Benefits from the U.S. If you do not have enough work cred- its under the U.S. system to qualify for regular benefits, you may be able to qualify for a par- tial benefit from the U.S. based on both U.S. and Australian credits. Australian credits for this purpose include your peri- ods of residence in Australia between age 1ł and retirement age during which you were covered under the SG program or you were employed or self- employed. To be eligible to have your Australian credits counted, however, you must have earned at least six credits (generally one and one-half years of work) under the U.S. system. If you already have enough credits under the U.S. system to qualify for a benefit, the U.S. cannot count your Australian credits. U.S. and certain other coun- tries that have agreements with Australia. Social Security credits from both countries can also S o c i a l S e c u r i t y be counted, when necessary, to meet the eligibility require- ments for Australian benefits. Unless you are in Australia, you must have at least 12 months of residence in Australia—at least six months of which must have been continuous—to be eligible to have your U.S. and Australian credits added together. If we need to count your credits under the Australian system to help you qualify for a U.S. benefit, we will get the necessary informa- tion directly from Australia when you apply for benefits. However, you will need to provide evidence of the periods when you worked in Australia or were covered by Australia’s SG legislation. The Australian authorities will provide us with a certification of the peri- ods they can verify. If Australian authorities need to count your U.S. credits to help you qualify for an Australian benefit, they will get a copy of your U.S. record directly from the Social Security Administration when you apply for the Australian benefit. When a U.S. benefit becomes payable as a result of counting both U.S. and Australian Social Security credits, an initial benefit w w w . s o c i a l s e c u r i t y . g o v is determined based on your U.S. earnings as if your entire career had been completed under the U.S. system. This initial benefit is then reduced to reflect the fact that Australian credits helped to make the benefit payable. The amount of the reduction will depend on the number of U.S. credits: the more U.S. credits, the smaller the reduction; the fewer U.S. credits, the larger the reduction. and your Australian benefit becomes payable as a result of the agreement, your benefit ma...
Benefits from the U.S. If you do not have enough work credits under the U.S. system to qualify for regular benefits, you may be able to qualify for a partial benefit from the United States based on both U.S. and Korean credits. However, to be eligible to have your Korean credits counted, you must have earned at least six credits (generally one and one-half years of work) under the U.S. system. If you already have enough credits under the U.S. system to qualify for a benefit, the U.S. cannot count your Korean credits. • Benefits from Korea — Social Security credits from both countries can also be counted, when necessary, to meet the eligibility requirements for Korean benefits. To be eligible to have your U.S. and Korean credits counted, you must have at least 18 months of coverage credited under the Korean system. You do not have to do anything to have your credits in one country counted by the other country. If we need to count your credits under the Korean system to help you qualify for a U.S. benefit, we will get a copy of your Korean record directly from Korea when you apply for benefits. If Korean officials need to count your U.S. credits to help you qualify for a Korean benefit, they will get a copy of your U.S. record directly from the Social Security Administration when you apply for the Korean benefit. Although each country may count your credits in the other country, your credits are not actually transferred from one country to the other. They remain on your record in the country where you earned them and can also be used to qualify for benefits there. When a U.S. benefit becomes payable as a result of counting both U.S. and Korean Social Security credits, an initial benefit is determined based on your U.S. earnings as if your entire career had been completed under the U.S. system. This initial benefit is then reduced to reflect the fact that Korean credits helped to make the benefit payable. The amount of the reduction will depend on the number of U.S. credits: the more U.S. credits, the smaller the reduction; and the fewer U.S. credits, the larger the reduction. A Korean pension may affect your U.S. benefit If you qualify for Social Security benefits from both the United States and Korea and you did not need the agreement to qualify for either benefit, the amount of your U.S. benefit may be reduced. This is a result of a provision in U.S. law that can affect the way your benefit is figured if you also receive a pension based on work that was not covered by U.S. Socia...
Benefits from the U.S. If you do not have enough work credits under the U.S. system to qualify for regular benefits, you may be able to qualify for a partial benefit from the United States based on both U.S. and German credits. However, to be eligible to have your German credits counted, you must have earned at least six credits (generally one and one-half years of work) under the U.S. system. Since the U.S. Social Security program did not begin until 1937, any German coverage earned before that year cannot be counted. If you already have enough credits under the U.S. system to qualify for a benefit, the United States cannot count your German credits. • Benefits from Germany—Social Security credits from both countries can also be counted, when necessary, to meet the eligibility requirements for German benefits. To be eligible to have your U.S. and German credits counted, you must have at least 18 months of coverage credited under the German system. You do not have to do anything to have your credits in one country counted by the other country. If we need to count your credits under the German system to help you qualify for a U.S. benefit, we will get a copy of your German record directly from Germany when you apply for benefits. If German officials need to count your U.S. credits to help you qualify for a German benefit, they will get a copy of your U.S. record directly from the Social Security Administration when you apply for the German benefit. Although each country may count your credits in the other country, your credits are not actually transferred from one country to the other. They remain on your record in the country where you earned them and also can be used to qualify for benefits there. When a U.S. benefit becomes payable as a result of counting both U.S. and German Social Security credits, an initial benefit is determined based on your U.S. earnings as if your entire career had been completed under the U.S. system. This initial benefit is then reduced to reflect the fact that German credits helped to make the benefit payable. The amount of the reduction will depend on the number of U.S. credits: the more U.S. credits, the smaller the reduction; and the fewer U.S. credits, the larger the reduction. A German pension may affect your U.S. benefit If you qualify for Social Security benefits from both the United States and Germany and you did not need the agreement to qualify for either benefit, the amount of your U.S. benefit may be reduced. This is a result of a provisi...
