To enroll by phone call the U.S Treasury Electronic Payment Solution Center (800) 333-1795 |Mon - Fri 8 a.m - 8 p.m. ET
If you are a resident of the United States (or a U.S. territory), download, print, and complete theFMS Form 1200to enroll in direct deposit.
Mail the completed form to:
Please contact DFAS/Military Customer Service at1-800-321-1080or visit theDFAS/Military web site.
Please contact the Department of Labor. A toll-free number has been designated for each of the nine Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation district offices. Visit theDepartment of Labor web sitefor a list of district offices and their phone numbers.
If you receiveSocial Securityand you live or bank outside the United States, you may still be able to receive your payment by direct deposit. You can have your payment sent to a U.S. bank or credit union regardless of where you live by signing up as described above.
If you receive Social Security and you live or bank in Canada, you may download theForm 1199PE4and mail the completed form to the address indicated on the form.
If you receive Social Security and you live or bank in any other country (outside the United States, a U.S. territory or Canada) and receive Social Security payments, you can find out whom to contact about direct deposit of your federal benefit payment by visiting thelist of foreign country addresseson the Social Security web site.
If you receive VA BENEFITS and you live outside the United States, you must contact the Department of Veterans Affairs by calling 1-877-838-2778 or 1-800-827-1000, Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 4:50 PM Central time.
If you receive RAILROAD RETIREMENT and you live outside the United States, you may sign up for International Direct Deposit(IDD), by completing enrollment form
(OF 1199-I) and mailing to:
Make sure the form is completed accurately and signed. If you form is received and processed before the 15th of the month, you benefit payment will be sent to the new account beginning with the next month's payment.
If you currently have you benefit sent to a stateside financial institution, do NOT close that account until you have verified receipt at the new local bank. Otherwise, you benefit could be returned to the RBB, causing a delay.
With IDD, your money is deposited on the day you are scheduled to receive your benefit. For example, if your benefit is scheduled to be received on the third of the month, your money is available to you at the opening of the business day on the third. You can check with your bank to be sure that your money has been deposited.
If your IDD benefit is not in your account within the first three business days of the month, please call the Railroad Retirement Board at (877) 772-5772 to speak with representative or, you may contact your servicing U.S. Embassy to report non-receipt. The U.S. Embassy will notify the RRB.
The Railroad Retirement Board offers International Direct Deposit(IDD) of benefit payment to beneficiaries in the following countries:
Anguilla | Antigua | Australia |
Austria | Barbuda | Bahama Islands |
Barbados | Belgium | British Virgin Islands |
Canada | Cayman Islands | Cyprus |
Denmark | Dominican Republic | Finland |
France | Germany | Greece |
Grenada | Haiti | Hong Kong |
Hungary | Ireland | Israel |
Italy | Jamaica | Japan |
Malta | Mexico | Netherlands |
Netherlands Antilles | New Zealand | Norway |
Panama | Poland | Portugal |
St. Kitts & Nevis | St. Lucia | St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
South Africa | Spain | Sweden |
Switzerland | Trinidad & Tobago | United Kingdom |
As more countries meet the requirements of the Federal Reserve Bank and become eligible, the list of eligible countries will be updated.
IDD is Safe and Secure
IDD is much more secure than receiving benefit by check. Mailed checks can be subject to loss, misrouting or even theft. Funds transferred through IDD are sent encrypted and arrive safely at your bank.
IDD and Currency
IDD puts your money directly into your local bank in local currency. If you reside in Canada and have a U.S. dollar account, you may elect to receive your payment electronically in U.S. dollars.
Note: This option is only available in Canada.
Is this an international address?
SSA recipients check here to denote this is an international address if you live outside of the U.S., Puerto Rico, or a U.S. Territory.
NOTICE: Go Direct can only enroll payments with International addresses for recipients of Social Security benefits. If you receive any other benefit payment type and reside internationally, or do not have an account with a U.S. bank or credit union, you may not enroll online through Go Direct. For more information on how to complete your international enrollment please click here. More information...
Check this option if you represent a corporation which is acting as a representative payee.
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