Am I eligible for the OAS pension after 12 years in Canada and I live with my wife, who is 66 years old and I am 69 years old with a low income. I applied for a pension and received a letter from Service Canada saying that the pension under the Social Security Agreement between Canada and India.My application is that I worked for about 32 years in the UAE at an Indian bank in Dubai and the UAE bank does not provide a contingency fund/pension. Middle East and regulated by the United Arab Emirates Canada`s social security plan includes a specific retirement plan in the province of Quebec, an additional agreement was entered into with Quebec to extend the agreement to that province, also with effect from August 1, 1984. The terms of the agreement between the United States and Canada and the agreement between the United States and Quebec are very similar and, unless otherwise stated, references to the agreement between the United States and Canada also apply to the agreement between the United States and Quebec. Under the agreement, U.S. social security credits concluded after 1965 may be considered at the same time as CPP or QPP work credits, if necessary, in order to meet the minimum requirements for disability or survivors` benefits of the CPP or PQPP. However, to be eligible to have your U.S. credits counted, you must have acquired at least one year of credit under the CPP or QPP. It is not necessary to take into account US Social Security credits to determine entitlement to CPP or QPP retirement benefits, as anyone who has contributed to at least one of the two schemes may be entitled to an old-age pension or a reduced retirement pension from the age of 65. (c) benefits provided for by social security legislation in a Contracting State whose contributions (with the exception of employers` contributions or self-employment contributions) are not deductible for the purposes of taxation in that State and which are paid to a Resident State of the other Contracting State are exempt in that other State; if they were exempt if they were received from a resident of the first-mentioned State. If you do not wish to receive benefits, but would like more information about the agreement, write to: Hello Veronica – Your husband is definitely entitled to a CPP pension and he may also be entitled to the OAS under the agreement between Canada and the United States. In any case, they will be eligible for both the CPP and the OAS.

I think you`ll need 10 years (40 quarters) to qualify for U.S. Social Security, but again, you could qualify under the Canada-U.S. agreement if you have less than 10 full years. I suggest that you wait until you approve or reject your AEO application and see in what periods they have concluded that you have lived in Canada. If you refuse your AEO application solely because of your domicile in Canada, you can request that they review your application in accordance with the Canada/India agreement to see if you qualify through this process.. . . .