Can a Colombian receive Social security benenfits from USA?

rjstuff says on Apr 6, 2009, 11:39:

I agree - never marrying him will be a no; but, many people in USA itself never marry and since common law marriages are OK - do the spouses qualify for anything? How do they do it if they qualify? Thanks:

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scumbuster says on Apr 6, 2009, 11:52:

If your married 10 years your wife can draw off your SS when she is of retirment age.. I would think next to imposable to prove common law from Colombia.

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Mononoke28 says on Apr 6, 2009, 12:28:

It will be hard proving the common law issue, especially since they lived in Colombia and not the US. But assuming that she does qualify, she needs to wait until she turns 60 to claim her husband's benefits. The best way to verify this info would be by calling the SSA or checking their online site: http://www.ssa.gov/espanol/

Diana

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Gator says on Apr 6, 2009, 12:39:

To receive the benefits she MUST must have been married to the U.S. citizen spouse and lived with the U.S. citizen spouse in the United States for five years to be eligible to receive dependency and survivor benefits. Sorry, but with out meeting these two principle requirements she is out of luck.

But the USA Embassy, Bogotá does have staff on hand to answer social security questions.

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Bluesdude says on Apr 6, 2009, 17:29:

gator is correct! I looked it up to see if my wife could collect when I'm gone, but we gotta live in the states for 5 years before she can do dat.

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Miguel_Clavo says on Apr 6, 2009, 17:33:

I will only be able to collect beer money from SS, but thank God my pension has provisions for a wife and family in the event a pensioner kicks the bucket.......whewww..another bullet dodged! jajajjaj....

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turnmeon says on Apr 7, 2009, 10:03:

gator can i request a unemployment benefit from Colombia? i was fired in the USA before coming back, so could i request the benefits from Colombia?

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Mononoke28 says on Apr 7, 2009, 10:48:

Social Security benefits is not unemployment. You can check out your state's guidelines to see if you qualify for unemployment benefits. If you do, I'm sure you can file online and wait for your check to arrive in the mail.

Diana

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scumbuster says on Apr 7, 2009, 11:13:

turnmeon - Every state is different. I know in PA you can file online and have direct deposit. That’s all good if your employer doesn’t appeal your request for benefits. Then you need a hearing and would have to appear. PA also has some rule about checking in occasionally too. Might be able to pull it off for a while. Doesn’t hurt to file online. Worst they can do is deny it. My information may be a little outdated though as it’s been 30 years since I drew unemployment…lol

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Gator says on Apr 7, 2009, 12:58:

Turnmeon: "gator can i request a unemployment benefit from Colombia? i was fired in the USA before coming back, so could i request the benefits from Colombia?"

I am sure Colombia will NOT pay you for a benefit not earned in Colombia. I imagine the state where you were employed will not pay either nor remit out of the country.

"Bene, cum Latine nescias, nolo manus meas in te maculare" .

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Miguel_Clavo says on Apr 7, 2009, 13:03:

in CA he would have to provide proof of job searches...kind of hard if out of the country..i think he is pulling someones leg.....or worse..jajaj

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Mononoke28 says on Apr 7, 2009, 13:32:

When I was laid off I filed for unemployment and they told me about the 5 job searches per week, was it per week or per day?? I think it was per week. All I did was go to Monster.com and keep track of the jobs I had filed for but they never even asked me. They actually have so many claims that they don't have time to check all of them.

Diana

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