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TN 270 (05-24)

GN 02402.394 Coding Sri Lanka Bank Data on the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR)

A. Background for coding Sri Lanka bank data

This section describes how to code bank data for international direct deposit (IDD) of Title II benefits to a financial institution (FI) in Sri Lanka. We store IDD bank data on the MBR in the same fields used for U.S. direct deposit.

Special coding identifies the bank data as a Sri Lanka direct deposit. This allows us to route benefit payments through the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (FRBKC) and the processor bank in Sri Lanka to the beneficiary's local FI.

If you receive an IDD request in a U.S. domestic (i.e, non-border) field office (FO), forward all appropriate information to the Office of Earnings and International Operations, (OEIO), Division of International Operations (DIO) to process.

For detailed instructions on IDD requests and forwarding information, see

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    GN 02402.201 Background and Policy for Direct Deposit Outside the U.S.

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    GN 02402.205 Direct Deposit Enrollment Outside the U.S.

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    GN 01010.255 Adjudication of Foreign Claims

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    GN 01702.310C Routing of Claims for U.S. Benefits Involving Totalization

B. How we receive IDD bank data

We receive requests to input bank data by mail, phone, or fax in the following formats:

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    Blank check;

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    SSA-1199-OP62 (International Direct Deposit Signup Form for Sri Lanka) or

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    Any document containing required banking information.

If you receive information with discrepancies, see the following instructions:

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    GN 00203.020 Identity of Claimants

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    GN 02402.025 Direct Deposit Post Entitlement Interview

C. Multi-country contract

The processing FI in Sri Lanka will have a prefix of 68 at the beginning of the Routing Transit Number (RTN). The first letter of the Depositor Account Number (DAN) field has the letter “S” assigned for Sri Lanka .

D. Overview of IDD for Sri Lanka

IDD payments sent to Sri Lanka must be in Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) accounts at local FIs. The beneficiary must provide complete information to DIO or the Federal Benefits Unit (FBU) for input. DIO faxes incomplete forms to the FBU that serves Sri Lanka. The FBU contacts the beneficiary or FI for the additional information.

E. Description of Sri Lanka IDD bank data

The data to code IDD for Sri Lanka comes from banks determined by the FRBKC. The bank data on the MBR reflects 27 characters including the country code of "S".

F. Procedure for coding Sri Lanka bank data

The FRBKC relies on us 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 our agency.

You may establish or change IDD bank data for Sri Lanka using an SSA system (i.e., Modernized Claims System (MCS), Manual Adjustment Credit and Award Data Entry (MACADE)).

You must go to ITS.gov to enter the following data:

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    account number (up to 12 digits);

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    account ownership;

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    account type;

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    beneficiary address (no P.O. box address allowed);

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    7-digit Bank National ID in the “Beneficiary ID” field (comprised of the 4-digit Bank Code and 3-digit Branch Code);

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    country;

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    enrollment status;

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    first and last name of the beneficiary;

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    payee indicator; and

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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 code 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. Process initial award

You must update ITS.gov using the bank account information prior to processing an initial award to ensure that the beneficiary receives payment. If the complete bank account information is not in ITS.gov when the payment processes, the payment rejects and returns to our agency.

3. Add or update bank data using SSA systems

When you add or update IDD bank data using SSA system (e.g. Post Entitlement Online System (POS), MACADE), you must:

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    update ITS.gov on the same day;

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    enter all POS direct deposit changes according to normal procedures;

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    use procedures outlined in the following chart when processing within four business days of the current operational month (COM) cutoff date.

STEP

ACTION

1

Are you coding an initial claim?

If yes, go to step 3.

If no, go to step 2.

2

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.

3

Is the beneficiary's account an LKR account in Sri Lanka? If no, STOP.

REASON: Beneficiaries in Sri Lanka can only receive IDD payments in LKR accounts.

If yes, go to step 4.

4

The RTN is 680000116 for Sri Lanka. It contains the:

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    Multi-country prefix of "68" for Sri Lanka IDD:

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    U.S. check digit code of "6" at the end of the RTN for all IDD accounts in Sri Lanka.

    No need to obtain the check digit code from Title II Interactive Comps.

5

Code the account type:

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    “S” for savings or a

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    “C” for checking.

    If the beneficiary does not indicate an account type, use a "C" for checking account.

6

To code the Depositor Account Number (DAN) for Sri Lanka, code:

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    "S" is designated for Sri Lanka

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    12 digit account number.

 

7

You must take action on the same business day to enter into ITS.govall the information listed in GN 02402.394F.

You must access ITS.gov, or ask a co-worker who has access to update the required information into ITS.gov.

REMINDER: When information is not available, FRBKC rejects the payment and returns it to our agency.

G. Example of coding Sri Lanka direct deposit

The customer provides us with a signup form for Sri Lanka containing the following information:“12345678901234567890”

1. Derive the RTN

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    Code an RTN of 680000116

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    Code the type of account as a “C” for Checking or an “S” for Savings. If no account type indicated, use a “C” for Checking.

2. Derive the DAN

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    Start with a country code of S designated for Sri Lanka; and

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    Code up to 12 digits of the account number “123456789012”

3. Obtain the following information:

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    RTN: 680000116

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    Checking

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    DAN: S1234567890123456

a. POS reflects the direct deposit information

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    DIRECT DEPOSIT ROUTING TRANSIT NUMBER: 680000116 ACCOUNT TYPE (C/S): C

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    DEPOSITOR ACCOUNT NUMBER: S1234567890123456

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    CANCEL DIRECT DEPOSIT (Y):

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    DIRECT EXPRESS (Y):

b. The MBR reflects the following information

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    RTN- 680000116

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    DAN- CS1234567890123456

H. References

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    GN 00203.020 Identity of Claimants

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    GN 01010.255 Adjudication of Foreign Claims

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    GN 01702.310C Routing of Claims for U.S. Benefits Involving Totalization

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    GN 02402.025 Direct Deposit Post Entitlement Interview

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    GN 02402.201 Background and Policy for Direct Deposit Outside the U.S.

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    GN 02402.205 Direct Deposit Enrollment Outside the U.S.

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    ITS.gov International Treasury Services (U.S. Treasury system)

To Link to this section - Use this URL:
http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0202402394
GN 02402.394 - Coding Sri Lanka Bank Data on the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR) - 10/18/2023
Batch run: 05/06/2025
Rev:10/18/2023