Incidentally, when the Consulate brought the FBU officer from Lisbon (actually, their boss from London, but he was speaking for Lisbon) here last month to answer Social Security questions, I asked him about overseas payments, and also about the Form SSA-21, the "Supplement to Claim of Person Outside the United States", which I had never filed, although I did inform SSA when i left the US for good.
He offered to take the form for me -- he was very helpful -- but when I told him that I have my check deposited in a US bank and my mail from Social Security go to my brother's house in the US, he said, "I'd recommend not filing the form: it will just confuse them with two addresses. Your money and your mail are both going where you want them to go, so I think you're fine." FYI
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Okay, Checking Account Opened, it was tough and a hard Rodeo, got bucked off a couple of times, and y'all know I got back in the saddle again..
The Bank needed to Verify Income all good, now the last ride I aarived at the bank May 8,2019, the lady started with some BS(Brilliant Stuff) of why she could not Open the Checking account, so she speaking Portugese and I cracked the whip in english, she then called in a English speaking person, he asked if I had Permanent Residency, I said Hell to yes and he asked how long do I plan to live in Brasil, I told him till I die, he told her open the account..
..I kicked a dead horse to make sure it was ready for burial....no animals was harmed during thus dissertation. ...okay New Rodeo "Consortium".....lol
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