Consulate General Auckland

The Consulate General in Auckland provides all U.S. consular services in New Zealand:  The Embassy in Wellington is unable to provide consular services.

Federal Benefits

Social Security Administration (link)

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Social Security Regional District Office for the East Asia Pacific Region

	Mail:		Social Security Division
			U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office American Embassy 1131 Roxas Boulevard Ermita 0930 Manila Philippines
	Phone:		+[63] (2) 525 6481
	Fax:		+[63] (2) 522 1514
	Email:		FBU.Manila@ssa.gov

If you would like to apply for retirement, survivors or disability benefits the American Citizens Services section at the U.S. Consulate in Auckland can provide you with a questionnaire which you need to complete and forward to the Regional Social Security Office in Manila, Philippines. To receive this information packet call +64 9 303 2724 ext: 2842/2848/2856.

Social Security claims for New Zealand are handled by the Regional Social Security Office in Manila, Philippines, therefore we are limited in the information we can provide regarding Social Security.

Applications for Social Security Numbers may be made through the U.S. Consulate in Auckland. Your application and supporting documents are forwarded to the Social Security Administration in Manila who assign a number. The Social Security Number will be mailed directly to you. The process takes several months.

If you are 12 years or older and are applying for a Social Security number for the first time you will need to appear in person, either at a U.S. Consular Office abroad or at a Social Security office in the U.S.

Before a Social Security number is issued, Social Security will contact the office that issued your birth record to make sure the record you provide is valid.

If you have not received your Social Security number within 6 months, please contact the Social Security Regional Office in Manila, Philippines Ph: +[6] (32) 525 6481.

The Social Security Administration publication Protecting Social Security Numbers ( *PDF Document) details the changes in the way Social Security Numbers and cards are issued.

Questions about the changes are answered in Social Security Administration (SSA) Protects Social Security Numbers ( *PDF Document) publication.

You may also be interested in 'There's Something About Social Security Benefits - Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) ( *PDF Document). 

The Social Security Administration website contains information about benefits, payments and International Services for U.S. citizens who are residing outside of the U.S.

The Department of Veterans Affairs website has a list of benefits avaliable for Veterans.

See the FAQs on Social Security for further information.