https://community.aarp.org/t5/Social-Security/Suspended-Benefits-in-Mexico/m-p/2537917#M5387 <P>Consulates are there to help people with problems while in the country. Ask if they can help. Sometimes they can give a loan which you'd repay when you get your benefits.</P> Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:20:05 GMT madelitx 2024-02-08T19:20:05Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/Social-Security/Suspended-Benefits-in-Mexico/m-p/2537796#M5378 <P>I am a US citizen who lives on a fixed income in Jalisco,Mexico. I receive SSDI</P><P>and live from month to month. Every year there is a form 7162 that needs to be</P><P>filled and returned to social security, in my case since I live in Mexico we send</P><P>the forms to the FBU federal benefits unit.</P><P><BR />These offices only communicate through email. On February 2nd, I received an email that my benefits were suspended. Along with the email was the Form 7162, that the FBU offices should</P><P>have sent me weeks ago. Instead they waited until I was suspended and then sent</P><P>me the forms. I returned the form yesterday to the local US consulate office.</P><P>This form does have to be filled out every year, but the time of the year differs</P><P>each year, so knowing exactly when its due is something that the office wanted me to guess.</P><P><BR />Instead they haven't emailed me anything since November of 2023</P><P>until they tell me my benefits are suspended. Now because of their error, I face</P><P>a financial emergency. There are no outreach programs in Mexico for people who</P><P>don't get their pension, they just have to deal with it.</P><P><BR />I have filed an appeal with the SSA which they tell me will take weeks, I</P><P>contacted the FBU through email yesterday and today with no response. With my rent now 5 days late, I could possibly be homeless on Monday the 12 February because of a questionnaire form. How can Social security and the FBU be so irresponsible? What else should I do?</P> Wed, 07 Feb 2024 23:56:16 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Social-Security/Suspended-Benefits-in-Mexico/m-p/2537796#M5378 RandallO937748 2024-02-07T23:56:16Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/Social-Security/Suspended-Benefits-in-Mexico/m-p/2537917#M5387 <P>Consulates are there to help people with problems while in the country. Ask if they can help. Sometimes they can give a loan which you'd repay when you get your benefits.</P> Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:20:05 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Social-Security/Suspended-Benefits-in-Mexico/m-p/2537917#M5387 madelitx 2024-02-08T19:20:05Z