1. Field office responsibilities
When a NH does not have enough U.S. coverage to meet fully insured status, but the
NH has at least six QCs, field office (FO) technicians must take an initial claim
to process the insured status denial. This will automatically generate a denial notice
to inform the applicant that they do not meet the insured status requirement based
on U.S. coverage alone, and that we will request the applicant's Austrian earnings
record. The FO routes the claim to:
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Social Security Administration
Division of International Operations
P.O. Box 17769
Baltimore, MD 21235-7769
FAX number: 410-966-1861
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Note: If courier service is used, mail to:
Social Security Administration
Division of International Operations
6100 Wabash Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
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For more information about processing Totalization insured status notices for claims
for U.S. benefits, see GN 01702.315 through GN 01702.325.
2. Division of International Operations (DIO) responsibilities
DIO requests and converts Austrian periods of coverage on the Austrian earnings record
to U.S. QCs before adjudicating the claim.