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TN 252 (01-24)

GN 02402.381 Coding Tunisia Bank Data on the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR)

A. Background for coding Tunisia 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 Tunisia. The Social Security Administration (SSA) stores IDD bank data on the MBR in the same fields used for United States (U.S.) direct deposit.

Special coding identifies the data as a Tunisia direct deposit and allows us to route benefit payments through the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (FRBKC) and the processor bank in Tunisia 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-OP54International Direct Deposit Form for Tunisia; 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 for Tunisia has 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 “F” assigned for Tunisia.

D. Overview of IDD for Tunisia

IDD payments sent to Tunisia must be in Tunisian Dinar (TND) accounts at local FIs. The beneficiary must provide complete information to DIO or the Federal Benefits Unit (FBU) for input. DIO will fax incomplete forms to the FBU that serves Tunisia. The FBU contacts the beneficiary or FI for additional information.

E. Description of Tunisia IDD bank data

The data for coding IDD for Tunisia comes from the International Bank Account Number (IBAN) provided to the beneficiary by his or her FI. The IBAN for Tunisia consists of 24 characters. The bank data reflected on the MBR also consists of 24 characters including Tunisia’s country code of F.

F. Procedure for coding Tunisia bank data

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 Tunisia, you can use an SSA system (i.e., Modernized Claims System (MCS), Manual Adjustment Credit and Award Data Entry (MACADE), etc.).

 

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

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

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    account ownership

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    account type

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    account number

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    beneficiary address - (no P.O. Box address allowed)

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    beneficiary phone number

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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

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    reclamation country

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    Society for Worldwide Internet Financial Telecommunication-Business Identifier Code (SWIFT-BIC)

1. Obtain Swift-BIC code from the FI

The SWIFT code consists of the following 8 to 11 alphanumeric 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 with 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 a TND account in Tunisia? If no, STOP.

REASON: Beneficiaries in Tunisia can only receive IDD payments in TND accounts.

If yes, go to step 4

4

 

To derive the nine-digit RTN for Tunisia, code as follows:

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    Code the prefix of 68, (the multi-country prefix SSA and FRBKC designated to use for IDD to Tunisia).

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    Code a filler zero, “0”

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    Code the two-digit bank code

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    Code three-digit branch code

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    Code the one-digit check code (obtain through Title II Interactive Comps)

5

 

Code the account type:

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    · “S” for savings, or

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    · “C” for checking.

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

6

Code the Depositor Account Number (DAN) for Tunisia as follows:

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    Start with a country code of F designated for Tunisia

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    Code the 13-digit Customer Account Number.

7

 

You must take action on the same business day to enter into ITS.gov all the information listed in GN 02402.472F.

You must access ITS.gov or ask a co-worker 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 Tunisia direct deposit

The customer provides us with a signup form for Tunisia containing the account number: TN5910006035183598478831.

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    The first two characters of a Tunisian IBAN are “TN,” which represents the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) country code.

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    The third and fourth characters of the IBAN are the IBAN check digits. The technicians should never code the IBAN ISO country code or the check digit to the MBR.

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    The fifth and sixth characters of the IBAN represent the bank code.

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    The seventh through ninth characters represent the branch code.

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    The next 13 characters represent the account number.

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    The last two digits are check digits.

1. Derive the RTN

The technician enters the information for the RTN.

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    Code the prefix of 68

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    Code a filler zero “0”

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    Code the two-digit bank code, “10”

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    Code the three-digit branch code “006”

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    Code the 1-digit check code (i.e., 7) (obtained from the Title II interactive Comps from the Main Menus 07/Sub Menu 16); and

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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

The technician codes the DAN.

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    Start with a country code of “F” designated for Tunisia; and

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    Code the “0351835984788” digit account number

3. Obtain the following information:

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    RTN: 680100067

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    Checking

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    DAN: F0351835984788

a. POS reflects the direct deposit information

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    DIRECT DEPOSIT ROUTING TRANSIT NUMBER: 680100067 ACCOUNT TYPE (C/S): C

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    DEPOSITOR ACCOUNT NUMBER: F0351835984788

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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-680100067

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    DAN- CF0351835984788

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/0202402381
GN 02402.381 - Coding Tunisia Bank Data on the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR) - 01/16/2024
Batch run: 05/06/2025
Rev:01/16/2024