Social Security Allows Electronic Signatures in 90 Percent of Commonly Used Forms

Signature requirements have also been eliminated for 13 forms, affecting roughly 1 million more transactions.

A Social Security card sits alongside checks from the U.S. Treasury in Washington on Oct. 14, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced on Sept. 5 that U.S. citizens can now use electronic signatures instead of wet ink signatures on several forms, a move that the agency says will simplify application processes.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order in 2021 that asked the agency to implement measures to remove physical signature requirements.