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    thamizha Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 15, 2006, 06:24 AM
    Can I get paid social security taxes back after leaving the US?
    Hello all,

    A silly question for which I could find no correct answer.

    I used to study in the US on an F-1 Visa. Then I got a job and converted to an H-1B visa. Worked for three years and paid taxes. Then converted back to F-1 to finish my MBA and then left the US to come to India.

    So - the situation that arose is that my old landlord told me I have a letter from the Social Security administration - a "know your SS status" thing which says that I have accumulated about 15,000$ in SS benefits. Neat - Can I do anything with this?

    I have left the US and don't plan on returning as an emigrant. Is there any way I can "surrender" my Social security number and perhaps get back the social security money I'm owed?

    Regards & thanks for your help.
    Thamizha.
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    Oct 15, 2006, 04:22 PM
    Negative. Taxes paid into Social Security and Medicare while on H-1B status are forfeited if you do not accumulated credits for 40 quarters (ten years) of work.
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    Jul 4, 2012, 08:11 AM
    What if I did work for 10 yearson an H1B?
    Can I get it back then?
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    Jul 4, 2012, 01:42 PM
    No, you still cannot get it back, but you DO qualify for benefits when you turn 62.
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