Social security administration office of international operations address

The Social Security Administration assigns Social Security numbers, and administers the Social Security retirement, survivors, and disability insurance programs. They also administer the Supplemental Security Income program for the aged, blind, and disabled.

Agency Details

International Programs and Resources

Introduction

Welcome to SSA’s International Programs home page. This site provides information about:

• The U.S. program of international Social Security agreements
• The payment of U.S. Social Security benefits outside the United States
• Nonresident alien tax withholding from U.S. Social Security benefits
• Social Security Programs in other countries

International Agreements

The United States has bilateral Social Security agreements with 30 countries. The agreements improve benefit protection for workers who have divided their careers between the United States and another country. They also eliminate dual Social Security coverage and taxes for multinational companies and expatriate workers. Look here for an overview of the agreements, as well as the text and a detailed description of each agreement.

Payments Outside the United States

Here you will find specific information about how your benefits could be affected while you are outside the United States.

Resource Tools

• The Payments Abroad Screening Tool will help you learn if you can receive benefits outside the United States.
• The Nonresident Alien Tax Screening Tool will help you learn if nonresident alien tax should be withheld from your benefits.
• The Windfall Elimination Provision Tool (WEP) will help you learn if your foreign pension will reduce your U.S. Social Security benefit.

Social Security in Other Countries

For information about other countries' Social Security programs, check the latest version of "Social Security Programs throughout the World".

We've also provided Links to Social Security Web Pages of other Countries and International Organizations.

International Agreements

General Overview

How the bilateral agreements program helps people who work in the U.S. and abroad.

Description and Text of Each Agreement

Go to Agreement Descriptions for links to online versions of our pamphlets describing each of the 30 U.S. agreements, as well as the complete text of each agreement.

Certificates of Coverage

Employers should go to Certificates of Coverage to learn how to request the documentation needed to avoid Social Security taxes in a foreign country under an agreement.

Information for Employees of Foreign Governments

Employees of foreign Governments should go to EN-05-10566 to understand their coverage by Social Security.

Status Table

Go to Status Table to find a table showing the signing date, effective date and legal citation for all agreements in force and the status of pending agreements.

More Information

After browsing our Web site, if you have questions about international Social Security agreements, call the Social Security Administration's Office of Data Exchange, Policy Publications, and International Negotiations (ODEPPIN). For questions on the coverage rules of the agreements, call (410) 965-7306. If you wish to inquire about benefits or an individual benefit claim, contact the Office of Earnings and International Operations.