse or child survivor claim, death certificates, a tax status note, and a VA screen if the person served.
30 min · Social Security Administration · State vital records · Internal Revenue Service · Department of Veterans Affairs
Sign in to startLocal + state + federal We got married
You file one packet for the recorded marriage, a Social Security name if you change it, tax status, and a passport name only after that.
20 min · County clerk · Social Security Administration · Internal Revenue Service · U.S. Department of State
Sign in to startLocal + state + federal I got divorced
You file one packet for a final decree, a new tax status, a coverage screen, and a name if the decree restores one.
25 min · State trial court · Internal Revenue Service · State Medicaid or marketplace partner · Social Security Administration
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