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No you cannot, unless you have been paying into the system for 10 years. If you have, then you probably have a green card by then. If not, you should get one
by mahyarm 11y ago
No you cannot, unless you have been paying into the system for 10 years. If you have, then you probably have a green card by then. If not, you should get one anyway since you've spent a decade of your life in the country that your pretty much american by that point. Legally and paying a lot of taxes.
You would never get medicare treatment as only an H1-B worker, since if your unemployed, you cannot stay in the country long enough to be able to use medicare benefits much.
So you effectively pay at %12 tax on your income that you will never see the benefits of unless you immigrate.
- daurnimator 11y ago> No you cannot, unless you have been paying into the system for 10 years. Ah yeah; But IIRC, there are some reciprocating treaties that let me get my money out? This mentions that for australians it is reduced to 18 months: https://www.dss.gov.au/about-the-department/international/international-social-security-agreements/current-international-social-security-agreements/factsheet-social-security-agreement-between-australia-and-the-united-states-of-america https://www.dss.gov.au/about-the-department/international/in...