If you are a US Citizen and earned enough SS credits to qualify then you should be eligible to receive a Social Security benefit. If you were paying US taxed when working abroad then you may have qualified. You can check with the Social Security Administration to see if you qualify for benefits. Check out these pages from the Social Security web site - copy and paste them into your browser - start after each "***". ***http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/ssa.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=182***http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/ssa.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=356
