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    Sep 2, 2012, 03:40 PM
    Retirement benefits between US & France
    I am about to retire in the US and qualify for US Social Security benefits I also qualify 50% for the French retraite benefits. Will I received benefits from both countries?
    Thank you for the help
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    Sep 2, 2012, 04:37 PM
    It depends on where you live most of the time. I'm not sure about France, but I know the U.S. allows you to consider the U.S. as your country of residence if you are on U.S. soil, physically, 6 months and one day out of a calender 12 month period, or more than half of the calender days, which ever is more (last I checked- it has been a while, and who knows what recent administrations have changed). Also, there is a difference between "country of residence" and "country currently residing in". I'm sure France has a government website that can at least set you on the right track, or you can contact your closest French Consulate if you are here in the U.S. and ask them directly.
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    Sep 3, 2012, 12:50 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by JackGerard62 View Post
    I am about to retire in the US and qualify for US Social Security benefits I also qualify 50% for the French retraite benefits. Will I received benefits from both countries?
    Thank you for the help
    Jacques

    You are entitled to US SS benefits wherever you live. There is no residency requirement. France is one of the Countries in which you can reside and receive benefits without having them deposited in a US account and forwarded.

    And, yes, you can collect both.

    Retiring in France ; Practical Life ; pension system
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    Sep 3, 2012, 12:51 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by bllady View Post
    It depends on where you live most of the time. I'm not sure about France, but I know the U.S. allows you to consider the U.S. as your country of residence if you are on U.S. soil, physically, 6 months and one day out of a calender 12 month period, or more than half of the calender days, which ever is more (last I checked- it has been a while, and who knows what recent administrations have changed). Also, there is a difference between "country of residence" and "country currently residing in". I'm sure France has a government website that can at least set you on the right track, or you can contact your closest French Consulate if you are here in the U.S. and ask them directly.

    Would you please post where you are reading there are residency requirements in order to collect SS benefits? I find the opposite.
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    Sep 3, 2012, 07:16 PM
    Go here (Social Security Publications) and click on "What happens to your right to SS payments when you are out of the US". It does go on to explain that yes, you can receive your payments anywhere regardless of where you live, except for a list of countries to where we cannot send payments, where the 6 month rule applies. France is one with which we have an agreement. Like I said, I wasn't sure about France. As far as receiving your French benefits while here in the US, you'll have to look for a government site that can answer your questions, or like I suggested earlier, contact your closest consulate.

    Looks like you (JudyKayTee) and I were both right ;)
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    Sep 4, 2012, 11:46 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by bllady View Post
    Go here (Social Security Publications) and click on "What happens to your right to SS payments when you are out of the US". It does go on to explain that yes, you can receive your payments anywhere regardless of where you live, except for a list of countries to where we cannot send payments, where the 6 month rule applies. France is one with which we have an agreement. Like I said, I wasn't sure about France. As far as receiving your French benefits while here in the US, you'll have to look for a government site that can answer your questions, or like I suggested earlier, contact your closest consulate.

    Looks like you (JudyKayTee) and I were both right ;)

    I posted the French site.

    I also missed the question entirely. It was: "I am about to RETIRE IN THE US and qualify for US Social Security benefits I also qualify 50% for the French retraite benefits. Will I received benefits from both countries?"

    The answer is that yes, he can receive benefits from both Countries. He wasn't asking about retiring in France.
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