If you are a U.S. citizen, you may continue to receive Social Security payments while you live abroad if you meet two conditions. You are eligible for payment. This means that you qualify for Social Security benefits based on your earnings record.
Do you have to be an US citizen to receive Social Security?
If you aren’t a U.S. citizen, you must be eligible for benefits and reside in a country where you can receive payments. You also must meet one of the following conditions to receive Social Security payments while you live abroad.
Can you receive Social Security payments if you are outside the US?
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.
What happens to your social security if you retire to another country?
For United States citizens, Social Security benefits play a large role in planning for retirement. This is a system that workers have been paying into since first entering the workforce. For Americans who choose to retire to another country rises the question of what will happen to their earned benefits.
How does social security work when you live outside the US?
When you live outside the United States, periodically we’ll send you a questionnaire. Your answers will help us figure out if you still are eligible for benefits. Return the questionnaire to the office that sent it as soon as possible. If you don’t, your payments will stop.
Can you get Social Security if you live in Canada?
We’ll be reviewing how to get your Social Security as a U.S. or as a Canadian citizen living overseas. As a U.S. expat, you may continue to receive your retirement fund as long as you are eligible and have residency in a country in which you’re able to receive your pension.
