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Watching all the media reporting on these payments made me think I am fully qualified to receive one. So far, nothing. US natural born citizen, receive SS by direct deposite to my US bank, file Federal taxes annually with no banking information included since I do not get a refund.
According to the government, if no bank information is included in tax documents, Direct Deposite information is pulled from SS information. If someone hasn't given banking information they can fill out a form on the IRS web site to enter it. Of course, there is a warning included to not enter information if you receive direct deposite for SS. So, I dare not use that. That option for anyone ended at 9AM PT on Wednesday. They have another fancy tool to help everyone find out information in regards to when or if you are getting a payment. Problem is, I enter required information and get a, your information does not match that which we have on file. OK, why is that since I entered it exactly as you do on your correspondence? Tried variations for 5 days, you get three tries a day before you have to wait 24 hours to try again. Junk for me.
No one to be contacted at SSA or IRS. No mail answered since they have been off for the virus. I decided that the only solution I may have is to contact the US Embassy here. They would have access to people that may be able to give some information.
I wrote explaining all to them. 2 days layer got a reply that I would have to contact the SS office in Manila since this would come under them. They gave me a link. Wasn't sure how that was going to go since any time in the past I tried to get information from them, there has been no reply. This time, they did reply a day after I sent an email stating my questions. The reply was basically that it wasn't their problem and I would need to contact Dept of Treasury since it was their program. Year, a department where you van not write and if you did, you would not get an answer until they were staffed again.
I forwarded their reply to the Jakarta Embassy telling them that perhaps they could look into it since they are supposed to be here to help US citizens beyond just doing some paperwork. Of course, I did not expect a reply and did not get one.
Now the government is saying that the remainder if thise that have not received a DD for it will be receiving a check in the mail at their last address submitted on tax forms. 2018 tax form since they are not processing mailed in 2019 tax forms yet. Different address now. From my experiences with the Indonesian POS, I doubt that would ever reach anyone's door.
I had just wanted to know if it was something I was entitled to or not. If not, why. Does a foreign address disqualify me even though my deposite is direct to a US bank? I just want to know one way or the other. No one wants to deal with it. Other expats in various countries say they have experienced the same and some say they had no problems getting payments.
Anyone heard anything solid on this program?
According to the government, if no bank information is included in tax documents, Direct Deposite information is pulled from SS information. If someone hasn't given banking information they can fill out a form on the IRS web site to enter it. Of course, there is a warning included to not enter information if you receive direct deposite for SS. So, I dare not use that. That option for anyone ended at 9AM PT on Wednesday. They have another fancy tool to help everyone find out information in regards to when or if you are getting a payment. Problem is, I enter required information and get a, your information does not match that which we have on file. OK, why is that since I entered it exactly as you do on your correspondence? Tried variations for 5 days, you get three tries a day before you have to wait 24 hours to try again. Junk for me.
No one to be contacted at SSA or IRS. No mail answered since they have been off for the virus. I decided that the only solution I may have is to contact the US Embassy here. They would have access to people that may be able to give some information.
I wrote explaining all to them. 2 days layer got a reply that I would have to contact the SS office in Manila since this would come under them. They gave me a link. Wasn't sure how that was going to go since any time in the past I tried to get information from them, there has been no reply. This time, they did reply a day after I sent an email stating my questions. The reply was basically that it wasn't their problem and I would need to contact Dept of Treasury since it was their program. Year, a department where you van not write and if you did, you would not get an answer until they were staffed again.
I forwarded their reply to the Jakarta Embassy telling them that perhaps they could look into it since they are supposed to be here to help US citizens beyond just doing some paperwork. Of course, I did not expect a reply and did not get one.
Now the government is saying that the remainder if thise that have not received a DD for it will be receiving a check in the mail at their last address submitted on tax forms. 2018 tax form since they are not processing mailed in 2019 tax forms yet. Different address now. From my experiences with the Indonesian POS, I doubt that would ever reach anyone's door.
I had just wanted to know if it was something I was entitled to or not. If not, why. Does a foreign address disqualify me even though my deposite is direct to a US bank? I just want to know one way or the other. No one wants to deal with it. Other expats in various countries say they have experienced the same and some say they had no problems getting payments.
Anyone heard anything solid on this program?