Fillable Direct Deposit Sign-Up Form (Germany) - Social Security (Page 2 of 3) in pdf

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 Germany bank account.

WHEN YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR DIRECT DEPOSIT PAYMENTS

You will receive your payment through the German 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 is automatically converted to Euros (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 the following offices:

Social Security Administration

American Consulate General

Office of International Operations

Federal Benefits Unit

PO Box 17769

Giessener Strasse 30

Baltimore, MD 21235-7769

60435 Frankfurt am Main

USA

Germany

You may need to fill out a new Direct Deposit 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 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-GE (05-2014)

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