TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 19-301

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and ICELAND

Signed at Reykjavik September 27, 2016

with

Administrative Arrangement 
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

 Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent

evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof

or authentication thereof.”
 ICELAND 

 

 Social Security

 Agreement signed at Reykjavik September 27, 2016;

 Entered into force March 1, 2019;

 With administrative arrangement.

 
AGREEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY 

BETWEEN 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

AND 

ICELAND 
L 

The United States ofAmerica and 

Iceland (hereinafter referred to as the "Contracting States"), 

Being desirous ofregulating the relationship between their two countries in the 

field of Social Security, have agreed as follows: 

PARTI 

General Provisions 

Article 1 

Definitions 

For the purposes ofthis Agreement: 

(a) "national" means ' 

as regards the United States, a national ofthe United States as 

defined in Section 101, Immigration and Nationality Act, as 

amended, and 

as regards Iceland, a national ofIceland as defined in the Icelandic 

Nationality Act No 100/1952; 

(b) "laws" means the laws and regulations specified in Article 2 ofthis 

Agreement; 

(c) "Competent Authority" means, 

as regards the United States, the Commissioner of Social Security, 

and 

as regards Iceland, velferdarraduneytid (Ministry of Welfare); 
(d) "agency" means, 

as regards the United States, the Social Security Administration, and 

as regards Iceland, 

for the national pension, Tryggingastofnun rikisins 

(Social Insurance Administration), and 

for the Mandatory Pension Insurance Scheme, the relevant Pension 

Fund; 

(e) "period of coverage" means, 

as regards the United States, a period of payment of contributions or 

a period of earnings from employment or self-employment, as 

defined or recognized as a period of coverage by the laws under 

which such period has been completed, or any similar period insofar 

as it is recognized by such laws as equivalent to a period of 

coverage; and 

as regards Iceland, residence as defined in section II ofthe Icelandic 

Social Security Act, which coincides with 

(i) periods ofwork or self-employment for which social security 

or Pension Fund contributions were paid in respect ofthe laws 

specified in Article 2( 1 )(b) ofthis Agreement, 

(ii) periods before the entry into force ofthe Act mentioned in 

subparagraph ( e )(i) ofthis Article for which a person 

establishes that he or she worked under Icelandic laws, and 

(iii) periods for which a person establishes that he or she was 

self-employed under Icelandic laws; 
(f) "benefit" means any benefit provided for in the laws specified in 

Article 2 ofthis Agreement; and 

(g) "personal data" means any information relating to a specific 

(identified or identifiable) person, as well as any information which 

can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity. This 

includes, but is not limited to, the following: any individual 

identifier; citizenship, nationality, statelessness or refugee status; 

benefits, eligibility, or other claims information; contact information; 

medical information or lay information used in a medical 

determination; information about marital, familial or personal 

relationships; and information pertaining to work, financial or 

economic status. 

2. Any term not defined in this Article shall have the meaning assigned to it 

in the applicable laws. 

Article 2 

Material . Scope 

1. For the purposes ofthis Agreement, the applicable laws are: 

(a) as regards the United States, the laws governing the Federal old-age, 

survivors, and disability insurance program: 

(i) Title II ofthe U.S. Social Security Act and regulations 

pertaining thereto, except sections 226, 226A, and 228 ofthat 

title, and regulations pertaining to those sections, and 

(ii) Chapters 2 and 21 ofthe U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

and regulations pertaining to those chapters; 
(b) as regards Iceland, the laws governing the national old-age and 

invalidity pension scheme and the Mandatory Pension Insurance 

Scheme (Pension Funds): 

(i) Section II and Section III ofthe Icelandic Social Security Act 

and regulations pertaining thereto, except Article 19; 

Article 20, paragraphs 3 and 4; and Article 18, paragraph 4, 

second sentence, 

(ii) The Act on Mandatory Pension Insurance and on the 

Activities ofPension Funds and regulations pertaining 

thereto, except Article 15, paragraphs 2 and 3, and 

(iii) The Icelandic Social Security Contribution Act. 

2. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the laws referred to in 

paragraph 1 ofthis Article shall not include treaties or other international 

agreements or supranational legislation on social security concluded 

between one Contracting State and a third State, or laws or regulations 

promulgated for their specific implementation. 

3. Except as provided in the following sentence, this Agreement shall also 

apply to legislation which amends or supplements the laws specified in 

paragraph I ofthis Article. This Agreement shall apply to future 

legislation of a Contracting State which creates new categories of 

beneficiaries or new benefits under the laws ofthat Contracting State 

unless the Competent Authority ofthat Contracting State notifies the 

Competent Authority ofthe other Contracting State in writing within 

three (3) months ofthe date ofthe official publication ofthe new 

legislation that no such extension ofthis Agreement is intended. 
Article 3 

Persons Covered 

This Agreement shall apply to: 

(a) persons who are or who have been subject to the laws of one or both 

Contracting States, and 

(b) other persons with respect to the rights they derive from the persons 

described in sub-paragraph (a) ofthis Article. 

Article 4 

Equality ofTreatment 

Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, a person designated in Article 3 of 

this Agreement who resides in the territory of a Contracting State shall receive 

equal treatment with nationals ofthe other Contracting State in the application of 

the laws ofthe other Contracting State regarding entitlement to or payment of 

benefits. 

Article 5 

Portability ofBenefits 

Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, any provision ofthe laws of a 

Contracting State which restricts entitlement to or payment of benefits solely 

because a person resides outside or is absent from the territory ofthat 

Contracting State shall not be applicable to a person who resides in the territory 

ofthe other Contracting State. 
PART II 

Provisions Concerning Applicable Laws 

Article 6 

Coverage Provisions 

1. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, a person employed within the 

territory of one ofthe Contracting States shall, with respect to that 

employment, be subject to the laws of only that Contracting State. 

2. (a) Where a person who is normally employed in the territory ofthe 

United States by an employer in that territory is sent by that 

employer to the territory ofIceland for a temporary period, the 

person shall be subject to the laws of only the United States as if the 

person were employed in the territory ofthe United States, provided 

that the period of employment in the territory ofIceland is not 

expected to exceed five (5) years. For purposes of applying this 

paragraph in the case of an employee who is sent from the territory 

ofthe United States by an employer in that territory to the territory 

ofIceland, that employer and an affiliated company of the employer 

( as defined under the laws ofthe United States) shall be considered 

one and the same, provided that the employment would have been 

covered under United States laws absent this Agreement. 

(b) Where a person who is resident in the territory ofIceland and 

employed by an employer whose registered office or place of 

business is situated in that territory is sent by that employer from 

that territory to the territory ofthe United States for a temporary 

period, the person shall be subject to the laws of only Iceland as if 

the person were employed and resident in the territory ofIceland, 

provided that the period of employment in the territory ofthe 

United States is not expected to exceed five (5) years. 
(c) If, under subparagraph (a) or (b) ofthis paragraph, a person 

continues to be subject to the laws of a Contracting State while in the 

territory ofthe other Contracting State, that subparagraph shall also 

apply to the person's family members who accompany the person, 

unless they are themselves employed or self-employed in the 

territory ofthe latter Contracting State. 

3. Paragraph 2 ofthis Article shall apply where a person who has been sent 

by his or her employer from the territory of a Contracting State to the 

territory of a third State, and who is compulsorily covered under the laws 

of that Contracting State while employed in the territory ofthe third State, 

is subsequently sent by that employer from the territory ofthe third State to 

the territory ofthe other Contracting State. 

4. A self-employed person who resides within the territory of a 

Contracting State shall be subject to the laws of only that 

Contracting State. 

5. Where the same activity is considered to be self-employment under the 

laws of one Contracting State and employment under the laws ofthe other 

Contracting State, that activity shall be subject to the laws of only the first 

Contracting State ifthe person is a resident ofthat Contracting State, and to 

the laws of only the other Contracting State in any other case. 

