If an applicant wishes to file for Italian benefits and brings the special forms for
Italian benefits to the FO, take the following actions:
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1.
Accept, photocopy, and certify the application; and
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2.
Photocopy and certify any additional documents (evidence) the Italian agency requested
that the applicant included with the Italian claim; and
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3.
Request an “Informational/Certified Earnings Record” (ICERS) as described in MS 02101.004
Informational/Certified Earnings Records - Totalization (ICIC); and
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4.
Send the Italian application and any additional claims material to the Division of
International Operations (DIO) in Baltimore MD. at the following address:
Social
Security Administration
OEIO
- DIO
P.O. Box 17769
Baltimore, MD
21235-7769
USA
5. Complete the Modernized Development Worksheet (MDW) screen to show the date the
FO sent the Italian claim to DIO, and show, “Totalization” as the ISSUE.
Once DIO receives the claim, they will send the claim directly to the Italian agency
along with the evidence and 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 Italian
agency.
If an applicant wishes to file a claim for Italian benefits, see GN 01705.215 for instructions on how to accept the claim.