Hi hobbledehoy2,
According to the US Social Security Administration, you are eligible
(as a citizen of the UK) to continue receiving Social Security checks
outside the US.
Below are the essential excerpts pertaining to your case, however, I
suggest you read the document in its entirety:
"If you are a citizen of one of the countries listed below, your
Social Security payments will keep coming no matter how long you stay
outside the U.S., as long as you are eligible for the payments."
United Kingdom is listed as one of these countries.
"If you are not a U.S. citizen or a citizen of one of the other
countries listed (UK is listed as one of these countries), your
payments will stop after you have been outside the U.S. for six full
calendar months unless you meet one of the following exceptions:
(...)
* You are a resident of a country with which the U.S. has a Social
Security agreement. Currently, these countries are:"
United Kingdom is listed as one of these countries.
Additional residency requirements for dependents and survivors:
If you receive benefits as a dependent or survivor of the worker,
special requirements may affect your right to receive Social Security
payments while you are outside the U.S. If you are not a U.S. citizen,
you must have lived in the U.S. for at least five years. During that
five years, the family relationship on which benefits are based must
have existed.
The residency requirement will not apply to you if you meet any of the
following conditions:
* You are a citizen of:
United Kingdom is listed as one of these countries.
OR
You are a resident of one of the countries with which the U.S. has a
Social Security agreement. These countries are:
United Kingdom is listed as one of these countries.
This doesn't apply to you, however, I felt it important to include it:
"If you are not a U.S. citizen and none of these exceptions applies to
you, your payments will stop after you have been outside the U.S. for
six full months. Once this happens, your payments cannot be started
again until you come back and stay in the U.S. for a whole calendar
month. You have to be in the U.S. on the first minute of the first day
of a month and stay through the last minute of the last day of that
month. In addition, you may be required to prove that you have been
lawfully present in the U.S. for the full calendar month."
The above information, and more, is found on the following document:
Your Payments While You Are Outside The United States
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10137.pdf
or
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10137.html
If you continue to have doubts, I encourage you to contact the Social
Security Services at this toll free number: 1-800-772-1213.
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informed professional advice."
I hope the information provided is helpful. If you have any questions
regarding my answer please don?t hesitate to ask before rating it.
Best regards,
Rainbow |
