Forty (40) Qualifying Quarters of Earnings

Forty (40) Qualifying Quarters of Earnings A “qualifying quarter” (QQ) is a quarter of coverage as defined under Title II of the Social Security Act that is worked by the non-citizen, and/or: A. All the qualifying quarters worked by the spouse of the non-citizen during their marriage, provided the non-citizen remains married to the spouse or the marriage ended by death, and B. All of the qualifying quarters worked by a parent of a non-citizen while the non-citizen was under age eighteen (18). The non-citizen does not have to be under eighteen (18) at the time of the application. C. Subject to the limitations above, the non-citizen’s own QQ’s can possibly be combined with those of the non-citizen’s parent(s) and/or spouse to attain the required forty (40) quarters.