I am a US citizen but plan to live overseas. Can I collect benefits there?
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I am a US citizen but plan to live overseas. Can I collect Social Security benefits in a foreign country?
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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. Regardless of your citizenship, there are certain countries where we are not allowed to send payments. For more information, please see Your Payments While You Are Outside The United States, Publication No. 05-10137, for a list of countries where we are not allowed to send payments.
If you are planning to be outside the United States for six consecutive calendar months or more, you can find out if you can receive your Social Security payment by using the Payments Abroad Screening Tool.
www.socialsecurity.gov
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