Originally Posted by Thydney

Bloody sponging student!!!! I saw your pic. you been here 20 years then?

Originally Posted by paddingtongreen

I never told them where I was so I didn't get any letters. At first, I figured I would catch up when I got back. After I decided to stay here, I forgot it until I retired. I only had 14 years in there so I would have had to make up 30 years, I might have died before I even got my money back.

Originally Posted by Mallory

I think you get a partial pension if you have 11 years work in UK.

Originally Posted by Ash UK/US

The letter states I need to pay £128.70 for 2004-2005 tax year. I am 30 years old... so from what I am getting I will get billed like this yearly until I have paid in a total 30 years worth of contributions...correct?

Originally Posted by Ray

Yup .. the amount mght change as time goes by ....

Originally Posted by Sally Redux

Don't you have to have worked a certain number of years though - ie you can't get the pension just on paying contributions? Or maybe I'm thinking of the HRP you get for bringing up children.

Originally Posted by Ray

I think you have to work a minimum number of years

http://www.thepensionservice.gov.uk/home.asp

Originally Posted by Sally Redux

I've bookmarked it, I can't get my head around all the different things at the moment.

Originally Posted by Ray

I had the same though ...

bathroom problem there ....??

Originally Posted by Sally Redux

No, the bathroom's coming along great , it's passports, renewal of H1b/H4s, trip to England for that, trip to England for OH as his mum's gone gaga, etc.

Originally Posted by Ray

Well keep it in perspective ...
The bathroom come first .....

Originally Posted by Sally Redux

Oh definitely.

Nice Guatemalan plumber around at the mo