Official-origin pension registry
US Social Security abroad: where it is paid, frozen and taxed
Quick answer
US Social Security is recorded across 95 destinations, but payment is conditional rather than presumed. Use the official source for the claimant-specific decision and the retirement tax map for verified treaty context.
Key facts
- 95 destinations in the canonical destination universe
- Conditional payment depends on the claimant and destination
- Official source per row plus verified treaty context where the tax map has it
Every destination in the registry
UK rows are ordered with frozen destinations first. A retirement-visa route is linked only where this registry has one.
| Destination | Paid abroad | Uprating | Source-country tax treatment | Treaty position | Source | Verified date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Argentina | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Australia | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Austria | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Bahrain | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Bangladesh | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Belgium | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Brazil | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Bulgaria | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Cambodia | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Canada | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Chile | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| China | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Colombia | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Costa Rica | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Croatia | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Cyprus | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | us only (Art. 24) | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Czechia | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Denmark | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Dominican Republic | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Ecuador | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Egypt | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Estonia | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Fiji | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Finland | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| France | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | us only (Art. 18(1)(b)) | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Georgia | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Germany | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Ghana | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Greece | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Guatemala | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Hong Kong | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Hungary | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Iceland | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| India | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Indonesia | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Ireland | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Israel | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Italy | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | both with credit (Art. 18(2) with Art. 1 saving clause) | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Jamaica | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Japan | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Jordan | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Kenya | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Kuwait | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Laos | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Latvia | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Lithuania | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Luxembourg | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Malaysia | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Malta | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | us only (Art. 17(2)) | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Mauritius | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Mexico | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Moldova | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Mongolia | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Montenegro | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Morocco | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Myanmar | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Nepal | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Netherlands | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| New Zealand | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Nigeria | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| North Macedonia | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Norway | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Oman | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Panama | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Papua New Guinea | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Peru | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Philippines | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Poland | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Portugal | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Qatar | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Romania | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Rwanda | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Saudi Arabia | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Serbia | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Singapore | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Slovakia | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Slovenia | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| South Africa | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| South Korea | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Spain | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Sri Lanka | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Sweden | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Switzerland | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Taiwan | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Thailand | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | us only (Art. 20(2)) | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Tunisia | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Turkey | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| United Arab Emirates | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| United Kingdom | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| United States | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Uruguay | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
| Vietnam | restricted | not applicable | Unknown — this registry does not infer source-country tax without an origin authority source for the individual’s residence and treaty facts. | No verified treaty position in the tax map | Social Security Administration — Payments Abroad Screening Tool | 2026-09-18 |
Questions before relying on an overseas pension
- Can US Social Security be paid abroad?
- US Social Security is conditional on the claimant, residence history and destination. This registry marks the payment outcome as restricted rather than guessing an individual entitlement.
- How is US Social Security taxed after moving abroad?
- The table preserves the origin authority's source-country tax treatment and shows a treaty position only where the retirement tax map has a verified position. Confirm residence, treaty and personal facts with the relevant authority before acting.
- Where can I compare pension tax treatment?
- Use the retirement tax map for the separately verified tax and treaty data, then check the pension authority source linked in the destination row.