Your Payments While You Are Outside The United States
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Your payments will continue even if you have been outside the U.S. for more than six full calendar months, if you are a resident of a country with which the U.S. has a Social Security agreement. Currently, these countries are:
Australia | France | Netherlands |
Austria | Germany | Norway |
Belgium | Greece | Poland |
Canada | Ireland | Portugal |
Chile | Italy | Spain |
Czech Republic | Japan | Sweden |
Denmark | Korea (South) | Switzerland |
Finland |
Luxembourg | United Kingdom |
However, the agreements with Austria, Belgium, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland permit you to receive benefits as a dependent or survivor of a worker while you reside in the foreign country only if the worker is a U.S. citizen or a citizen of your country of residence.