Request for Hearing by Administrative Law Judge
Official owner Social Security Administration
The second of SSA’s four appeal stages, used after a reconsideration decision. SSA publishes a 60-day standard for submitting it and states hearings are held online, in person, or by phone.
What problem this helps solve
The second of SSA’s four appeal stages, used after a reconsideration decision. SSA publishes a 60-day standard for submitting it and states hearings are held online, in person, or by phone.
Who completes it: The person who received the reconsideration decision, or a representative appointed under SSA-1696.
What this does not prove
Requesting a hearing does not establish eligibility or predict an outcome. It is the stage after reconsideration, not a substitute for it. The date on your own notice controls.
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Last checked August 6, 2026. This label describes NOLO’s source knowledge, not agency quality or service availability.
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Form record
- Official title
- Request for Hearing by Administrative Law Judge
- Form number
- HA-501
- Program
- SSI and SSDI appeals
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Revision date
- Not published
- Who completes it
- The person who received the reconsideration decision, or a representative appointed under SSA-1696.
- Signature
- Not verified by NOLO; follow the attestation steps in SSA’s online flow or on the current form.
- Submission methods
- Online disability or non-medical hearing request, Upload a completed form after signing in, By phone on 1-800-772-1213, Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., TTY 1-800-325-0778
- Supporting documents
- • The dated reconsideration decision, which carries the controlling deadline.
- • SSA identifies SSA-3441 and SSA-827 at the hearing-request stage on its form pages; confirm the current set with SSA.
- Languages
- SSA publishes phone support "in English, Spanish, and other languages"; the language set of the form itself was not verified.
- Accessibility
- SSA publishes a TTY line at 1-800-325-0778 and states hearings may be held online, in person, or by phone — which is itself an accessibility-relevant choice worth asking about.
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Source note: Requesting a hearing does not establish eligibility or predict an outcome. It is the stage after reconsideration, not a substitute for it. The date on your own notice controls.
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