# Best Russian banks for U.S. Social Security beneficiaries?

**URL:** <https://forum.russiable.com/t/best-russian-banks-for-u-s-social-security-beneficiaries/45>\
**Category:** Business in Russia\
**Created:** [January 6, 2024, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/best-russian-banks-for-u-s-social-security-beneficiaries/45 "2024-01-06T05:40:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lotto](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e9a140/32.png) [@Lotto](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Lotto)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2024, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/best-russian-banks-for-u-s-social-security-beneficiaries/45/1 "2024-01-06T05:40:52Z")

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I get Social Security and want to receive it in Russia. Apparently Social Security uses a program call International Direct Deposit to deposit benefits into Russian bank accounts but there are some issues:

- the Russian bank must have SWIFT access
- the Russian bank must not be sanctioned by the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control
- some banks have very high fees for USD deposits (Raiffeisen Bank charges 50%!)

What are some banks that can be used to receive Social Security and have good customer service for English-speakers?