If you reside in Panama and have questions regarding services provided by the Social Security Administration (SSA) or other federal benefits, you must contact the SSA Federal Benefits Unit (FBU) located in Costa Rica.

For more information on their services and how to contact them, please visit their webpage at https://cr.usembassy.gov/contact/#fbu .

For comprehensive information on SSA’s services abroad, please visit SSA’s webpage Service Around the World.

If you are already receiving SSA benefits payments, there will be no change in the method of distribution of those payments.

General information on SSA services for people living outside the United States can be found at https://www.ssa.gov/foreign/index.html .

If you reside in Panama and have questions regarding services provided by the Social Security Administration (SSA) you must contact the SSA Federal Benefits Unit (FBU) located in Costa Rica.

For more information on their services and how to contact them, please visit their webpage at https://cr.usembassy.gov/contact/#fbu .

For comprehensive information on SSA’s services abroad, please visit SSA’s webpage Service Around the World.

If you are already receiving SSA benefits payments, there will be no change in the method of distribution of those payments.

General information on SSA services for people living outside the United States can be found at https://www.ssa.gov/foreign/index.html .

If you reside in Panama and want to apply for a first time social security number for a U.S. citizen of age 12 or over, please visit: https://pa.usembassy.gov/social-security-administration/