Social Security Checks for Ex Pats
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Hi brookwood, do you know that Medicare does not cover you when you live outside of the US? You probably do but just wanted to mention it just in case you didn't.
If I lived outside of the USA I too would have a checking account with USAA Savings Bank as mikemo suggested. Your Social Security check could have a direct deposit to your checking account and USAA allows something like 10 (or is it 15) ATM withdrawals without any charge. If you are charged USAA credits the charges back to your checking account.
If I lived outside of the USA I too would have a checking account with USAA Savings Bank as mikemo suggested. Your Social Security check could have a direct deposit to your checking account and USAA allows something like 10 (or is it 15) ATM withdrawals without any charge. If you are charged USAA credits the charges back to your checking account.
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We're not getting SS checks yet (if we ever do), but we'd have them deposited into our U.S. bank account. We might open an account at one of the American banks with many branches overseas (like Citibank) or perhaps a British bank with branches in the U.S. (HSBC).
Our current U.S. bank statements go to a stateside relative who banks with the same U.S. bank we do.
Our current U.S. bank statements go to a stateside relative who banks with the same U.S. bank we do.
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Yes, someone posted a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAA
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Direct deposits can be made to financial institutions in one of the countries on the SSA list.
The big clincher seems to be no Medicare benefits are available.
At any rate, I am glad the whole thing does not affect me at the moment.
The big clincher seems to be no Medicare benefits are available.
At any rate, I am glad the whole thing does not affect me at the moment.
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I thought I read on a Mexico ex-pat forum a couple years ago that the US government was considering allowing Medicare benefits outside the Us. Must have fallen through. Too bad since medical care in Mexico is so much cheaper.
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Hi Carrybean---there was a very interesting article in Time magazine a few weeks ago on medical tourism. . . underinsured US citizens getting a bargin operation/posh hotel suite combo in places like Thailand.
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I didn't see that but I've heard that there is excellent medical/dental care to be had down there at a fraction of the cost by well-trained doctors so it's too bad Medicare won't cover the care for the ex-pats living there.
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My mother gets her social security payment sent directly to her French bank account. Unfortunately, the same is not true for her federal survivor benefits -- that cannot be transferred directly yet, so it is still going to a bank account in the US.
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My Soc.Sec. check is deposited directly to the French bank. Of course the Dollars are converted to the current rate for Euros. It works fine for me and the check is in the account on-time.
I cannot use Medicare, since I live outside of the US, but I don't have to pay the charges.
If you're living outside the US, make sure it's an acceptable country which is listed on the Soc.Sec. site.
The deposit of the checks was changed recently. Before it had to be sent via the mail.
Blackduff
I cannot use Medicare, since I live outside of the US, but I don't have to pay the charges.
If you're living outside the US, make sure it's an acceptable country which is listed on the Soc.Sec. site.
The deposit of the checks was changed recently. Before it had to be sent via the mail.
Blackduff