6. (a) A person who is employed as an officer or member of a crew on a 

vessel which flies the flag of one Contracting State and who would 

be covered under the laws of both Contracting States shall be subject 

to the laws of only the Contracting State whose flag the vessel flies. 

For purposes ofthe preceding sentence, a vessel which flies the flag 

ofthe United States is one defined as an American vessel under the 

laws ofthe United States. 

(b) Traveling employees of air transportation companies who perform 

work in the territories ofboth Contracting States and who would 

otherwise be covered under the laws of both Contracting States shall, 

with respect to that work, be subject to the laws of only the 

Contracting State in the territory ofwhich the company has its 

headquarters. However, if such employees reside in the territory of 
the other Contracting State, they shall be subject to the laws of only 

that Contracting State. 

7. (a) This Agreement shall not affect the provisions ofthe Vienna 

Convention on Diplomatic Relations ofApril 18, 1961, or ofthe 

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations ofApril 24, 1963. 

(b) Nationals of one ofthe Contracting States who are employed by the 

Government ofthat Contracting State in the territory ofthe other 

Contracting State but who are not exempt from the laws ofthe other 

Contracting State by virtue ofthe Conventions mentioned in 

subparagraph (a) ofthis paragraph shall be subject to the laws of 

only the first Contracting State. For the purpose ofthis paragraph, 

employment by the United States Government includes employment 

by an instrumentality thereof, and employment by the Icelandic 

Government includes employment by Icelandic public employers. 

8. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Part, a person who does not 

reside in the territory ofIceland shall not be subject to Icelandic 

laws. 

(b) When a person is subject to the laws ofthe United States pursuant to 

this Article, the person and his or her employer are exempt from 

paying Icelandic social security contributions and contributions to a 

Pension Fund under the Act on Mandatory Pension Insurance and on 

the Activities ofthe Pension Funds. 

9. The Competent Authorities ofthe two Contracting States may agree to 

grant an exception to the provisions ofthis Article with respect to 

particular persons or categories of persons, provided that any affected 

person shall be subject to the laws of one ofthe Contracting States. 
PART III 

Provisions on Benefits 

Article 7 

Benefits under United States Laws 

The following provisions shall apply to the United States: 

1. Where a person has completed at least six ( 6) quarters of coverage under 

United States laws, but does not have sufficient periods of coverage to 

satisfy the requirements for entitlement to benefits under United States 

laws, the agency ofthe United States shall take into account, for the 

purpose of establishing entitlement to benefits under this Article, 

periods of coverage which are credited under Icelandic laws and which do 

not coincide with periods of coverage already credited under United States 

laws. 

2. In determining eligibility for benefits under paragraph 1 ofthis Article, the 

agency ofthe United States shall credit one ( 1) quarter of coverage for 

every three (3) months of coverage certified by the agency ofIceland; 

however, no quarter of coverage shall be credited for any calendar quarter 

already credited as a quarter of coverage under United States laws. The 

total number of quarters of coverage to be credited for a year shall not 

exceed four ( 4 ). The agency ofthe United States shall not take into 

account periods of coverage which occurred prior to the earliest date for 

which periods of coverage may be credited under its laws, nor will the 

agency of the United States take into account any periods of coverage 

which are not based on wages or self-employment income. 

3. Where entitlement to a benefit under United States laws is established 

according to the provisions ofparagraph 1 ofthis Article, the agency ofthe 

United States shall compute a pro rata Primary Insurance Amount in 

accordance with United States laws based on (a) the person's average 

earnings credited exclusively under United States laws and (b) the ratio of 

the duration of the person's periods of coverage completed under 

United States laws to the duration of a coverage lifetime as determined in 
accordance with United States laws. Benefits payable under United States 

laws shall be based on the pro rata Primary Insurance Amount. 

4. Entitlement to a benefit from the United States which results from 

paragraph 1 ofthis Article shall terminate with the acquisition ofsufficient 

periods of coverage under United States laws to establish entitlement to an 

equal or higher benefit without the need to invoke the provision of 

paragraph 1 ofthis Article. 

