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Social Security

If you reside in Austria and have questions regarding social security numbers (application for a SSN, replacement of a lost card, change in data e.g. after a marriage), you must contact the SSA Federal Benefits Unit (FBU) located in Krakow, Poland: FBU.krakow@ssa.gov.

For questions regarding Social Security Benefits, you must contact the SSA Federal Benefits Unit (FBU) located in Frankfurt, Germany. For more information on their services and how to contact them, please visit their webpage at: https://de.usembassy.gov/social-security/.

For comprehensive information on SSA’s services abroad, please visit SSA’s webpage Service Around the World. If you are already receiving SSA benefits payments, there will be no change in the method of distribution of those payments.