Fraternity-Testvériség, 1958 (36. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)
1958-02-01 / 2. szám
14 FRATERNITY Answer: No, I am afraid your cousin will not benefit from this new law, because his relationship to you is not close enough. Under the new law, the parents of American citizens of 21 years of age or over, the spouses and unmarried minor children of lawful permanent resident aliens, and certain special skilled technicians are permitted non-quota status under the new law (formerly they were entitled only to a preference) and will be permitted to immigrate in spite of the fact that they come from countries with oversubscribed quotas, provided that valid petitions have been filed in their behalf before July 1, 1957. Cousins or even brothers, sisters and married or adult children of American citizens do not benefit under the law. Indirectly, however, it may help them, inasmuch as in some quota areas the fact that the first three preferences now may immigrate as non-quota immigrants, will make available some visas to fourth and non-preference immigrants. Question: I am an American citizen. I was born abroad and had to come to the United States before my 23rd birthday ni order to preserve my citizenship. When I came back here, I was told that for the next five years I cannot leave the United States, even for an hour, if I want to remain a citizen. Is that correct? Answer: That was correct until the enactment of the new law President Eisenhower signed on September 11th of last year. This contains a provision under which an aggregate of 12 months absence from the United States during the five-year period to which you refer will be considered as not interrupting the physical presence requirement of the statute. PROBLEMS ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY Question: If I work from November of 1953 to November of 1959, when I will be 65, at $230 per month, will I be eligible for social security, and, if so, how much? Answer: Yes; approximately $80 per month. Question: I have a dance band and I turn in social security for the men in the band. The men work on day-time jobs and they get the social security tax back which I withhold because they make the maximum on their regular work. What happens to the share of the money that I contribute? Answer: The money you turn in remains in the Social Security trust fund. There is no provision in the law to return taxes paid by employers. Question: I will be 61 in July this year. (1) If I retire then, how much will I receive when I am 62? (2) How much will I gain by working until I am 65? Answer: (1) If you stop working at 61, your benefit rate will be the same as if you worked until age 62 because of the provision in the Social Security law permitting the drop-out of five low years of earnings. (2) There is a 20% reduction in benefit rate if you retire at age 62.