Article 8 

Benefits under Icelandic Laws 

The following provisions shall apply to Iceland: 

As regards the national old-age and invalidity pension scheme: 

1. Where a person covered by this Agreement who is or has been subject to 

the laws ofthe United States has had a total period of work under Icelandic 

laws of at least twelve (12) months but does not have sufficient periods of 

coverage to satisfy the requirements for entitlement to benefits under the 

Icelandic Social Security Act, the agency ofIceland shall take into account 

for the purpose of establishing entitlement to benefits under this Article, 

periods of coverage which are credited under United States laws and which 

do not coincide with periods of coverage already credited under Icelandic 

law. 

2. Where the condition ofparagraph 1 ofthis Article is fulfilled, a person 

covered by this Agreement shall be entitled to an Icelandic national 

pension subject to the other conditions set forth in the Icelandic 

Social Security Act. 
3. Where the condition on work under paragraph 1 ofthis Article has not 

been met, a person covered by this Agreement shall be entitled to an 

Icelandic national pension if the person has been resident in Iceland for a 

period of not less than three (3) years in the qualifying period laid down in 

the Icelandic Social Security Act. 

4. National old age pension and the invalidity pension shall be payable to 

persons covered by this Agreement residing in the territory of the 

United States ifthe person concerned fulfills the condition in paragraph 1 

of this Article. 

5. For purposes of meeting the twelve (12) month work requirement of 

paragraph 1 ofthis Article, the periods of coverage defined in 

Article 1.1( e )(i-iii) shall be accepted. 

6. Periods described in Article l.l(e)(i-iii) may be combined for purposes of 

meeting the twelve (12) month work requirement in paragraph 1 ofthis 

Article. 

As regards the Mandatory Pension Insurance Scheme (Pension Funds): 

7. Article 19, paragraph 4 ofthe Act on Mandatory Pension Insurance and on 

the Activities ofPension Funds shall not apply to contributions paid by a 

person covered by this Agreement into a Pension Fund operating under 

such Act on the return of or transfer ofresidence ofthat person to the 

United States. 

8. A person covered by this Agreement shall be entitled to a pension in 

pursuance ofthe Act on Mandatory Pension Insurance and on the 

Activities ofPension Funds and the Articles of Association ofthe relevant 

Pension Fund only on the basis of contributions paid into a Pension Fund 

operating under said Act. 
PART IV 

Miscellaneous Provisions 

Article 9 

Administrative Measures 

The Competent Authorities ofthe two Contracting States shall: 

(a) make all necessary administrative arrangements for the 

implementation ofthis Agreement and designate liaison agencies; 

(b) communicate to each other information concerning the measures 

taken for the application of this Agreement; and 

(c) communicate to each other, as soon as possible, information 

concerning all changes in their respective laws which may affect the 

application ofthis Agreement. 

Article 10 

Mutual Assistance 

The Competent Authorities and the agencies ofthe Contracting States, within the 

scope oftheir respective authorities, shall assist each other in implementing this 

Agreement. This assistance shall be free of charge, subject to exceptions to be 

agreed upon in an administrative arrangement. 

Article 11 

Confidentiality ofExchanged Personal Data 

1. Unless otherwise required by the national statutes of a Contracting State, 

personal data transmitted in accordance with this Agreement to one 

Contracting State by the other Contracting State shall be used solely for 

purposes of administering this Agreement and the laws in Article 2 ofthis 

Agreement. The receiving Contracting State's national statutes for the 
protection of privacy and confidentiality ofpersonal data and the 

provisions ofthis Agreement shall govern such use. 

2. The Competent Authorities ofthe Contracting States shall inform each 

other about all amendments to their national statutes regarding the 

protection of privacy and confidentiality of personal data that affect the 

transmission of personal data. 

3. A person may request, and the Competent Authority or agency requesting 

or transmitting personal data pursuant to this Agreement must disclose to 

that person upon such request, the content, receiving agency, and duration 

ofuse of his or her personal data, and the purpose and legal grounds for 

which such personal data were used or requested. 

