If an applicant brings any special Finnish application form(s) to the FO, the FO should take the following actions:
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Accept, photocopy, and certify the application document(s); and
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Photocopy and certify any additional documents (evidence) the agency requested that
the applicant include with the claim; and
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Complete the TOTALIZATION (TOTL) screen (see MSOM MCS 009.011 ); and
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Request an “Informational/Certified Earnings Record” (ICERS) as described in MS 02101.004
Informational/Certified Earnings Records - Totalization (ICIC); and
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Process the insured-status in accordance with GN 01702.315; and
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Return all of the original evidence and certified photocopied documents to the applicant;
and
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Complete the Modernized Development Worksheet (MDW) screen to show the date the FO
sent the Finnish claim to the Division of International Operations (DIO), show “Totalization”
as the ISSUE; and
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Send the original Finnish application, certified photocopies, and any additional claims
material to the DIO in Baltimore at the following address:
Social Security Administration
Division of International Operations
P.O. Box 17769
Baltimore, Maryland 21235-7769
NOTE: If a courier service was used, mail to:
Social Security Administration
Division of International Operations
6100 Wabash Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21215
Once the DIO receives the claim, they will send the claim directly to the Finnish
agency along with the provided evidence, along with the worker’s U.S. coverage record.
DIO will annotate the MDW to show the type of claim, and the date they forwarded the
claim to the Finnish agency.