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New Rules on UK Widows Pensions

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Pineau:
Willy,
you are right. when she leaves China and gets the green card she forfeits her SS.

Fiona went and checked and that is what she was told. So Fiona gave up any rights to her pension and forfeits all the money she has paid into it over the years.
Her only benefits will be those she earns here in the USA by working and paying into the SS system. Or if I last 8 more years she is entitled to mine.

Robertt S:
As long as the Chinese national does not obtain citizenship in another country and keeps paying into the Chinese system they can draw the pension when they retire. The main kicker is that China DOES NOT recognize dual citizenship, so obtaining citizenship elsewhere will give the Chinese a reason to withdraw your Chinese passport and all associated benefits available only to Chinese citizens. The best method is to allow the Chinese spouse to retain her name and not apply for citizenship elsewhere. This will allow her to always retreat back to China in the event of divorce or your demise and still have all the benefits of the Chinese citizen. She will need to maintain a bank account in China where her pension funds can be deposited, she can use them when she visits or make sure her bank has ties with PayPal and she can transfer the money elsewhere. There is not a lot of added benefits to gaining citizenship here aside from voting, because many federal assistance programs are available to legal permanent residents after 5 years of continued residence state-side.

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