4. The agencies shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that transmitted 

personal data are accurate and limited to data required to fulfill the 

receiving agency's request. In accordance with their respective national 

statutes, the agencies shall correct or delete any inaccurate transmitted 

personal data and any data not required to fulfill the receiving agency's 

request, and immediately notify the other Contracting State's agency of 

such correction. This shall not limit a person's right to request such 

correction ofhis or her personal data directly from the agencies. 

5. Both the transmitting and the receiving agencies shall effectively protect 

personal data against unauthorized or illegal access, alteration, or 

disclosure. 

Article 12 

Confidentiality ofExchanged Employers' Information 

Unless otherwise required by the national statutes of a Contracting State, 

employers' information transmitted between Contracting States in accordance 

with this Agreement shall be used solely for purposes of administering this 

Agreement and the laws in Article 2 ofthis Agreement. The receiving 

Contracting State's national statutes for the protection and confidentiality of 

employers' information and the provisions of this Agreement shall govern such 

use. 
Article 13 

Documents 

1. Where the laws of a Contracting State provide that any document which is 

submitted to the Competent Authority or an agency of that 

Contracting State shall be exempted, wholly or partly, from fees or 

charges, including consular and administrative fees, the exemption shall 

also apply to corresponding documents which are submitted to the 

Competent Authority or an agency of the other Contracting State in the 

application ofthis Agreement. 

2. Copies of documents certified as true and exact copies by an agency of one 

Contracting State shall be accepted as true and exact copies by an agency 

ofthe other Contracting State, without further certification. The agency of 

each Contracting State shall be the final judge ofthe probative value ofthe 

evidence submitted to it from whatever source. 

Article 14 

Correspondence and Language 

1. The Competent Authorities and agencies of the Contracting States may 

correspond directly with each other and with any person, wherever the 

person may reside, whenever it is necessary for the administration ofthis 

Agreement. 

2. An application or document may not be rejected by a Competent Authority 

or agency of a Contracting State solely because it is in the language ofthe 

other Contracting State. 

Article 15 

Applications 

1. A written application for benefits filed with an agency of one 

Contracting State shall protect the rights ofthe claimants under the laws of 

the other Contracting State ifthe applicant requests that it be considered an 

application under the laws ofthe other Contracting State. 
2. If an applicant has filed a written application for benefits with an agency of 

one Contracting State and has not explicitly requested that the application 

be restricted to benefits under the laws ofthat Contracting State, the 

application shall also protect the rights ofthe claimants under the laws of 

the other Contracting State ifthe applicant provides information at the time 

of filing indicating that the person on whose record benefits are claimed 

has completed periods of coverage under the laws ofthe other 

Contracting State. 

3. The provisions ofPart III ofthis Agreement shall apply only to benefits for 

which an application is filed on or after the date on which this Agreement 

enters into force. 

Article 16 

Appeals and Time Limits 

1. A written appeal of a determination made by an agency of one 

Contracting State may be validly filed with an agency of either 

Contracting State. The appeal shall be decided according to the procedure 

and laws ofthe Contracting State whose decision is being appealed. 

2. Any claim, notice, or written appeal which, under the laws ofone 

Contracting State, must have been filed within a prescribed period with an 

agency ofthat Contracting State, but which is instead filed within the same 

period with an agency of the other Contracting State, shall be considered to 

have been filed on time. 

Article 17 

Transmittal of Claims, Notices, and Appeals 

In any case to which the provisions of Article 15 or 16, or both, ofthis 

Agreement apply, the agency to which the claim, notice, or written appeal has 

been submitted shall indicate the date of receipt on the document and transmit it 

without delay to the liaison agency of the other Contracting State. 
Article 18 

Currency 

1. Payments under this Agreement may be made in the currency ofthe 

Contracting State making the payments. 

2. In case provisions designed to restrict the exchange or export of currencies 

are introduced by either Contracting State, the Governments of both 

Contracting States shall immediately take measures necessary to ensure the 

transfer ofsums owed by either Contracting State under this Agreement. 

Article 19 

Resolution ofDisagreements 

Any disagreement regarding the interpretation or application ofthis Agreement 

shall be resolved by consultation between the Competent Authorities. 

