There are a lot of bad angles to this, here is another one: What happens to people's social security they've build for the years they've been on H1B? (Or J1, etc. before that)? It's technically gone...

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yibg 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Not an expert but I think citizens of most countries still get benefits post retirement if they've crossed the 40 point / 10 year threshold, even if they're not in the US.

At least for now, who knows if that'll change down the road.

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darth_avocado 2 hours ago | parent [-]

This is correct. You’d get your social security if you worked for 10 years (you need 40 credits but can only earn 4 max per year, 1 credit for every $1810 of social security taxes you paid). I think most visa workers who worked 10 years on H1B will meet this criteria

	▲	malkia 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Thank you both for the answers. Some further googling led me to "totalization agreements" and then it's per country. It looks like India (for example) may not have such an agreement, but say Austriallia has it. That to be said, it's all news to me, so might be completely wrong here