20 CFR § 408.812 - What happens to your SVB payments if you are not a citizen or national of the United States and you begin residing in a Treasury-restricted country?

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title: "20 CFR § 408.812 - What happens to your SVB payments if you are not a citizen or national of the United States and you begin residing in a Treasury-restricted country?"
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# 408.812 What happens to your SVB payments if you are not a citizen or national of the United States and you begin residing in a Treasury-restricted country?

(a) *Suspension effective date.* If you are not a citizen or national of the United States, we will suspend your SVB payments effective with the first full calendar month you are residing in a country to which the Treasury Department restricts payments under 31 U.S.C. 3329.

(b) *Resumption of payments.* If benefits are otherwise payable, they will be resumed effective with the first day of the first month in which you are not residing in a Treasury-restricted country.