Article 20 

Supplementary Agreements 

This Agreement may be amended in the future by supplementary agreements, 

which, from their entry into force, shall be considered an integral part ofthis 

Agreement. Such Agreements may be given retroactive effect ifthey so specify. 

Article 21 

Transitional Provisions 

1. This Agreement shall not establish any claim to payment of a benefit for 

any period before the date of entry into force ofthis Agreement, or to a 

lump-sum death benefit ifthe person died before the entry into force ofthis 

Agreement. 
2. In determining the right to benefits under this Agreement, consideration 

shall be given to periods of coverage under the laws of both 

Contracting States and other events that occurred before the entry into 

force ofthis Agreement. 

3. In applying paragraph 2 or 3, or both, ofArticle 6 ofthis Agreement in the 

case ofpersons who were sent to work in the territory of a 

Contracting State prior to the date of entry into force ofthis Agreement, the 

period of employment referred to in those paragraphs shall be considered 

to begin on the date of entry into force ofthis Agreement. 

4. Determinations concerning entitlement to benefits made before the entry 

into force ofthis Agreement shall not affect rights arising under it. 

5. The application ofthis Agreement shall not result in any reduction in the 

amount of a benefit to which entitlement was established prior to the entry 

into force ofthis Agreement. 

6. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect the notes concerning the reciprocity 

of payment of social security benefits exchanged between the United States 

and Icelandic Governments on December 1, 1980, and April 16, 1981. 

Article 22 

Duration and Termination 

1. This Agreement shall remain in force until the expiration of one calendar 

year following the year in which written notice of its termination is given 

by one ofthe Contracting States to the other Contracting State. 

2. Ifthis Agreement is terminated, rights regarding entitlement to or payment 

of benefits acquired under it shall be retained. The Contracting States shall 

make arrangements dealing with rights in the process of being acquired. 
Article 23 

Entry into Force 

This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day ofthe third month 

following the month in which each Government shall have received from the 

other Government written notification that it has complied with all statutory and 

constitutional requirements for the entry into force ofthis Agreement. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto, have 

signed the present Agreement. 

DONE at /2.wv, k_ this ,;,.. 9-- day of Sepkntkr, 2016, in duplicate, 

in the English ano Icelandic languages, both texts being equally authentic. 

FOR THE FOR 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: ICELAND: 

'/U-?~t~fJM~ 
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENT 

BETWEEN THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ICELAND 

FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT 

ON SOCIAL SECURITY 

BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

AND ICELAND 
The Competent Authority ofthe United States ofAmerica and 

the Competent Authority of Iceland 

In conformity with Article 9(a) ofthe Agreement on Social Security between the 

United States ofAmerica and Iceland ofthis date, hereinafter referred to as the 

"Agreement," have agreed as follows: 

CHAPTER I 

General Provisions 

Article 1 

Where terms that appear in the Agreement are used in this 

Administrative Arrangement, they shall have the same meaning as they have in 

the Agreement. 

Article 2 

1. The liaison agencies referred to in Article 9(a) ofthe Agreement shall be: 

(a) for the United States, the Social Security Administration; and 

(b) for Iceland, Tryggingastofnun rikisins 

(Social Insurance Administration). 

2. The liaison agencies designated in paragraph 1 ofthis Article shall decide 

upon the joint procedures and methods necessary for the implementation of 

the Agreement and this Administrative Arrangement. 
CHAPTER II 

Provisions on Coverage 

Article 3 

1. Where the laws of one Contracting State are applicable in accordance with 

any ofthe provisions ofArticle 6 of the Agreement, the agency ofthat 

Contracting State, upon request ofthe employer or self-employed person, 

shall issue a certificate stating that the employee or self-employed person 

is subject to those laws and indicating the duration for which the certificate 

shall be valid. This certificate shall be evidence that the employee or 

self-employed person is exempt from the laws on compulsory coverage of 

the other Contracting State. 

