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On the Go? You Can Still Use Social Security Online When Traveling

May 30, 2024 • By

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Last Updated: May 30, 2024

Woman on train with laptopSocial Security is here for you when you travel, whether you’re in the United States or in another country.

Our online services page provides you with a wide variety of self-service options you can use on your mobile phone, tablet, or computer.

Through our online services, you can:

 

  • Find out if you qualify for benefits.
  • Apply for Social Security retirement, disability, and Medicare benefits.
  • Get your Social Security Statement.
  • Request a replacement Social Security card.
  • Appeal a decision.

Do you receive Social Security benefits or Medicare? If so, you can create or sign in to your personal my Social Security account to:

  • Get your benefit verification letter.
  • Check your information and benefit amount.
  • Change your address and telephone number.
  • Start or change your direct deposit.
  • Get a replacement SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S for tax season.
  • Report your wages if you work and receive disability benefits or SSI.

Create a free and convenient my Social Security account today to take advantage of these easy-to-use features. Also, please share our online services page with family and friends who need this important information.

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Lizbeth Portalatin-Perez, Director for the Division of Strategic Communications

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Comments

  1. Quacy M.

    american need to deport or do deportation to monty fortune back to his country south america Guyana. send him traveling back to his country for safety

    • Quacy M.

      he also have a cop criminal record to help

  2. Gloria J.

    I’m currently staying in the Philippines and my monthly payment is always delayed for the month of April, May, June and July. I eventually receive my payment beyond the due date after repeated emails and Federal Benefit Unit here in Manila is of no help at all and ask not to send multiple email but says the will respond in 10 to 15 days. I can’t wait that long. We seniors want our money on its due date. This is causing a lot of hardship since I’m out of United States. What is Christ name causing its delay? There is no excuse for this! Get your act together and do your job since it’s very frustrating and infuriating. PAY ATTENTION, PEOPLE!!!!

  3. LaCosta

    I have been asking this question for a while and no one has the answer. What happens once the overpayment has been paid? Will our payments return to the original payment it was before the overpayment was processed?

    • S.D.

      Thanks for reading our blog and for your question, LaCosta. Each person’s situation is unique, and we handle overpayments on a case-by-case basis. If you have questions about how much your payment amount will be once you have repaid the overpayment in full, you can contact your local Social Security office. For more information about the overpayment process, check out our Frequently Asked Questions. We hope this helps.

  4. Linda B.

    Forgot password to my Social Security Account. How can I access now? I need information. Thanks!

    • S.S.

      Hi, Linda. Thanks for reading our blog and for your question. If you are still having problems accessing your personal my Social Security account, you can call us at 1-800-772-1213, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please say “Help Desk” at the voice prompt. Thanks!

  5. Kevin W.

    Good job Social Security !
    I’m very pleased to finally have access to my Social Security account outside the US. It’s great to have direct access to my account and have instant access and control important aspects of my account and benefits.

  6. Tony

    Rich Jewish people control the U.S. Media and what we watch. Their lobbyists control Congress and influence the White House including the President.

    Isreal didn’t want to become part of NATO so they can collect billions of dollars each year from us. Former President Trump said NATO has to pay us for our cost of defending them, but Isreal is not a part of NATO and gets billions which they do not have to pay back.

    Isreal evacuated all the civilians from buildings and hospitals then blows them up. They control the U.S. media and shows us the destruction from the fighting. The Israeli military are the only ones destroy all these buildings. Hamas isn’t going to destroy their homes.

    The Talibans abandon their homes, buildings, and airport and let the U.S. occupy it. Once the U.S. left, they took back everything.

    Hamas went running like the Talibans, but Isreal is blowing up all their homes, buildings, and ports. The U.S. has to spend tens of millions building a new port to deliver humanitarian aid. The U.S. and the United Nation will probably have to spend billions to rebuild Gaza. After we rebuild their country, Hamas militants will come back and take back everything.

  7. Pin C.

    In Pin Code of My Current Location, you can get all the postal pin codes of India in one click, whether you search by pin code or by place name.

  8. Gregory

    How about living in Philippines so we can afford to retire. We can’t because s s won’t cover our doctor bills in foreign countries. Have to live in USA in poverty?

    • Tony

      Poverty here is still better than people living in poverty over there.

      The U.S. government is giving billions of dollars to the Philippines military. We don’t want to pay billions more to their doctors and hospitals.

      We borrow billions from China to pay the Philippines military to keep China from invading. China threatened to invade the Philippines and we have to borrow billions from China. It seem like a scam to get our money and put us into debt.

      Isreal and Hamas are at war, but we have to pay billion to Isreal and spend billions in humanitarian aid to the Palestinians.

      Then you got Isreal and Iran shooting missles at each other, but cannot target civilians due to international law. There is not casualties. Isreal is putting up a fireworks show with Iran and making us pay for it.

      Ukraine is putting up their fireworks show with Russia and we are paying billions for the fireworks show. Billions of dollars in ammunition and hardly anyone is killed.

      They know where the Hamas leader and Putin are located, but no missles are aimed at them. It is just a fireworks show costing us billions.

      • Tony

        My brother’s friends is making good money now because the ammunition company he owns is selling a lot of ammo to the U.S. military. The U.S. is stock piling conventional weapons because they cannot use nuclear weapons.

        Russia is running out of conventional weapons and has to buy from North Korea.

        My brother’s friend isn’t selling weapons to the U.S. military, he is selling fireworks.

  9. Tony

    My buddy Jerry is too poor to go on vacation. His conservative Republican candidate lost to a moderate Republican candidate. He won’t have the door knocker job this year harassing people at their home to vote Republican.

  10. JHP

    Knew most of this, BEFORE traveling.

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