Please explain.
Please explain.
Perhaps similar to the situation here in Western Europe.
Due to mutual treaties, years of employment accrued here (in, e.g., Germany) are "counted" with respect to reaching the "40 consecutive quarters of paying into the system" necessary to obtain S.S. payments.
Thus, as a college student, I worked a summer job in the U.S. - then emigrated to Germany. I get a print-out from the U.S. govt. every year, saying that I have accrued "1 point" (worth a couple of bucks per month) towards my S.S. upon retirement. Ordinary, I would never see that money, because I haven't accrued the necessary 40 consecutive quarters.
But since I have worked (and paid into the system) for more than 40 consecutive quarters here in Germany, and Germany has a bilateral treaty with the U.S., those quarters are "counted."
Regards,
“her years in Australian social security now counts for ours! Crazy.”
Please explain.
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Crazy is right.
I first read about this over 35 years ago. There is some kind of Social Security “totalization agreement”. Credit earned in one country counts toward benefits in another country.
Can you say “one world government”? It was mind-boggling to me back then, and it had been around for maybe 20 years when I heard about it in the 1980’s.