The FRBKC relies on SSA to provide the complete bank data to ensure correct posting
of payments to a customer’s account. If the information is incomplete, the FRBKC rejects
the payment and returns the funds to SSA. When establishing or changing IDD bank data
for Laos, you can use an SSA system (i.e., Modernized Claims System (MCS), Manual
Adjustment Credit and Award Data Entry (MACADE), etc.). However, you must go to ITS.gov to enter the following:
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beneficiary address; (no P.O. box address allowed)
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first and last name of the beneficiary;
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Society for Worldwide Internet Financial Telecommunication-Business Identifier Code
(SWIFT-BIC).
1. SWIFT-BIC code obtained from the FI
The SWIFT-BIC contains a minimum of 8 characters and a maximum of 11 characters:
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First four characters - bank code (only letters);
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Next two characters - ISO 3166-1 alpha-two country code (only letters);
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Next two characters - location code (letters and digits) (passive participant have
"1" in the second character); and
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Last three characters - branch code, optional ('XXX' for primary office) (letters
and digits).
2. Initial award processing
If you are working on an initial award, you must update ITS.gov using the bank account information prior to processing the award to ensure that the
beneficiary receives his or her payment. If the complete bank account information
is not in ITS.gov when the payment processes, the payment rejects and returns to SSA.
3. Adding or updating bank data using SSA systems
You must update ITS.gov on the same day if you use an SSA system to add or update bank data on the MBR (i.e.
Post Entitlement Online System (POS), MACADE, etc.). Enter all POS direct deposit
changes according to normal procedures. When coding IDD bank data in an SSA system
for Laos within four business days of the current operational month (COM) cutoff date,
use the procedure outlined in the following chart:
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Are you coding an initial claim?
If yes, go to step 3.
If no, go to step 2.
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Is the beneficiary's address on the MBR in a foreign country (PCOC = 8)? If no, STOP.
REASON: The MBR does not accept the IDD information unless the address is in a foreign country.
If yes, go to step 3.
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Is the beneficiary's account a USD account in Laos? If no, STOP.
REASON: Beneficiaries in Laos can only receive IDD payments in USD accounts.
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The RTN is 680000080 for all IDD to Laos. SSA and FRBKC have designated 68 as the multi-country prefix
for Laos IDD. The “0” at the end of the RTN represents the U.S. check digit code for
all IDD accounts in Laos. Therefore, there is no need to obtain the check digit code
from Title II Interactive Comps.
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Code the Type of Account as an “S” for savings or a “C” for checking. If no indicated
account type, use a “C” for checking account.
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To code the Depositor Account Number (DAN) for Laos, code as follows:
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Start with a country code of N
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Code 16 digits of the 18 digit Customer Account Number.
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You must take action on the same business day to enter full SWIFT and DAN into ITS.gov, along with the information listed in the introduction of GN 02402.389 E in this section.
If you do not have access to ITS.gov, ask a co-worker who has access to update the required information into ITS.gov. FRBKC will need all of this information in order to process the IDD payment. When
this information is not available, FRBKC will reject the payment and return it to
SSA.
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