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Can We Receive Our SS Benefits My Direct Deposit When We Return To Our Home Country?

Myself and my wife are both US citizens
when we move to home country can we receive SS benefits and deposited to our bank accounts in US
Thanks



Hi. The answer is almost certainly yes. You don't mention which country you're planning to return to, but there are very few countries where U.S. citizens can't be paid their Social Security benefits. According to the most current information provided by Social Security, the only countries where you might not be able to collect benefits by direct deposit are Cuba, North Korea, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan (https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10137.pdf).

Best, Jerry

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January 15, 2023