2. The certificate referred to in paragraph 1 ofthis Article shall be issued: 

(a) in the United States, by the Social Security Administration; and 

(b) in Iceland, by Tryggingastofnun rikisins 

(Social Insurance Administration). 

3. The agency of a Contracting State that issues a certificate referred to in 

paragraph 1 ofthis Article shall furnish a copy ofthe certificate or agreed 

upon information from the certificate to the liaison agency ofthe other 

Contracting State as needed by the agency of the other Contracting State. 

CHAPTER III 

Provisions on Benefits 

Article 4 

1. Applications for benefits under the Agreement shall be submitted on forms 

to be developed by the liaison agencies ofthe two Contracting States. 
2. The agency ofthe Contracting State, with which an application for benefits 

is first filed in accordance with Article 15 ofthe Agreement, shall provide 

the liaison agency of the other Contracting State with such evidence and 

other information in its possession as may be required to complete action 

on the claim. 

3. The agency of a Contracting State, which receives an application that was 

first filed with an agency ofthe other Contracting State, shall without delay 

provide the liaison agency ofthe other Contracting State with such 

evidence and other available information in its possession as may be 

required for it to complete action on the cla.im. 

4. The agency ofthe Contracting State with which an application for benefits 

has been filed shall verify the information pertaining to the applicant and 

the applicant's family members. The liaison agencies of both 

Contracting States shall decide upon the types of information to be 

verified. 

CHAPTERIV 

Miscellaneous Provisions 

Article 5 

1. In accordance with measures to be decided upon pursuant to paragraph 2 

ofArticle 2 ofthis Administrative Arrangement, the agency of one 

Contracting State shall, upon request by the agency ofthe other 

Contracting State, furnish available information relating to the claim of any 

specified individual for the purpose of administering the Agreement. 

2. For the purpose of facilitation ofthe implementation of the Agreement and 

this Administrative Arrangement, the liaison agencies may agree on 

measures for the provision and transmission ofthe electronic exchange of 

data. 
Article 6 

The liaison agencies ofthe two Contracting States shall exchange statistics on the 

number of certificates issued under Article 3 ofthis Administrative Arrangement 

and on the payments made to beneficiaries under the Agreement. These statistics 

shall be furnished annually in a manner to be decided upon. 

Article 7 

1. Where administrative assistance is requested and provided under Article I 0 

ofthe Agreement, expenses other than regular personnel and operating 

costs ofthe agency providing the assistance shall be reimbursed, except as 

may be decided by the Competent Authorities or liaison agencies ofthe 

Contracting States. 

2. Upon request, the liaison agency of either Contracting State shall furnish 

without cost to the liaison agency ofthe other Contracting State any 

medical information and documentation in its possession relevant to the 

disability ofthe claimant or beneficiary. 

3. Where the agency of a Contracting State requires that a person in the 

territory ofthe other Contracting State who is receiving or applying for 

benefits under the Agreement submit to a medical examination, such 

examination, ifrequested by that agency, shall be arranged by the liaison 

agency ofthe other Contracting State in accordance with the rules ofthe 

agency making the arrangements and at the expense ofthe agency which 

requests the examination. 

4. The liaison agency of one Contracting State shall reimburse amounts owed 

under paragraphs I or 3 ofthis Article upon presentation of a statement of 

expenses by the liaison agency ofthe other Contracting State. 
Article 8 

1. This Administrative Arrangement shall enter into force on the date of entry 

into force ofthe Agreement and shall remain in force so long as the 

Agreement is in force. 

2. The Competent Authorities may notify each other, in writing, of changes in 

the names ofthe agencies without the need to amend the Agreement or this 

Administrative Arrangement. 

DONE at R~~y/i_ , this t:il-f day of &>plen,,k,- , 2016, 

in duplicate, in the English and Icelandic languages, both texts being equally 

authentic. 

