4. Workers Who Retire in Certain Foreign Countries
If you live outside the US and decide to retire, you must know that there are a few countries to which the US government cannot send your Social Security payments. These countries are as follows:
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Cuba
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Moldova
- North Korea
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan.
If you live in one of these countries and you’re thinking about retiring there, keep in mind that exceptions may be available. Unfortunately, North Korea and Cuba take no exceptions. The government’s Payments Abroad Screening Tool is a simple way to find if you will be able to further obtain Social Security benefits while living abroad or if restrictions will apply.
I too worked in the getting social security withheld before and after my tenure with the Federal Government. I have received NONE of my withheld SS funds. But I get my annual reports of how much of my money the government is holding! I worked for it and earned it but my money isn’t even accruing interest. Please return
MY EARNED MONEY to me. I could eradicate a signnificant ant portion of my debt and a tually live on my ension.
Everyone who has been screwed should ,at let, understand that he system was build to get your money and not to give you money back, The powers that are in charge have had 100s of year to perfect the system and until the whole system is dismantled and competent aggressive move made to do that which works for ALL is put silently in place, There will be to other way except the one that is and has been for many decades. There are wats to do that which is needed but can only be done in silence and innovative ways. Let’s put creative thinking in place and start with the youthful minds, who are clear thinker, to regulate CHANGE!!!!
ALL has the POWER and that’s where change starts.
You say illegals are receiving benefits that’s not true. Only Green card holders are eligible for Social Security benefits and that is a fact. As a Medicare Broker and Social Security intake specialist the federal government doesn’t give illegal immigration any federal benefits, not SNAP benefits, drivers license or voter’s regulations access. Please stop spreading conspiracy theories. Read the statues first before spewing misinformation.
I am a nurse living in az. I am working for a state facility. Does this mean even though I put in my 40 quarters before I started working for the state I won’t receive my SSI
Charles Bunner
I served and retired from the Military 1954-1974 and became a Postal Employee and when
Reagan became President a law was ENACTED known as the Windfall Elimination Program
and when I became eligible to receive SOCIAL SECURITY in 2000, I did not receive my full
earned benefits until CY2024 after Congress corrected the problem ONLY for CY2024.
WHAT HAPPENED to those earned benefits between CY2000 and CY2024, since I became age ninety on 02/26/2025?
This story forgot to mention. That felons in prison do not receive there SS while they are in prison.
The complaints inthe above need to see if the changes in WEP and Gpo might give them some money.
I have a friend who was born and educated in the UK, taught in several European countries and in Africa before immigrating to the USA, where he has been a citizen for 20+ years. Here he taught in private schools (not public), so he paid into SS all those years.
While he does receive SS benefits, those were reduced by about $500 a month because he also receives retirement benefits from at least one foreign country (where he had paid into its retirement system).
So WHY the deduction, if he paid into SS all the years he worked here?
The wpo and gpo were just repealed, President Biden needs to sign it into law. too late for a lot of us government workers.
The COLA this year is a joke, I got a whole $13.80 increase not even enough for a day worth of groceries what the HELL!!!!!