Form SSA-1199-(Country) Direct Deposit Sign-Up Form (Name of Country)

Form Approved OMB No. 0960-0686

DIRECT DEPOSIT SIGN-UP FORM (NAME OF COUNTRY)
APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT OF UNITED STATES SOCIAL SECURITY
MONTHLY BENEFITS BY DIRECT DEPOSIT
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Complete Section 1 and “SIGN YOUR NAME.”
Ask your bank to complete Section 3.
Mail completed form back using address in Section 2

SECTION 1 (COMPLETED BY PAYEE)
Name and Complete Mailing Address:

- SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIM NUMBER -

B.I.C

Name of Person Entitled to the Benefits

THIS BOX IS FOR ALLOTMENT OF PAYMENT ONLY (if applicable)
TYPE

TELEPHONE NUMBER:

AMOUNT

CERTIFICATION
I (beneficiary or representative payee) certify that I have read
and understand the back of this form. In signing this form, I
authorize the Social Security Administration to send this
payment to the financial institution indicated in Section 3 and
deposit it in the designated account. I understand that personal
information in these payments is confidential, but I consent to
disclosure of payment information compelled by law or
necessary to protect against fraud or crime.
YOUR SIGNATURE
DATE

JOINT ACCOUNT HOLDER’S CERTIFICATION (optional)
I certify that I have read and understand the back of this form,
including the SPECIAL NOTICE TO JOINT ACCOUNT HOLDERS.

ARE YOU THE REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE? Yes

This account is:
My own account

No

JOINT ACCOUNT HOLDER’S SIGNATURE

DATE

A joint account

BENEFICIARY DATE OF BIRTH

SECTION 2 (MAILING ADDRESS)
GOVERNMENT AGENCY NAME:

MAIL COMPLETED FORMS TO:

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

ADDRESS OF EMBASSY FOR THAT COUNTRY or THE USA SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ADDRESS

SECTION 3 (COMPLETED BY YOUR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION)
THIS ACCOUNT MUST BE IN _______

NAME OF BANK

BANK PHONE NUMBER

ADDRESS OF BANK

PRINT NAME OF BANK OFFICIAL

SIGNATURE OF BANK OFFICIAL

Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications/ Bank Identifier Code (SWIFT/BIC)

Country Code

Branch Code

Check Digit

Bank Code

Account Number

IBAN

Form SSA-1199-OP6 (7/2010)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
The information you give on this form is confidential. We need the information to send your U.S. Social
Security payments electronically to your _____ bank account.
WHEN YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR DIRECT DEPOSIT PAYMENTS
You will receive your payment through the _____banking system and will usually be in your bank account shortly
after the regular payment date. With direct deposit, you will have immediate access to your money. This is the safest
way of receiving your benefits.
INFORMATION ABOUT CURRENCY CONVERSION
With direct deposit, your U.S. Social Security payment converts automatically to _____ (if applicable) at the daily
international exchange rate before deposited to your account.
**SPECIAL NOTICE TO JOINT ACCOUNT HOLDERS**
If you have a joint account with a person who receives Social Security payments, and that person dies, you must
immediately contact your bank and the Social Security Administration or the American Embassy or Consulate in
your area. You must return to Social Security any payments deposited into a joint account after the death of a
beneficiary.
IF YOUR ADDRESS CHANGES
If your address changes, you must inform the American Embassy or the Social Security Administration. Your
payments may stop if the Social Security Administration needs to contact you and cannot find your location.
CHANGING BANKS OR BANK ACCOUNTS
If you change your bank or your account, you must notify one of these offices:
American Embassy/Consulate
Address of the American
Embassy/Consulate

Social Security
Administration
Office of International
Operations
PO Box 17769
Baltimore, MD 21235-7769
USA

You may need to fill out a new sign-up form. Do not close your old account until payments have started
coming to your new account.
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT
This information collection meets the requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507, as amended by section 2 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. You do not need to answer these questions unless we display a valid Office of Management
and Budget control number. We estimate that it will take about 5 minutes to read the instructions, gather the facts,
and answer the questions. SEND OR BRING THE COMPLETED FORM TO YOUR LOCAL SOCIAL SECURITY
OFFICE. You can find your local Social Security office through SSA’s website at www.socialsecurity.gov.
Offices are also listed under U. S. Government agencies in your telephone directory or you may call Social
Security at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778). You may send comments on our time estimate above to: SSA,
6401 Security Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401. Send only comments relating to our time estimate to this
address, not the completed form.

Form SSA-1199-UK (3-2007)

DIRECT DEPOSIT SIGN-UP FORM (Canada), Form SSA-1199-CN
Privacy Act Statement
Collection and Use of Personal Information
Section 204 (a)(1) of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 404), and 31 CFR 210, authorizes us to collect
this information. We will use the information you provide to process Social Security benefit payments with your
financial institution and/or its agent. The information you provide on this form is voluntary. However, failure to
provide all or part of the requested information may affect the processing of this form and may delay or prevent the
receipt of your benefit payments through the Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer Program.
We rarely use the information you provide on this form for any purpose other than for the reasons explained above.
However, we may use it for the administration and integrity of Social Security programs. We may also disclose
information to another person or to another agency in accordance with approved routine uses, which include but are
not limited to the following:
1.To enable a third party or an agency to assist Social Security in establishing rights to Social Security
benefits and/or coverage;
2.To comply with Federal laws requiring the release of information from Social Security records (e.g., to the
Government Accountability Office, General Services Administration, National Archives Records
Administration, and the Department of Veterans Affairs);
3.To make determinations for eligibility in similar health and income maintenance programs at the Federal,
State, and local level; and
4.To facilitate statistical research, audit, or investigative activities necessary to assure the integrity of Social
Security programs.
We may also use the information you provide in computer matching programs. Matching programs compare our
records with records kept by other Federal, State, or local government agencies. Information from these matching
programs can be used to establish or verify a person’s eligibility for Federally-funded and administered benefit
programs for repayment of payments or delinquent debts under these programs.
A complete list of routine uses for this information is available in our Systems of Records Notices entitled, Claims
Folder System, 60-0089 and Master Beneficiary Record, 60-0090. These notices, additional information regarding
this form, and information regarding our programs and systems, are available on-line at www.socialsecurity.gov or at
your local Social Security office.