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| am wondering if I get any retirement benefits at all from the US government. I worked there 1979 to 1987, paying into social security during this time. | |
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Just to check that I am not reading this incorrectuly - by "I worked there' do you mean that you worked for a company in the US, or worked for the US government? I ask because the latter often pays into a separate pension scheme rather than into SocSec,.
If you paid into US Soc Sec for 40 quarters you are eligible. (And if not, there are schemes where you still qualify, depending on where you contributed...)
One thing to be aware of, though, is that if you also get a pension from a foreign state you may fall into the WEP, the Windfall Elimination Program, which would reduce your US Soc Sec.
You can read more about it on the American Citizens Abroad website, here:
https://www.americansabroad.org/social-security/
Note the links to relevant government documents.