SSA has jurisdiction for Title II disability claims filed by, or on behalf of, claimants
living outside of the 50 States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam. SSA’s
Office of International Operations (OIO) processes these claims.
NOTE: DDS in Alaska, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New York, North Dakota,
and Washington make the disability determination on initial disability claims and
reconsideration
requests Canadian residents file in United States (U.S.) border field offices (FO).
See DI
71001.030
NOTE: DDS in Texas, New Mexico, California, and Arizona make the disability
determination on claims for residents of Mexico filed in the United States. See DI 71005.005