Important Information

If your Social Security benefits were not paid in March, your benefits have been probably suspended because we did not receive the annual questionnaire form that was mailed to you twice last year 2022.

To reinstate your benefit payments, you will need to print and complete one of the forms listed below.

• If you are a Social Security beneficiary, please complete Form SSA-7162
• If you are the Representative Payee for a beneficiary, please complete Form SSA-7161

When completing the form, please include your full name, address, contact telephone number, 9-digit SSN and sign the form.  Once signed, mail the completed form to:

Federal Benefits Unit-FEQ
US Embassy
4 Avenue Gabriel
75008 Paris, France

Once we receive the completed form, we will inform the SSA to reinstate benefits. Any past due benefits will be deposited into your bank account. Thank you.

Where can I get answers to my Economic Impact Payments (EIP) questions?

You can find answers to most of your EIP-related questions at the IRS’ Economic Payment Information Center webpage (English) https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payment-information-center.  If you do not see the answer to your question, you can call the Internal Revenue Service’s EIP hotline at 1-800-919-9835.  The Federal Benefits Unit or Social Security Administration cannot answer EIP questions about your specific situation.

The Federal Benefits Unit

Please be informed that the Federal Benefits Unit of the American Embassy Paris will resume phone calls as of September 19, 2022.  Our service is open to the public on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays between 9:00am and 11:00am.

We continue to respond to inquiries from the public at FBU.Paris@ssa.gov.

When a personal interview is mandatory for the first time Social Security number application over 12 years of age, please contact us by email at FBU.Paris@ssa.gov to fix an appointment.

All other services/assistance are handled by letter, email, fax, or telephone.

The Federal Benefits Unit will NOT provide service to applicants who visit the Consular Section for routine passport and registration of birth services if they have not contacted the Federal Benefits Unit in advance.

When a personal interview is mandatory, we receive the public by appointment only.  You may request your in-person appointment by email at FBU.Paris@ssa.gov.  If your request concerns mandatory in-person appointment, we will reply to your email and propose a date and time, usually in the afternoons, for the appointment.

All other requests for services/assistance are handled by letter, email, fax or telephone.

The Federal Benefits Unit will NOT provide service to applicants who visit the Consular Section for routine passport and registration of birth services if they have not contacted the Federal Benefits Unit in advance.

Please visit the U.S. Citizen Services webpages for all other services.

How International Agreements Can Help

U.S. tax questions cannot be answered by the Federal Benefits Unit

Information on Income Taxation

Information on SSA Taxation (PDF – 2,240K)