Receiving U.S. retirement benefits in Türkiye: checklist

Before moving

• 1. Check your payment eligibilityUse SSA's Payments Abroad Screening Tool to check whether your benefits will continue abroad.
• 2. Check the 5-year requirementCheck whether your spouse and children meet the required U.S. residence requirement.
• 3. Open a my Social Security accountOpen your account and remember to use ID.me identity verification when signing in from abroad.
• 4. Complete Form SSA-21Complete the form, submit it to SSA, and report your new address.
• 5. Determine your payment accountDetermine the bank account into which the benefits will be deposited; if you have a U.S. account, provide its information to the FBU.
• 6. Decide about Medicare Part BMake your decision while taking into account that Part B cannot be used outside the United States.
• 7. Review your tax situationReview tax withholding and the Türkiye–U.S. tax treaty.
• 8. Add the annual questionnaire to your calendarComplete and return the Foreign Enforcement Questionnaire sent by SSA on time.