Does the Social Security Administration currently pay benefits to anyone in the Czech Republic?
Yes. Section 202(t) of the Social Security Act authorizes the payment of benefits to non-U.S. citizens if they are citizens of a country that has a Social Security system that pays benefits to U.S. citizens anywhere in the world without restriction. Since the Czech Republic pays social security benefits to U.S. citizens residing outside of the Czech Republic, SSA pays Social Security benefits to Czech citizens anywhere in the world without restriction. Section 202(t) also dictates that SSA pay non-citizen dependents and survivors if the beneficiaries maintained at least 5 years of U.S. residency during the period when they were related to the insured worker. The combination of these statutory provisions has resulted in the following numbers of individuals living in the Czech Republic who were in current pay status before the Agreement came into force: In December 2008, SSA paid a total of $622,023.90 to 680 beneficiaries in the Czech Republic. There were also 76 beneficiaries in the Cz
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