GN 02402: Direct Deposit - Title II and Title XVI
TN 78 (08-17)
A. Policy for updating IDD to the MBR
International Direct Deposit (IDD) data is retained on the MBR in the same fields that are used to retain U.S. direct deposit information. However, the Social Security Administration (SSA) creates a pseudo routing/transit number (RTN) for IDD by adding a two-digit prefix to the foreign bank/branch number. For some countries, part or all of the bank/branch number must be included in the Depositor Account Number (DAN). For countries included in multi-country contracts, the two-digit prefix identifies the processor bank, and the first character of the DAN is a letter that identifies the country. The exception is Greece, which is under a multi-country contract but has a separate two-digit prefix.
IMPORTANT: It is absolutely crucial to add this information:
use the correct RTN prefix code;
include the foreign bank information in the RTN and DAN fields; and
include the country letter for any country included in a multi-country contract, when this is shown in the chart at GN 02402.220B.2. in this section.
B. Description - International Direct Deposit (IDD) RTN prefix codes
1. Table - RTN prefix codes
The two-digit IDD RTN prefix is different for each country or contractor bank. The first digit of the prefix is always a “5,” “6,” or “7,” which identifies the payment method as IDD.
The two-position RTN prefix codes currently in use are as follows:
|
Prefix |
Country/Contractor Bank |
|---|---|
|
50 |
United Kingdom |
|
51 |
Canada – Canadian dollar accounts. (See 62 for U.S. dollar accounts.) |
|
52 |
Germany |
|
53 |
Norway |
|
54 |
Ireland |
|
55 |
Italy |
|
56 |
France |
|
57 |
Sweden |
|
58 |
Spain |
|
60 |
Portugal |
|
61 |
Australia |
|
62 |
Canada – U.S. dollar accounts. (See “51” for Canadian dollar accounts.) |
|
63 |
Mexico |
|
64 |
Panama |
|
65 |
Greece |
|
66 |
Citibank Multi-country Contract 2 |
|
68 |
South Korea |
|
68 |
Indonesia |
|
70 |
Citibank Multi-country Contract |
|
71 |
Bank of Scotland Multi-country Contract |
2. Table - multi-country codes
The following table lists the multi-country codes currently in use. These countries, included under multi-country contracts, are identified by a combination of the two-digit prefix and the first character of the DAN.
|
Multi-Country Codes |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Prefix |
Letter |
Country |
|
66 |
A |
Argentina |
|
66 |
U |
Colombia |
|
66 |
Q |
Croatia |
|
66 |
C |
Czech Republic |
|
66 |
W |
Dominica |
|
66 |
K |
Ghana |
|
66 |
J |
Jordan |
|
66 |
G |
Latvia |
|
66 |
B |
Brazil |
|
66 |
R |
Belize |
|
66 |
P |
Egypt |
|
66 |
F |
Estonia |
|
66 |
E |
Hungary |
|
66 |
L |
Iceland |
|
66 |
I |
India |
|
66 |
Y |
Japan (Yen accounts) |
|
66 |
H |
Lithuania |
|
66 |
M |
Luxembourg |
|
66 |
O |
Samoa |
|
66 |
D |
Slovakia |
|
66 |
V |
Slovenia |
|
66 |
S |
Singapore |
|
66 |
T |
Turkey |
|
66 |
N |
Nauru |
|
68 |
O |
Bangladesh |
|
68 |
M |
Bosnia Herzegovina |
|
68 |
G |
Bulgaria |
|
68 |
E |
Costa Rica |
|
68 |
I |
Ethiopia |
|
68 |
A |
Indonesia |
|
68 |
N |
Laos |
|
68 |
C |
Lebanon |
|
68 |
L |
Macedonia |
|
68 |
J |
Malaysia |
|
68 |
D |
Nigeria |
|
68 |
T |
Serbia |
|
68 |
H |
Sierra Leone |
|
68 |
B |
South Korea |
|
68 |
S |
Sri Lanka |
|
68 |
F |
Tunisia |
|
70 |
U |
Martinique |
|
70 |
O |
Bolivia |
|
70 |
A |
Anguilla |
|
70 |
B |
Antigua & Barbuda |
|
70 |
D |
Bahama Islands |
|
70 |
E |
Poland |
|
70 |
F |
Barbados |
|
70 |
G |
British Virgin Islands |
|
70 |
H |
Cayman Islands |
