Qualifying quarters definition

Qualifying quarters means all of the qualifying quarters of coverage as defined under Title II of the Social Security Act that were worked by a parent of an alien while the alien was under the age of 18 and all of the qualifying quarters that were worked by a spouse of the alien during their marriage if the alien remains married to the spouse or the spouse is deceased. No qualifying quarter of coverage that is creditable under Title II of the Social Security Act for any period beginning after December 31, 1996, may be credited to an alien if the parent or spouse of the alien received any federal means-tested public benefit during the period for which the qualifying quarter is so credited.

Qualifying quarters means all of the qualifying quarters of coverage as defined under Title II of the Social Security Act worked by a parent of a noncitizen while the noncitizen was under the age of 18 and all of the qualifying quarters worked by a spouse of the noncitizen during their marriage if the noncitizen remains married to the spouse or the spouse is deceased. No qualifying quarters of coverage that are creditable under Title II of the Social Security Act for any period beginning after December 31, 1996, may be credited to a noncitizen if the parent or spouse of the noncitizen received any federal means-tested public benefit during the period for which the qualifying quarter is credited.

Examples of Qualifying quarters in a sentence

• Qualifying quarters worked by a parent during the time that an alien was under 18 years of age shall be counted in determining qualifying quarters for aliens 18 years of age and over.

• Qualifying quarters are defined as September through November for the January 1 – March 31 coverage period, December through February for the April 1 – June 30 coverage period, March through May for the July 1 – September 30 coverage period, and June through August for the October 1 – December 31 coverage period.

• Qualifying quarters of work can only be credited to Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs).

• For example, aliens meeting certain criteria are able to earn qualified credits towards Social Security retirement benefits as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1631 (Federal attribution of sponsor's income and resources to alien) and 8 U.S.C. 1645 (Qualifying quarters).

• For example, aliens meeting certain criteria are able to earn qualified credits towards Social Security retirement benefits as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1631 (Federal attribution of sponsor’s income and resources to alien) and 8 U.S.C. 1645 (Qualifying quarters).

• As a result, individuals meeting certain criteria are able to earn qualified credits towards Social Security retirement benefits as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1631 (federal attribution of sponsor’s income and resources to alien) and 8 U.S.C. 1645 (Qualifying quarters).

• Qualifying quarters are defined as: #1 December through February (April 1st coverage start), #2 March through May (July 1st coverage start), #3 June through August (October 1st coverage start), and #4 September through November (January 1st coverage start).