What does a former member living abroad do first?

Start at the official source for my Social Security (SSA). Access note on record: Login.gov or ID.me account; SSA directs those abroad to ID.me.

Can I access my United States pension record from abroad?

Usable from abroad. Login.gov or ID.me account; SSA directs those abroad to ID.me. On the authority's own page, checked 6 September 2026: SSA directs people living outside the U.S. to create an account with ID.me.

When was this entry last checked?

6 September 2026, against the official source.

Pension Administrator Directory United States

my Social Security (SSA)

Last verified 6 September 2026

Recorded today as my Social Security (SSA), alongside Abandoned Plan Search and PBGC Unclaimed Pensions and Unclaimed Money (state-by-state) on the same record; records for this system are held today by my Social Security (SSA).

The US has no single pension register. Social Security at ssa.gov covers state pensions. The DOL Abandoned Plan Search and PBGC Unclaimed Pensions Search cover terminated employer plans. The state-by-state NAUPA database (missingmoney.com) covers unclaimed retirement accounts. Records for United States are held today by my Social Security (SSA). A former member living abroad starts at the official source, checked on 6 September 2026. Access note on record: Login.gov or ID.me account; SSA directs those abroad to ID.me.

Identity

Current recorded name: my Social Security (SSA)
Earlier names, mergers and transfers: Not on record here.
Country: United States
Official source: https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount (checked 6 September 2026)
Also on record for this system: Abandoned Plan Search PBGC Unclaimed Pensions Unclaimed Money (state-by-state)

Doing this yourself, from where you live

Usable from abroad

What the authority demands: Login.gov or ID.me account; SSA directs those abroad to ID.me
Evidence: SSA directs people living outside the U.S. to create an account with ID.me
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/myaccountChecked on the authority's own page, 6 September 2026

Worked here?

On this page

Who holds the records, with the name and merger chain.
The official route and its verdict for someone living abroad.
The country rules that apply, each with its own official source.

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The verified contact details for this administrator, per field, with dates.
Which entity holds your record, under which employer and dates, what is in your name, and the next step that works from where you live.

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Contact route for a former member abroad

Public government portal, open to anyone: my Social Security (SSA) (checked 6 September 2026)

Contact fields on record: 1
Sourced rules on record: 4
Last checked: 6 September 2026

Verified contact detail on record

Nothing on record for this administrator.

The verified contact details for this administrator, per field and dated, are in your report.

On the record

Thirty-nine national pension authorities have replied to us in writing. Read what they said.

"Your old US employer was allowed to move a balance of up to 7,000 dollars out of its plan without asking you."
United States, Internal Revenue Service, 26 August 2026

Country rules on record

A request for reconsideration of a Social Security decision must be submitted within 60 days of receiving the decision.
What is lost: the source does not state what happens if this is missed
Official source, ssa.gov (checked 1 September 2026)
An application for the Social Security lump-sum death payment must be filed within 2 years after the insured worker's death.
What is lost: the source does not state what happens if this is missed
Official source, secure.ssa.gov (checked 1 September 2026)
Only one IRA-to-IRA rollover may be made in any 12-month period, regardless of how many IRAs the person holds.
What is lost: the source does not state what happens if this is missed
Official source, irs.gov (checked 1 September 2026)
A Social Security beneficiary living outside the United States who is sent form SSA-7162 must complete and return it to the Wilkes-Barre address within 60 days of receiving it.
What is lost: SSA may stop sending checks: "If you do not return it promptly, we may stop sending checks to you."
Official source, ssa.gov (checked 1 September 2026)

Dated obligation on record

A request for reconsideration of a Social Security decision must be submitted within 60 days of receiving the decision.

What is lost: the source does not state what happens if this is missed

Official source, ssa.gov (checked 1 September 2026)

Questions and answers

Who holds these pension records in United States today?: my Social Security (SSA). The US has no single pension register. Social Security at ssa.gov covers state pensions. The DOL Abandoned Plan Search and PBGC Unclaimed Pensions Search cover terminated employer plans. The state-by-state NAUPA database (missingmoney.com) covers unclaimed retirement accounts.
What does a former member living abroad do first?: Start at the official source for my Social Security (SSA). Access note on record: Login.gov or ID.me account; SSA directs those abroad to ID.me.
Can I access my United States pension record from abroad?: Usable from abroad. Login.gov or ID.me account; SSA directs those abroad to ID.me. On the authority's own page, checked 6 September 2026: SSA directs people living outside the U.S. to create an account with ID.me.
When was this entry last checked?: 6 September 2026, against the official source.

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