NEED ADVICE
Posted by PATTI on February 23, 2018, 10:11 am
does anyone have advise on how to apply for usa social security benefits from mexico. thanks in advance | ------------------------Re: NEED ADVICE
Posted by Akbarb on February 23, 2018, 10:27 am, in reply to "NEED ADVICE"------------------------Re: NEED ADVICE
Posted by Dobie on February 23, 2018, 10:43 am, in reply to "Re: NEED ADVICE"
I applied online - no problema. If you do a direct deposit of the check, make sure they send it to a bank in the US. A Mexican friend who worked legally in the US is having his check deposited in a Mexican bank, and the US takes 30%. | ------------------------Re: NEED ADVICE
Posted by Lynne on February 23, 2018, 10:56 am, in reply to "Re: NEED ADVICE"
My Social Security benefit is directly deposited into my Mexican bank account (at the highest possible exchange rate) and always has been. The US government takes 0 percent. If you use a Mexican address, all SS matters are handled by the Federal Benefits Unit at the US Consulate in Guadalajara, not by a SS office stateside. | ------------------------Re: NEED ADVICE
Posted by Dobie on February 23, 2018, 3:25 pm, in reply to "Re: NEED ADVICE"
Maybe because my friend is Mexican and has a Mexican address? I read the letter social security sent him and it said, that the US gov't would take 30% and that's what's happening to him. | ------------------------WHY would you di it in Mexico
Posted by Dean on February 23, 2018, 8:19 pm, in reply to "Re: NEED ADVICE"
The border is only a flight away and the nearest SSI office. Auto deposited into your account. 30% fee??? | ------------------------Re: NEED ADVICE
Posted by Lynne on February 23, 2018, 10:33 pm, in reply to "Re: NEED ADVICE"
My guess is that your guess is correct. (Perhaps it's your Mexican friend who needs a US address?) We US citizens abroad experience no deduction whatsoever, and the FBU is highly efficient. I didn't even need to appear in person when I first began collecting SS benefits. | ------------------------
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