Checking Online

• 1). Navigate to the Social Security Administration website and click "Check the status of your application."
  
  
• 2). Enter your social security number and the application confirmation number provided by the Social Security Administration office during your application appointment and click "Next."
  
  
• 3). Wait for your application information to appear on the next page. It may take several minutes before your information appears.
  
  

Checking by Phone

• 1). Contact the Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213 and notify a representative that you would like to check the status of your application.
  
  
• 2). Provide the representative with your social security number and the application confirmation number provided during your application appointment.
  
  
• 3). The representative will research your case and provide any available information about the status of your application.