|
70 |
J |
Dominican Republic |
|
70 |
K |
Grenada |
|
70 |
L |
Haiti |
|
70 |
M |
Jamaica |
|
70 |
N |
Sint Maarten |
|
70 |
P |
St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
|
70 |
R |
Trinidad & Tobago |
|
70 |
S |
St. Lucia |
|
70 |
T |
St. Kitts & Nevis |
|
70 |
Q |
Peru |
|
71 |
I |
China |
|
71 |
O |
Cape Verde |
|
71 |
S |
Albania |
|
71 |
E |
Monaco |
|
71 |
P |
Pakistan |
|
71 |
Q |
Romania |
|
71 |
C |
San Marino |
|
71 |
A |
Austria |
|
71 |
B |
Belgium |
|
71 |
D |
Cyprus |
|
71 |
F |
Denmark |
|
71 |
G |
Finland |
|
71 |
H |
Hong Kong |
|
71 |
J |
Malta |
|
71 |
K |
Netherlands |
|
71 |
L |
New Zealand |
|
71 |
M |
South Africa |
|
71 |
N |
Switzerland |
|
71 |
R |
Israel |
C. Process - routing of edits
All rejects relating to direct deposit actions transmitted through ITS.gov are routed to Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Edits relating to IDD actions transmitted by a Federal Benefits Unit (FBU) are sent to the Office of International Operations (OIO). If the FBU has access to IWS-LAN, the edits are routed to the transmitting office. Edits relating to IDD actions transmitted by a field office (FO) are sent to that office.
D. Policy - coding IDD for the MBR
The following chart shows the locations of coding instructions and enrollment forms for all IDD countries:
|
Country |
IDD Coding and Enrollment Form |
|---|---|
|
Anguilla |
|
|
Albania |
|
|
Antigua & Barbuda |
|
|
Argentina |
|
|
Austria |
|
|
Australia |
|
|
Bahama Islands |
|
|
Bangladesh |
|
|
Barbados |
|
|
Belgium |
|
|
Belize |
|
|
Bolivia |
|
|
Bosnia Herzegovina |
|
|
Brazil |
|
|
British Virgin Islands |
|
|
Bulgaria |
|
|
Canada |
|
|
Cape Verde |
|
|
Cayman Islands |
|
|
China |
|
|
Colombia |
|
|
Costa Rica |
|
|
Croatia |
|
|
Cyprus |
|
|
Czech Republic |
|
|
Denmark |
|
|
Dominica |
|
|
Dominican Republic |
|
|
Egypt |
|
|
Estonia |
|
|
Ethiopia |
|
|
Finland |
|
|
France |
|
|
Germany |
|
|
Ghana |
|
|
Greece |
|
|
Grenada |
|
|
Haiti |
|
|
Hungary |
|
|
Hong Kong |
|
|
Iceland |
|
|
India |
|
|
Indonesia |
|
|
Ireland |
|
|
Israel |
|
|
Italy |
|
|
Jamaica |
|
|
Japan |
|
|
Jordan |
|
|
Laos |
GN 02402.389 |
|
Latvia |
|
|
Lebanon |
|
|
Lithuania |
|
|
Luxembourg |
|
|
Macedonia |
|
|
Malaysia |
GN 02402.385 |
|
Malta |
|
|
Martinique |
|
|
Mexico |
|
|
Monaco |
|
|
Nauru |
|
|
Netherlands |
|
|
New Zealand |
|
|
Nigeria |
|
|
Norway |
|
|
Pakistan |
|
|
Panama |
|
|
Peru |
|
|
Poland |
|
|
Portugal |
|
|
Romania |
|
|
Samoa |
|
|
San Marino |
|
|
Serbia |
GN 02402.395 |
|
Sierra Leone |
|
|
Singapore |
|
|
Sint Maarten |
|
|
Slovakia |
|
|
Slovenia |
|
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South Africa |
|
|
South Korea |
|
|
Spain |
|
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Sri Lanka |
|
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St. Kitts & Nevis |
|
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St. Lucia |
|
|
St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
|
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Sweden |
|
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Switzerland |
|
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Trinidad & Tobago |
|
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Tunisia |
|
Turkey |
|
United Kingdom |
E. References
GN 02402.240 Rejected Canadian IDD Payments
GN 02402.205 Direct Deposit Enrollment Outside the U.S.
GN 02402.250 Allegations of Nonreceipt of International Direct Deposit
GN 02408.900 through GN 02408.950 Reclamation of IDD Payments