I WAS RECENTLY TOLD THAT I DIDN’T EARN ENOUGH BENEFITS IN THIS COUNTRY. MOST OF MY LIFE, I WORKED IN WESTERN EUROPE. CAN I RECEIVE BENEFITS FROM A COUNTRY IN WESTERN EUROPE?
There are many countries that the United States has totalization arrangements with that permit work history in the other country to count towards work history in this country. It is a treaty with each country. Generally, these are more common in the Western industrial countries that have similar types of Social Security Disability benefit programs.
