The appeal deadline is federal. The waiting is local.

Sixty days to appeal, everywhere. But how long you then wait for a hearing depends entirely on which SSA office covers your address — and the spread across the country is measured in months, not weeks.

8.0months, national average wait for a hearing

161SSA hearing offices across the 50 states

60days to appeal, from the date on your letter

We publish a page for a state once we have that state’s current SSA office data in hand. States without a link are ones we have not verified yet — we would rather show nothing than a guess. Representation is available nationwide either way.

Not sure which office covers you?

It goes by your home address, not where you applied. One call and we’ll tell you.

Call (888) 721-8630

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