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To enroll by phone, call the U.S Treasury Electronic Payment Solution Center at 1-877-874-6347. Click here for our current operating hours.


U.S. Citizen

Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Veterans, Railroad Retirement or Civil Service (OPM) Benefits

If you are a resident of the United States (or a U.S. territory), download, print, and complete the FS Form 1200 to enroll in direct deposit.

Mail the completed form to:

Go Direct Processing Center
U.S. Department of the Treasury
P.O. Box 650527
Dallas TX 75265-0527

Military Salary

Please contact DFAS/Military Customer Service.

Black Lung

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. Please visit the Department of Labor web site for a complete list of district offices and their phone numbers.


International

Social Security

If you receive Social Security and 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 in another country that is participating in International Direct Deposit (IDD), you may download the appropriate 1199 form and 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 the list of foreign country addresses on the Social Security web site.

Veterans Affairs (VA)

If you receive Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits and you live outside the United States, you must contact the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)

If you receive Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) Benefits and you live outside the United States, you may sign up for International Direct Deposit (IDD), by completing a direct deposit enrollment form (OF 1199-I) and mailing it to:

U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
Direct Deposit Specialist
844 North Rush Street
Chicago IL 60611

Make sure the form is completed accurately and signed. If your form is received and processed before the 15th of the month, your benefit payment will be sent to the new account beginning with the next month's payment.

If you currently have your benefit sent to a stateside financial institution, do NOT close that account until you have verified receipt at the new local bank. Otherwise, your benefit could be returned to the RBB, causing a delay.

If your IDD benefit is not in your account within the first three business days of the month, please call the Railroad Retirement Board to speak with a representative or you may contact your servicing U.S. Embassy to report non-receipt. The U.S. Embassy will notify the RRB.

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Beginning of help description tool-tip. It begins with a heading 5 called “Bank Account Number”. Required field.
Bank Account Number

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The bank account number can be found in the lower left-hand section, to the right of the bank routing number.

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Beginning of help description tool-tip. It begins with a heading 5 called “Bank Account Number”. Required field.
Bank Account Number

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The bank account number can be found in the lower left-hand section, to the right of the bank routing number.

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Beginning of help description tool-tip. It begins with a heading 5 called “Bank Routing Number”. Required field.
Bank Routing Number

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The routing number can be found in the lower left-hand section.

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Beginning of help description tool-tip. It begins with a heading 5 called “Bank Account Number”. Required field.
Bank Account Number

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The bank account number can be found in the lower left-hand section, to the right of the bank routing number.

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Beginning of help description tool-tip. It begins with a heading 5 called “Bank Account Number”. Required field.
Bank Account Number

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The bank account number can be found in the lower left-hand section, to the right of the bank routing number.

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Beginning of help description tool-tip. It begins with a heading 5 called “Bank Routing Number”. Required field.
Bank Routing Number

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The routing number can be found in the lower left-hand section.

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Beginning of help description tool-tip. It begins with a heading 5 called “Check Number”. Required field.
Check Number

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The check number can be found in the upper right-hand section.

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Beginning of help description tool-tip. It begins with a heading 5 called “Claim Number”. Required field.
Claim Number

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The claim number can be found on a Medicare card or 1099 form.

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Beginning of help description tool-tip. It begins with a heading 5 called “Payment Amount”. Required field.
Payment Amount

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The amount can be found directly below the check number.

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Beginning of help description tool-tip. It begins with a heading 5 called “Benefit Recipient First Name”. Required field.
Benefit Recipient First Name

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The first name can be found in the “Pay To The Order” section.

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Beginning of help description tool-tip. It begins with a heading 5 called “Benefit Recipient Middle Name”. Only required if present on check.
Checking Account Number

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The middle name immediately follows the first name.

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Beginning of help description tool-tip. It begins with a heading 5 called “Benefit Recipient Last Name”. Required field.
Checking Account Number

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The last name immediately follows the first name or middle name when present.

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Beginning of help description tool-tip. It begins with a heading 5 called “Benefit Recipient Suffix”. Only required if present on check.
Checking Account Number

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The suffix immediately follows the last name.

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Beginning of help description tool-tip. It begins with a heading 5 called “Representative Payee”. Only required if present on check.
Representative Payee

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The Representative Payee is the proceeding name before the Benefit Recipient's name.

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Beginning of help description tool-tip. It begins with a heading 5 called “Benefit Recipient Address”. Required field.
Benefit Recipient Address

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The address can be found directly under the Benefit Recipient's name.

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Beginning of help description tool-tip. It begins with a heading 5 called “International Addresses”. Optional field.
International Addresses

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...

Social Security recipients:

If you live outside the United States but do not have an account with a U.S. bank or credit union you may write the Social Security Administration at: Social Security Administration Office of International Operations P.O. Box 17775 Baltimore, Maryland 21235-7775 for more information on international payment options. Or visit them online at:

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10137.html or
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/foreign/

Veterans Compensation and Pension recipients:

If you live outside the United States and want to sign up for direct deposit please contact the VA at: http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/foreign/forfaq.htm

Office of Personnel Management (Civil Service) benefit recipients:

Retirees, annuitants, and survivor annuitants already receiving benefits, but living outside the United States that want to sign up for direct deposit please contact the Office of Personnel Management (Civil Service) by calling1 (888) 767-6738.

Railroad Retirement Board:

Recipients already receiving Railroad Retirement (RRB) benefits, but living outside the United States that want to sign up for direct deposit please contact the nearest Railroad Retirement Board office or call the Railroad Retirement Board at 1-877-772-5772. For instructions on International Direct Deposits visit RRB online at:

http://www.rrb.gov/PandS/IDD.asp or download the International Direct Deposit Form
http://www.rrb.gov/pdf/PandS/OF_1199I.pdf

Department of Labor benefit recipients:

A toll-free number has been designated for each of the nine Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation district offices. Visit the Department of Labor web site. For a list of district offices and their phone numbers.

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Beginning of help description tool-tip. It begins with a heading 5 called “Corporation Acting As Representative Payee”. Only required if acting as representative payee.
Corporation Acting As Representative Payee

Check this option if you represent a corporation which is acting as a representative payee.

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