a person who works 7 years in the U. S. and have Spcial Security tax taken out of his pay check.?

Question

This person left the U.S. to return back to his mother land 25 years ago. He is now 59 years old and lives in
Thailand and he is not a U.S. citizen so he is not entile to Retirement Insurance benefits.
What can he do about the 7 years of Social Security taxes that he put in can he claim the amount he puts in
at one lump sum or what.

Answer 1

He can request the money that he paid into the Social Security, I believe that he has to do that request through the treasury department. He also must have the proof that he paid money into the system. He also must have the information from when he was a legal resident in the U.S.

Answer 2

I'm pretty sure the answer to that would be no.



Since you mention that he returned to his "motherland" 25 years ago - that makes me wonder what his working status in the U.S. was. Was he there legally or illegally, was he working on a guest workers permit or some sort of visa?



Also keep in mind, even for U.S. citizens who've paid into Social Security - there's no guarantee of getting any sort of benefits - it's essentially a tax levied by the U.S. - the proceeds of which are used to pay a benefit to those who have retired.



Finally, consider the dollar amount paid 25 to 32 years ago. The actual dollar amount was probably not that much - and I'm not even certain you could adjust the dollar amount for inflation.



I'd write it off and not worry about it.