Receiving Social Security Benefits if you are living outside the U.S Social Security Benefits has no boundaries if you have moved out of U.S you can still receive your Benefit if your eligible learn how you can collect Social Security benefits while living outside the U.S through this article.
Who Is Eligible to Collect Social Security Benefits Outside the U.S.?
The Eligibility and Qualification for those who live outside of US may vary from U.S Citizen to Non U.s citizen Check Some Basics:
If you’re a U.S. citizen
The Social Security Administration (SSA) considers you “outside the United States” if you are not in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or American Samoa for at least 30 days in a row.
If you’re not a U.S. citizen
Non-U.S. citizens can be subject to another set of rules, depending on the country they are citizens of, where they are living, and what kind of Social Security benefits they are claiming.4 These rules are determined in many cases by so-called “totalization agreements” between the U.S. and more than 25 other nations. You can find a list of totalization agreements and links to them on the Social Security Administration website
How to Apply for and manage your Social Security benefits from outside the U.S.
If you live outside the U.S., you can apply for Social Security benefits online.
SSA pays Social Security benefits electronically through direct deposit. You can set up direct deposit through a financial institution in the U.S. or any country which has an international direct deposit agreement with the U.S. Get a list of countries and territories that allow direct deposit payments.
Once you begin receiving Social Security benefits abroad, SSA will send you a questionnaire every 1 to 2 years. This questionnaire will determine if you are still eligible for benefits. If you do not respond, SSA may stop your benefit payments. Learn more about these questionnaires on page 21 of SSA’s publication Your Payments While You Are Outside the United States [PDF, 317KB].
