H1-B Visa Social Security and Medicare Refund

rcc0918 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Feb 21, 2011, 01:21 PM

H1-B Visa Social Security and Medicare Refund

I am here on a H1-B Visa. I want to return to India permanently. Can I get a refund for the Social Security and Medicare that I have paid for the last 5 years?

MukatA Posts: 7,110, Reputation: 176

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Feb 21, 2011, 07:46 PM

No, you do not get it back.

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