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A Reciprocal Agreement country is:

A country outside the EEA, including Switzerland, with which the United Kingdom (UK) has a bi-lateral convention on Social Security matters.

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Social Security Conventions are more commonly referred to as Reciprocal Agreements (RAs) -

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýappre are two types of Social Security Conventions:

• A full Social Security Agreement which may include some benefit and health care provisions; or
• A Double Contributions Convention (DCC) - these relate to contribution matters only and have no benefit or health care provisions.

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp countries with whichÌýthe UK has DCCs are:

• Canada
• Japan
• Republic of Korea
• Chile

Reciprocal Agreements are made between two countries to:

Give equality of treatment to people who are insured in one country and live or work in another country; and

Ensure that a person is not liable to pay Social Security Contributions in both countries for the same period.

Each agreement is different.

For a full list of all the countries with who the UK have agreements see NIM33012Ìý

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp UK also has Reciprocal Agreements with some countries in the EEA.ÌýÌýIn situations where it is not possible to apply European legislation then the Reciprocal Agreements may apply.