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International Direct Deposit

 

 

 
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International Direct Deposit

 

International Direct Deposit Form

Optional Form 1199-I
June 2005

The Railroad Retirement Board offers International Direct Deposit (IDD) of benefit payments to beneficiaries residing in the following countries:

Albania Ghana Palestine
Algeria Greece Panama
Andorra Grenada Papua - New Guinea
Anguilla Guatemala Paraguay
Antigua & Barbuda Guyana Peru
Argentina Haiti Philippines
Aruba Honduras Poland
Australia Hong Kong Portugal
Austria Hungary Qatar
Bahama Islands Iceland Romania
Bahrain India Russia
Bangladesh Indonesia Saint Martin 
Barbados Iraq Samoa
Belgium Ireland San Marino
Belize Israel Saudi Arabia
Bermuda Italy Senegal
Bhutan Jamaica Serbia
Bolivia Japan Sierra Leone
Bonaire Jordan Singapore
Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenya Sint Maarten
Brazil Laos Slovak Republic
British Virgin Islands Latvia Slovenia
Brunei Lebanon Solomon Islands
Bulgaria Liberia South Africa
Cabo Verde Lithuania South Korea
Cambodia Luxembourg Spain
Cameroon Macao Sri Lanka
Canada Macedonia St. Kitts and Nevis
Cayman Islands Malawi St. Lucia
Chile Malaysia St. Vincent and the Grenadines
China Maldives Sudan
Colombia Malta Suriname
Costa Rica Marshall Islands Sweden
Croatia Martinique Switzerland
Curacao Mexico Taiwan
Cyprus Micronesia Tanzania
Czech Republic Moldova Thailand
Denmark Monaco Timor-Leste
Dominica Mongolia Tonga
Dominican Republic Montenegro Trinidad and Tobago
Ecuador Montserrat Tunisia
Egypt Morocco Turkey
El Salvador Myanmar Turks and Caicos Islands
Eritrea Nauru Uganda
Estonia Nepal United Arab Emirates
Ethiopia Netherlands United Kingdom
Fiji Islands New Caledonia Uruguay
Finland New Zealand Vanuatu
France Nicaragua Vietnam
French Polynesia Nigeria Yemen
Gambia Norway Zimbabwe
Georgia Pakistan  
Germany Palau  

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 your 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.

Enrollment in IDD

To sign up for International Direct Deposit, complete the enrollment form, OF 1199-I, and mail 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 RRB, 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 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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