Skip to content
Social Security Online
International Programs
International Programs Home SSA logo: link to Social Security Online home

 

Your Payments When You Are Outside The United States - Country List 1

 

If you are a U.S. citizen, you may receive your Social Security payments outside the U.S. as long as you are eligible for them.

However, there are certain countries to which we are not allowed to send payments.

If you are a citizen of one of the countries listed below, your Social Security payments will keep coming no matter how long you stay outside the U.S., as long as you are eligible for the payments.

Austria Greece Netherlands
Belgium Ireland Norway
Canada Israel Portugal
Chile Italy Spain
Denmark Japan Sweden
Finland Korea (South)   Switzerland
France Luxembourg United Kingdom
Germany

 
 USA.gov: Portal to U.S. government agencies Privacy Policy | Website Policies & Other Important Information | Site Map
Last reviewed or modified Thursday Oct 16, 2008
Need Larger Text?