Does anyone know if you apply for dual citizenship, will you loose your US Pension? My mom has her US Citizenship and has retired to our homeland. But she's thinking of getting a dual citizenship so that she doesn't have to travel back and forth to U.S. once a year. For it's a law that you cannot stay more than 1 year if your not a citizen of that country.
2006-10-19 02:21:02 · 6 answers · asked by d d 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If you mean U.S. social security pension: the answer may depend on whether there is a totalization agreement with the other country:
http://www.ssa.gov/international/agreements_overview.html (Social Security Admin.)
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=105254,00.html (tax issues)
In most cases American retirees abroad get their full social security pensions.
There may, if she has worked in another country and receives a pension from there (or a civil service pension from a US or state or local government gency) application of the Windfall Elimination Provision: http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10045.html
Most of your questions are probably answered on the AARP Web site's "social security abroad" FAQ: http://www.aarp.org/worldwide/a2004-09-30-faq-ssabroad.html
Dual nationalty only in very unusual circumstances affects social security, and then mostly in relation to its taxation, sometimes in relation to other-country benefits:
"Q: If I become a citizen of the country in which I plan to retire, will I continue to receive Social Security payments?
"A: Generally, if you become a citizen of another country and keep your U.S. citizenship (that is, you have dual citizenship), you can continue to receive benefits outside the U.S. However, if you do not keep your U.S. citizenship, your benefits could be affected by a change of citizenship." http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10137.html provides more information about this.
2006-10-19 03:22:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
First, there is, under US law, no such thing as dual citizenship. You either are a US citizen, or your not. Quantifier: Children born of US citizens in a foreign country, or born in USA of foreign parents, shall carry the citizenship until their 18th birthday, at which time they SHOULD decide which citizenship they want. (Does this happen? No) If your mom decides that she wants to take the citizenship of your "homeland", YOUR country may require her to surrender her US passport.
Your mom's pension does NOT depend on her citizenship, it is dependent upon her working for a period of time. She can even have her pension deposited into a bank of her choice, including one in a foreign country.
2006-10-19 02:38:22 · answer #2 · answered by My world 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You dont apply for "DUAL CITIZENSHIP". What actually happens is that you obtain another citizenship. In relation to the US, the US will only recognize USA citizenship, what that means is that if you hold both citizenships, the US only cares about your US citizenship. Your mother should still be able to get a US pension as she is a US citizen! hope this helps
2006-10-19 02:26:13 · answer #3 · answered by Mr MOJO123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my father in law is a retired military personnel. upon retirement he went to the united states and eventually after 10 years became a naturalized US citizen. is it lawful for the AFP to stop giving his monthly pension because according to them he has lost his filipino citizenship.
2016-02-27 22:18:07 · answer #4 · answered by nimfa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haven't thought about it
2016-07-27 22:19:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thank you for all the answers
2016-08-23 09:02:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