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How Do I Prepare to File for Social Security?

When filing for Social Security, the most important thing is that you have, uh, impair‐, an impairment, or a s‐, multitude of impairments that prevent you from working.

In addition to that, it’s important to see a doctor regularly who’s willing to support that the impairments that you have, do prevent you from working. When you decide that you need to file for Social Security, there are a few different ways that you can do it.

You can go to your local office and apply at your local office. You can apply with Social Security by phone. Or additionally, you can complete the application online yourself at www.ssa.gov.