Social Security Representatives present in Quito and Cuenca: Please read details below.
Message for U.S. Citizens: U.S. Social Security – Federal Benefits Services Visit to Ecuador – May 12 to 15, 2025
Location: Quito & Cuenca
The U.S. Mission in Ecuador is pleased to announce that representatives from the Regional Federal Benefits Unit will visit Quito and Cuenca to offer services for U.S. Social Security and other federal benefits.
Quito: Location: Centro Ecuatoriano Norteamericano (CEN) Av. Amazonas y La Prensa (Antiguo Aeropuerto Quito)
Dates: Monday, May 12, 2025, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Tuesday, May 13, 2025, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Cuenca: Location: Abraham Lincoln Cultural Center, Calle Borrero 5-18 y Honorato Vásquez, Cuenca
Dates: Wednesday, May 14, 2025, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Thursday, May 15, 2025, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
You don’t need to schedule an appointment for your visit. We will provide a limited number of tickets per day for services with a representative on a first come, first served basis.
If you only wish to submit your 2024 Foreign Enforcement Questionnaire SSA 7162/7161 form, you may drop the form during service hours at the above locations. For this specific service, you will not need a ticket since you will not meet with a representative.
You must bring original documents as well as a photocopy of each document required for your application.
How to prepare for your visit: Foreign Enforcement Questionnaire (FEQ): FBU will accept the 2024 “proof of life” forms. If your Social Security Number ends in 00 through 49 and you have a mailing address registered in Ecuador, you are required to submit this form. If you didn’t return this form by January 2025, your benefits were or will be suspended.
Application for Social Security Benefits: For each applicant, bring an original and a copy of the birth certificate and U.S. passport. If applying for auxiliary benefits or survivor’s benefits as the spouse of a deceased beneficiary, bring the original and copy of the marriage and death certificates.
Application for Social Security Number Card: For each applicant, bring an original and a copy of the local birth certificate, U.S. passport, and completed form SS-5FS.
To learn more about the services offered by the Regional Federal Benefits Unit, visit: https://do.usembassy.gov/social-security/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR6An4SzbfIkr0Wd-Nyjic3Vg1PRd2gclDuZ5gWdSRcj0E-LRyxHY_M06wo5Dg_aem_BQnz2Kgn6wNhEOt9d5KLSQ
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plan on about $300 for to join the gun club,about $200 or up to $300 for the CCW course,about $300 for psyche, psycho and toxico exams,
a 9mm Taurus for say $1200.
a 9mm CZ for say $1500.
aprox $80 to $100 for a box of 50rds 9mm FMJ
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'Always be prepared' - BSA & SA,
"When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns" - Louis L'Amour (1908-1988) Western novelist of ...
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A corrupt judge, lawyer or prosecutor must be banned for life from practicing the profession. Let them go out to sweep streets or pass cafes, but in this profession they cannot participate again. Because without Justice there is no State and they have made sure that Ecuador is a failed State.
But I am more radical: I propose that the perpetual inability to practice the profession ...
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13NOV25 📑#Ecuador
"There is an agreement between the US and Ecuador on reciprocal tariffs, driven by President Donald Trump and President Noboa.
The United States announced the elimination of reciprocal tariffs for certain Ecuadorian exports, following the conclusion of a new agreement promoted by President Donald Trump and President Daniel Noboa.
The understanding incorporates chapters of trade, work, environment and security, with the aim of providing greater competitiveness and relief to the export sector of Ecuador.
The Minister of Production and Foreign Trade, Luis Jaramillo, stressed that this framework "will lay the foundations of trade, economic and national security relations", emphasizing that the agreement marks a decisive step to deepen cooperation between the two countries.
According to the Ecuadorian Government, the measure will allow to expand opportunities for domestic products and strengthen the bilateral agenda in strategic areas for development and security." -
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