Social Security Analysis
Instructions to Sign Up For
my Social Security
To Access Online Social Security Statements
1.The direct link to the website is https://www.ssa.gov/
2.Once on the page, scroll down until you see a link that says my Social Security, as shown inside the circle below:
3.That should bring you to a new page with a large button near the top that says, “Sign In or Create an Account”, as shown by the circle below:
4. Select that button. Once selected, youwill be brought to a new page that says “Sign In or Create an Account” at the top.
5. Scroll down until you see the option to “Create An Account”, as shown by the red circle below. Proceed to select that button.
7. Once selected, you will be brought to a new page titled “Terms of Service”. Be sure to read all of the terms laid out on the page. Once finished, check the box on the bottom of the page saying that “I agree to the Terms of Service”. Finally, select the button on the very bottom that says “next” when you are ready to continue.
8. You will now be brought to a new page that is titled “Please tell us who you are”. Proceed to fill out all of the information boxes on the page.
9. Additionally, there is the option at the bottom of the page to “Add extra security”, as shown by the circle below. This is not required at this time and you should select “No, maybe later”, unless you decide you would like to take the optional step at this time, in which case you can select “Yes, let’s start now.” This guide will continue assuming we selected “No, maybe later”
10. Once you have filled out all of the necessary information on the page, select “Next” on the bottom of the page.
11. The next page is titled “Please tell us about yourself”. This page contains a series of in-depth questions intended to prove your identity. Answer all of the questions, and then select the “Next” button on the bottom of the page to continue.
12. You are now brought to a page titled “Please create your account details” where you will be setting up things such as your username and password.Fill out all of the information on the page, and then select the “Next” button on the bottom when you are finished to continue setting up your account.
- *Note, you may have difficulty choosing a username the website will accept. It will often say a username is not available, but it is probably actually the case that it is being rejected for other reasons.
13. You will now be brought to a page titled “Get your security code”. You have the option to receive your security code by Email or by Text Message to ensure you can login in the future securely. Select either one of the options, and then hit “Next” on the bottom of the page to continue.
14. On the next page titled “Please enter your security code”, you will be asked to enter in the code that was sent to you through the method you selected previously. It may take up to 2 minutes for you to receive your code, which will then expire 10 minutes after you receive it.
15. Once you enter in your code, select submit at the bottom of the page to confirm your code. If all goes well, you will then be brought to a new page congratulating you on setting up your account successfully.
16. However, you are not actually done yet. Once at the congratulations page, select the “Next” button at the bottom of the page to continue.
17. You are now brought to another page titled “Terms of Service”. Please read all of the terms on the page, and once you have finished reading, check the box at the bottom of the page next to the words “I agree to the Terms of Service” to accept the terms of service.
18. After you have checked the box, select the “Next” button at the bottom of the page to finish creating your account. You will then be brought to your new account homepage, signifying you have successfully created your “my Social Security” account.
How to View Your Current Full Social Security Statement Online Through my Social Security
- Once you have reached your “my Social Security” homepage, scroll halfway down the page untilyou see a link titled “Print / Save Your Full Statement”, as shown below:
2. Once you select the link, your computer will download a PDF document containing your full statement, which you are now free to view.
(Once you have completed the analysis please click here and fill out the form for your complimentary social security analysis)