U.S./Czech Totalization Agreement
International Agreements, Payments Outside the United States, and Social Security in Other Countries |
| Introduction | This site provides information about the United States program of international Social Security agreements, about receiving your U.S. Social Security benefits outside the United States and about Social Security programs in other countries. | |
| International Agreements | The United States has bilateral Social Security agreements with 24 countries. The agreements improve benefit protection for workers who have divided their careers between the United States and another country. They also eliminate dual Social Security coverage and taxes for multinational companies and expatriate workers. Look here for an overview of the agreements, as well as the text and a detailed description of each agreement. |
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| Payments Outside the United States | Here you will find specific information explaining the effects of citizenship and residency on receiving payments while you are outside the United States. | |
| If You Are Outside the United States | If you are outside the United States or are thinking about moving from the United States to another country, you should read Social Security--Your Payments While You Are Outside the United States, which explains how your benefits might be affected. You can also learn how to conduct Social Security business while outside the United States. | |
| Social Security in Other Countries |
For information about other countries' Social Security programs, check the latest version of "Social Security Programs throughout the World". We've also provided Links to Social Security Web Pages of other Countries and International Organizations. |
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| More Information | If you have questions about your individual claim and you are in the United States, please call or visit your local Social Security office. If you are outside the United States, see our list of Contacts for Services outside the U.S.. |
About CSSA
The Czech Social Security Administration (CSSA) is the largest financial administration body within the Czech Republic’s civil service and a unique one. The CSSA looks after the social security issues of nearly 8,000,000 clients including over 2,500,000 pensioners receiving more than 3,000,000 pensions. ‘The CSSA is a modern agency, a social insurance administrator whose efficient performance is based on processes using technology of the third millennium information society and whose exclusive focus is on providing maximum value for the client, thus doing the utmost to meet the client’s expectations and satisfy his/her needs.’Information
Czech Social Security Administratiton publishs different informational matters. It means for example booklets, leaflets or Annual reports. These matters are assessed to the public. You can download them from this website or they are free available in every CSSAs´workplaces in whole Czech Republic.Latest modifications
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The basis of assessment
Application for Czech pension for persons residing in contracting state
USA
Form CZ/USA 202
Send the form filled-in with block letters or electronically to the below-mentioned institution or its regional office depending on your place of residence:
U.S. Social Security Administration
OIO – Totalization
P.O. Box 17769
Baltimore, MD 21235-7769
U.S.A.
www.ssa.gov
The American party will consequently send your application for Czech pension benefits along with the proof of your insurance periods in the USA to the Czech Social Security Administration to Prague. If necessary, the Administration will ask you to provide more information.
Application for persons residing in Czech Republic for pension from contracting state
USA
Form SSA 2490 – BK
Translation of Form SSA 2490 – BK into Czech.
Please, fill-in the form Application for Benefits under a U.S. Agreement with block letters or electronically and attach also the filled-in supplement ”Supplement to Claim for U.S. Benefit (WZ0-CZ-01)” to it. Please, do not fill-in the Czech translation of Form SSA 2490 – BK, since it shall only make understanding of the original English form SSA 2490 – BK easier for you. Hand in the filled-in forms at the respective office of the Regional Social Security Administration or in Prague at the Prague Social Security Administration. This institution will forward your application for pension benefits to
ČSSZ
Křížová 25
225 08 Prague 5
Tel.: 00420 257 061 111
E –mail: posta@cssz.cz
ČSSZ (Czech Social Security Administration) will attach the proof of your insurance periods in the Czech Republic and after filling-in any other necessary information all documents will be sent to the American insurance institution. The American insurance institution or its contact office for the central Europe in Warsaw (Federal Benefits Unit Warsaw) can contact you (in writing, by telephone or e-mail) in case it will be necessary to provide more details or some other information.
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