Social Security Benefit - save our hard work - **act now**

bg2000

Registered Users (C)
Dear friends,

As you all know that now INDIAN population in US is
increasing and we should be eligible for all the
benefits that we are suppose to get in case we live
here. But due to some conditions we might have to
go back to our home land, still we should get our
basic benefits like retirement benefits from Social
Security Administration for which we pay a big share
of our earnings from every pay check.

Time is short, I just noticed it today that SSA site has asked our suggestion regarding this before 31st July 2001. Currently 18 country workers who worked in both countries are getting benefits b\'cos of
agreements between their countries for SSA benefits. Our country is not in list, we need to speed up to raise our voice. So please go to below link to read more about it and raise your voice by sending an email/Phone/Fax or mail. Here are the links and contact details.

http://www.ssa.gov/international/

Email ur voice at : certificate@ssa.gov (Look for sample letter below that was sent to me for email, if u need. I would suggest to use ur own words)
OR
FAX your response to (410) 966-7025 or PHONE in the information to (410) 965-3856 or (410)965-0377
OR
MAIL your comments to:
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Office of International Programs
P.O. Box 17741
Baltimore, MD 21235-7741

Thanks very much.
 
> SAMPLE EMAIL TEXT
> -----------------------------------------------
> Subject: International Agreements for Social Security
> Include India
> certificate@ssa.gov
>
>
>Dear Sir/Madam,
>
>During the past many years hundreds of thousands of people from INDIA
>have worked in the US on work-visas or otherwise, and a lot more are
>expected to do the same in the years to come.
>Most of these workers will have to return to INDIA, either because
>of the time-limits imposed on work-visas or because of personal reasons.
>
>These workers pay considerable amounts of money to the US government
>in the form of SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE TAXES. But, unfortunately, they >are not eligible to enjoy social security benefits if they retire in >India.
>
>I request you to kindly take action to correct this, and to ensure
>that millions of people from India are not deprived of their right
>to collect social security benefits, after having paid social security >taxes.
>
>
>Thanks,
 
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