The Federal Benefits Unit in Frankfurt has new telephone numbers. Previous numbers and extensions will no longer be in service. Customers are asked to use the following numbers:
• General number — 069-90555-1100
• Applications for benefits — 069-90555-1101
• Applications for Social Security numbers, change of address, nonreceipt of benefits — 069-90555-1102
• Electronic funds transfer, report of beneficiary’s death — 069-90555-1103
• Veterans Administration medical examinations — 069-90555-1104
The Federal Benefits Unit administers benefits programs from the Social Security Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Personnel Management, Department of Labor, and the Railroad Retirement Board. For further information, go to: http://germany.usembassy.gov/acs/federal_benefits/
About 50,000 U.S. senior citizens living in Germany receive benefits through the Frankfurt office.
