US Social Security direct deposit

[bunta71]

Been gone 4 years and now I am older and so much more senile...I apologize for such a simple question but...I am in the middle of the income/direct deposit/ retirement ext. debacle. I recently opened a Bangkok Bank Savings acct. just as Bangkok Bank is shutting down the NY transfer thing. Question is...how to do direct deposits to a thai bank of my Social Security payments. From what I read on the ssa.gov website , the us has no agreements with Thai banks. Am I just too old or brain damaged? As of now have only a Bangkok Bank savings acct

 

Edited February 28, 2019 by bunta71

[ubonjoe]

The direct deposit of SS payments via the Bangkok Bank's New Your branch  is not going away on the 1st of April.

You need to change your account to a direct deposit account or open new one.

See: https://www.bangkokbank.com/en/Personal/Other-Services/Transfers/Transferring-Into-Thailand/Transfer-money-from-US-to-Thailand-via-Bangkok-Bank-NewYork-branch Click on "Advice to Bangkok Bank customers receiving payments from US government agencies....".

Only transfers from banks via the New York branch are affected if they send the ACH transfers in the IAT format for international transfers.

[bunta71]

1 minute ago, ubonjoe said:

The direct deposit of SS payments via the Bangkok Bank's New Your branch  is not going away on the 1st of April.

You need to change your account to a direct deposit account or open new one.

See: https://www.bangkokbank.com/en/Personal/Other-Services/Transfers/Transferring-Into-Thailand/Transfer-money-from-US-to-Thailand-via-Bangkok-Bank-NewYork-branch Click on "Advice to Bangkok Bank customers receiving payments from US government agencies....".

Only transfers from banks via the New York branch are affected if they send the ACH transfers in the IAT format for international transfers.

OK thanks Joe...will get on it. Side note...called penang consulate and they claim one can get the O-A in KL only...will report back next week after doing that or another "O"...thanks again

[ubonjoe]

25 minutes ago, bunta71 said:

Side note...called penang consulate and they claim one can get the O-A in KL only...will report back next week after doing that or another "O"...thanks again

Are you Malaysian or a legal residence there. If not they will not issue a OA visa. You can only get a single or multiple entry non-o visa there for being 50 or over.

[Viceroy]

Has anyone actually done this using USAA?

[asiaexpat]

USAA has no facility to make International ACH transfers. One must contact USAA and request a transfer (SWIFT in most cases.)

[Viceroy]

Thank you.