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mattinnorfolk
Joined 2013
Posts: 1315

4 years ago

Got The Deal on Marrying a Colombian, living there and SSN for her

4 years ago

I am sorry if this is redundant but I sent a email to the SSN office in Santo Domingo and they called me today and went through everything. We all know the requirement that she needs to spend 5 years in USA (consecutive not needed) or can spend time as a widow and qualifies for benefits at age 60. This I did not know, that if we married and lived in Colombia the whole time and did not get the 5 years in the USA, she can still get benefits at age 60, but like all scenarios must be married for at least one year to qualify. She must travel to the USA every 6 months, and spend one month there and can go back and will get the same as living in USA for 5 years. I forgot to ask as a widow what percentage she would receive at age 60, but I think its the same as normal. Obviously a pain to do that every 6 months, but get a friend near Miami or relative. It might be worth it for $2,000 USA dollars a month. Hope this helps, but this is how it was gone over by the SSN office in Santo Domingo.

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