Federal Benefits
The Paris Federal Benefits Unit provides a wide range of services for the U.S. Social Security Administration and other Federal Agencies.
The office assists American Citizens living in France and French citizens who have previously lived and worked in the United States, to file applications for retirement, disability and survivor benefits, Social Security number applications, all post-entitlement activities affecting beneficiaries under the various programs, i.e., changes of address, issues involving direct deposit of SSA checks, non receipt of check allegations and death terminations.
The Social Security Administration website
Phone: 01.43.12.27.05
Fax: 01.43.12.26.23
E-mail: very exhaustive; most of the answers to your questions will be easily found there. We strongly recommend you to visit the website before calling the office. This website also tells you what kind of identification you need to send along with your application form, and has a downloadable "Application for Social Security Number" (SS-5) form.
Nonetheless, if you wish to contact us for further information and/or assistance, please do not hesitate to do so.
How to contact us:
Mailing address:
U.S. Embassy
Consular Section/Federal Benefits Unit
4 avenue Gabriel
75382 Paris Cedex 08
FBU.Paris@ssa.gov
Office Hours
You can contact us by telephone from Monday through Friday between 9.00a.m and 12.00 p.m. except on French and American holidays.
We also receive public upon appointment on Wednesday and Friday between 10.00 a.m. and 12.00 p.m. To set up an appointment either call us at 01.43.12.27.05 or send your request by email.
See if you qualify for benefits:
Estimate for future benefits:
Use our benefit planners to calculate your retirement, disability and survivors benefits.
Request a Social Security Statement. It is advisable to call us before coming in person.
Help us serve you better
To contact your Social Security case worker, please see the alphabetical segment below:
If your last name begins with a letter ranging from:
A to COR: please dial 01-43-12-24-42
COS to GRAH: please dial 01-43-12-27-82
GRAI to LOR: please dial 01-43-12-27-39
LOS to REM: please dial 01-43-12-23-73
REN to Z: please dial 01-43-12-27-92
Important notice
If you reside in South East of France including Monaco and "Les Départements" : Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes de Haute Provence, Aude, Bouches du Rhône, Corse, Gard, Hautes-Alpes, Hérault, Pyrénées-orientales, Tarn, Var et Vaucluse, you may contact the American Consular Agency in Nice directly which serves as a liaison office for the area: Tel: 04-93-88-89-55.