Benefits from the U.S. If you do not have enough work credits under the U.S. system to qualify for regular benefits, you may be able to qualify for a partial benefit from the U.S. based on both U.S. and Australian credits. Australian credits for this purpose include your periods of residence in Australia between age 16 and retirement age during which you were covered under the SG program or you were employed or self-employed. To be eligible to have your Australian credits counted, however, you must have earned at least six credits (generally one and one-half years of work) under the U.S. system. If you already have enough credits under the U.S. system to qualify for a benefit, the U.S. cannot count your Australian credits.
Benefits from the U.S. If you do not have enough work credits under the U.S. system to qualify for regular benefits, you may be able to qualify for a partial benefit from the United States based on both U.S. and Norwegian credits. However, to be eligible to have your Norwegian credits counted, you must have earned at least six credits (generally one and one-half years of work) under the U.S. system. If you already have enough credits under the U.S. system to qualify for a benefit, the United States cannot count your Norwegian credits. • Benefits from Norway—Norway provides retirement, disability and survivors benefits through two separate programs.
Benefits from the U.S. If you do not have enough work credits under the U.S. system to qualify for regular benefits, you may be able to qualify for a partial benefit from the United States based on both U.S. and Swiss credits. However, to be eligible to have your Swiss credits counted, you must have earned at least six credits (generally one and one-half years of work) under the U.S. system. If you already have enough credits under the U.S. system to qualify for a benefit, the United States cannot count your Swiss credits. • Benefits from Switzerland — Under the agreement, if you are a U.S. citizen, you can qualify for Swiss retirement and survivors benefits with just one year of Swiss coverage. (Before the agreement, U.S. citizens needed at least five years of Swiss coverage to qualify.) Therefore, credits under the U.S. system will not be counted when determining eligibility for Swiss retirement and survivors benefits. To qualify for Swiss disability benefits, you would normally need one year of Swiss coverage and also need to be covered by the Swiss system at the time you become disabled. If you do not meet the current coverage requirements for Swiss disability benefits, the agreement can help you qualify if you have recent U.S. credits (or are receiving U.S. benefits) at the time you become disabled. How credits get counted You do not have to do anything to have your credits in one country counted by the other country. If we need to count your credits under the Swiss system to help you qualify for a U.S. benefit, we will get a copy of your Swiss record directly from Switzerland when you apply for benefits. If Swiss officials need to count your U.S. credits to help you qualify for a Swiss benefit, they will get a copy of your U.S. record directly from the Social Security Administration when you apply for the Swiss benefit. Although each country may count your credits in the other country, your credits are not actually transferred from one country to the other. They remain on your record in the country where you earned them and can also be used to qualify for benefits there. When a U.S. benefit becomes payable as a result of counting both U.S. and Swiss Social Security credits, an initial benefit is determined based on your U.S. earnings as if your entire career had been completed under the U.S. system. This initial benefit is then reduced to reflect the fact that Swiss credits helped to make the benefit payable. The amount of the reduction will depend on the number of U.S. ...
Benefits from the U.S. If you do not have enough work credits under the U.S. system to qualify for regular benefits, you may be able to qualify for a partial benefit from the United States based on both U.S. and U.K. credits. However, to be eligible to have your U.K. credits counted, you must have earned at least six credits (generally one and one- half years of work) under the U.S. system. If you already have enough credits under the U.S. system to qualify for a benefit, the United States cannot count your U.K. credits. • Benefits from the U.K.—The United Kingdom provides benefits through a two-tier program:
Benefits from the U.S. If you do not have enough work credits under the U.S. system to qualify for regular benefits, you may be able to qualify for a partial benefit from the United States based on both U.S. and Danish credits. However, to be eligible to have your Danish credits counted, you must have earned at least six credits (generally 1 ½ years of work) under the U.S. system. If you already have enough credits under the U.S. system to qualify for a benefit, the United States cannot count your Danish credits. • Benefits from Denmark—Denmark provides retirement, disability and other benefits through two separate programs.
Benefits from the U.S. If you do not have enough work credits under the U.S. system to qualify for regular benefits, you may be able to qualify for a partial benefit from the United States based on both U.S. and Swedish credits. However, to be eligible to have your Swedish credits counted, you must have earned at least six credits (generally one and one-half years of work) under the U.S. system. If you already have enough credits under the U.S. system to qualify for a benefit, the United States cannot count your Swedish credits. • Benefits from Sweden — Sweden provides survivors and disability benefits through two separate programs.
Benefits from the U.S. If you do not have enough work credits under the U.S. system to qualify for regular benefits, you may be able to qualify for a partial benefit from the United States based on both U.S. and Finnish credits. However, to be eligible to have your Finnish credits counted, you must have earned at least six credits (generally one and one-half years of work) under the U.S. system. If you already have enough credits under the U.S. system to qualify for a benefit, the United States cannot count your Finnish credits. • Benefits from Finland—Finland provides retirement, disability and survivors benefits through two separate programs.
