From: RootsWeb Review <[email protected]> SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION HIKES FEES AS OF 1 JULY 2001 Details of the first change in the fee schedule since 1988 are quoted in part below and are posted at: http://www.ssa.gov/foia/foia_guide.htm#_Toc517745431 "Fee Schedule For Frequently Requested Records. Requests for records of Social Security number (SSN) holders, claimants and wage earners, are covered by a . . . fee schedule based on the full cost of processing the request. . . We are increasing some of these fees beginning July 1, 2001 . . . We analyzed the costs for providing these records and services; and we computed the new fees on that basis. These fees were last increased in 1988, so some of the increases are substantial. Effective July 1, fees for processing requests for copy of an: -- Original Application for Social Security Card (Form SS-5), SSN Provided -- $27 -- Original Application for Social Security Card (Form SS-5), SSN Not Provided -- $29 -- Extract of SSN Application, SSN Provided -- $16 -- Computer Extract of SSN Application, SSN Not Provided -- $18 -- Search for Information about Death of an Individual, SSN Provided -- $16 -- Search for Information about Death of an Individual, SSN Not Provided -- $18 Photocopying material(s) -- 10 cents per page plus postage You can pay by credit cards; [SSA accepts] Mastercard, Visa, Discover, American Express and Diner's Club. [SSA also accepts] checks or money orders payable to the Social Security Administration. Do not send cash." SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX (SSDI) http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ RWGuide 10: SSDI & Railroad Retirement Board Records http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/lesson10.htm