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I'm a foreign national who has been living and working in Oregon since 1998. During my stay here, I paid a significant amount of Social Security taxes. Since I'm gearing up to leave the US for good in July, I've been looking into my eligibility for Social Security Benefits once I reach retirement age. Turns out, that you have to pay in for at least 10 years to receive any payments once your retired. Also, there doesn't seem to be a way to get a refund of any payments made to the system no matter what. This does not only apply to foreigners, but also to US citizens that have not accumulated 10 years of Social Security payments until they reach retirement age. This seems extremely unjust to me. My question now is: What law is this based on. Has anybody ever tried to contest this law in court? If so, what was the ruling. Also, if nobody tried to contest it so far, is there anybody out there who, besides me, thinks that a law suit against the US concerning this law could stand a chance in court. Just from my gut feeling it seems extremely unjust that US citizens and foreigners that have paid into SS and MC for years, but not long enough to reach the 10 yr requirement, are simply out of their hard earned money.
any thoughts??
I'm a foreign national who has been living and working in Oregon since 1998. During my stay here, I paid a significant amount of Social Security taxes. Since I'm gearing up to leave the US for good in July, I've been looking into my eligibility for Social Security Benefits once I reach retirement age. Turns out, that you have to pay in for at least 10 years to receive any payments once your retired. Also, there doesn't seem to be a way to get a refund of any payments made to the system no matter what. This does not only apply to foreigners, but also to US citizens that have not accumulated 10 years of Social Security payments until they reach retirement age. This seems extremely unjust to me. My question now is: What law is this based on. Has anybody ever tried to contest this law in court? If so, what was the ruling. Also, if nobody tried to contest it so far, is there anybody out there who, besides me, thinks that a law suit against the US concerning this law could stand a chance in court. Just from my gut feeling it seems extremely unjust that US citizens and foreigners that have paid into SS and MC for years, but not long enough to reach the 10 yr requirement, are simply out of their hard earned money.
any thoughts??