If you have Social Security credits in the United States and Canada, you may be eligible for benefits from one or both countries. If you meet all the essential requirements of a country`s system, you regularly get an advantage from that country. If you don`t meet the essential requirements, the agreement can help you qualify for a performance, as explained below. Without a social security agreement, Peter is not entitled to an AEO if he is 65 years old. This is because he has less than 20 years of residence in Canada to be eligible for the OAS outside of Canada. With an agreement, he can count the years of residence or contribution in that other country to meet the minimum 20-year requirement to qualify for Canada`s OAS. However, the amount of his entitlement to the OAS benefit depends exclusively on his 15-year residence in Canada. I was born (1965) and grew up in Canada. I obtained my degrees (bachelor`s and law) in Canada. I moved to the United States in 2000 (I was 35 years old). I understand that I do not have the “20 years after 18” necessary to be able to claim the OAS.
But I think there is a provision in the agreement between the United States and Canada, that it will count my years in the United States so that I can meet the 20-year requirement. The table below shows the different types of social security benefits to be paid under the U.S. and Canadian social security plans and briefly describes the eligibility requirements for each type of benefit. If you do not qualify for these benefits, the agreement can help you qualify (see section “How to pay benefits”). Hello Selena – I don`t know anything about social security programs in Colombia, but there are no restrictions in the Canadian system that would prevent you from collecting pensions from either country. Hello Pierre – If you have lived in Canada for at least 20 years after the age of 18, you are entitled to a partial AEO, wherever you live, even without an agreement. If you have lived in Canada for less than 20 years after the age of 18, you are not entitled to the OAS if you live outside of Canada, unless you qualify for one of the many international agreements. My question is that my stay in Asia can be considered a residence in Canada, based on my relations with Canada during the period of absence, so I start in 2020 with the OAS, If I go to Asia Every agreement is different, but this quote implies for me that if you are short in Canada for OAS purposes, This can only be compared with contribution periods in the Philippines, and not just with stays there. While both of these goals are important, this article will focus exclusively on how agreements fill gaps in coverage….