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    Giving up green card and social security retirement benefits

    i just called the Social Security 1800 number to confirm, and they said exactly what you guys said! Essentially they don't even look at legal status; once they are informed that you are of whatever status and you complete your credits, that's the end of it. regardless of your legal status, there...
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    Giving up green card and social security retirement benefits

    who is the best person to speak with about this, so i can confirm for my parents? i'm sort of the lone person dealing with this, so i have no idea where to go to for some answers? should i call my local social security office? or should i speak to someone in the immigration end? if so, who...
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    Giving up green card and social security retirement benefits

    They are going to be indefinitely outside of the US, and they haven't reached the number of years required to apply for citizenship, so that's sort of out of the question. what does it mean when the SS number remains the same..? sorry i'm such a noob :p does that mean they'll never lose the...
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    Giving up green card and social security retirement benefits

    Hi, my parents have worked in the US for over 15 yrs, and have had their GC for over 10 years. They have paid taxes each year for all of those years, and contributed to social security so that all their credits are now complete in terms of retirement. now they're looking to move for a few years...
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