For the Competent Authority For the Competent Authority 

ofthe United States ofAmerica: ofIceland: 

JcLrc,/~"-- &,.1,-, (~~ l~ilu 
SAMNINGUR UM ALMANNATRYGGINGAR 

MILLI 

BANDARIKJA NORI>UR-AMERIKU 

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ISLANDS 
Bandariki Norour-Ameriku og 

island ( sem nefnast her a eftir ,,samningsaoilar"), 

sem hafa hug a ao binda i reglur samband landanna tveggja a svioi 

almannatrygginga, hafa oroio asatt um eftirfarandi: 

I. HLUTI 

Almenn akvreoi 

Skilgreiningar 

1. i samningi pessum er merking eftirfarandi hugtaka sem her segir: 

a) ,,rikisborgari" merkir: 

ao pvi er varoar Bandariki Norour-Ameriku, bandariskur rikisborgari 

eins og skilgreint er i 101. pretti bandarisku 

innflytjendaloggjafarinnar, meo sioari breytingum, og 

ao pvi er varoar island, islenskur rikisborgari eins og skilgreint er i 

logunum um islenskan rikisborgararett, nr. 100/1952, 

b) ,,log" merkir log og reglugeroir sem tilgreind eru i 2. gr. samnings 

pessa, 

c) ,,logbrert stj6mvald" merkir, 

ao pvi er varoar Bandariki Norour-Ameriku, the Commissioner of 

Social Security (forstj6ri almannatrygginga) og 

ao pvi er varoar fsland, velferoarraouneytio, 
d) ,,stofnun" merkir, 

ao pvi er varoar Bandariki Norour-Ameriku, the Social Security 

Administration, og 

ao pvi er varoar island: 

vegna lifeyris almannatrygginga, Tryggingastofnun rikisins, og 

vegna skyldubundna lifeyristryggingakerfisins, vioeigandi 

lifeyriss j 6our, 

e) ,,tryggingatimabil merkir", 

ao pvi er varoar Bandariki Norour-Ameriku, greioslutimabil 

framlaga eoa timabil tekna af atvinnu eoa sjalfstreori 

atvinnustarfsemi, eins og pao er skilgreint eoa viourkennt sem 

tryggingatimabil i logum sem sliku timabili hefur verio lokio 

samkvremt, eoa samsvarandi timabil ao pvi marki sem pao er 

viourkennt i slikum logum sem jafngilt tryggingartimabil, og 

ao pvi er varoar island, buseta, samkvremt skilgreiningu i II. kafla 

islenskra laga um almannatryggingar, sem fellur saman vio 

i) timabil vinnu eoa sjalfstreorar atvinnustarfsemi sem framlog til 

almannatrygginga eoa i lifeyrissj6o voru greidd fyrir ao pvi er 

varoar login sem tilgreind eru i b-lio 1. mgr. 2. gr. samnings 

pessa, 

ii) timabil fyrir gildistoku laganna sem tilgreind eru i e-lio (i) par 

sem einstaklingur synir fram a ao hann eoa hun hafi verio i 

vinnu samkvremt islenskum logum, og 

iii) timabil par sem einstaklingur synir fram a ao hann eoa hun 

hafi verio sjalfstrett starfandi samkvremt islenskum logum, 

f) ,,bretur" merkir allar bretur sem kveoio er a um i peim logum sem 

tilgreind eru i 2. gr. pessa samnings, og 
g) ,,pers6nuupplysingar" merkir allar upplysingar sem varoa tiltekinn 

(auokenndan eoa pers6nugreinanlegan) einstakling, sem og allar 

upplysingar sem ma nota til ao aogreina eoa rekja auokenni 

einstaklings. I>etta felur i ser, en takmarkast ekki vio, eftirfarandi: 011 

einstaklingsauokenni; rikisfang, pj6oemi, rikisfangsleysi eoa stoou 

fl6ttamanns; bretur, hrefi eoa aorar upplysingar um krofur; 

samskiptaupplysingar; lreknisfrreoilegar upplysingar eoa upplysingar 

fra 6faglreroum sem notaoar eru i lreknisfrreoilegum akvorounum; 

upplysingar um hjuskaparstoou, fjolskyldumal eoa pers6nuleg tengsl; 

og upplysingar viovikjandi atvinnu, fjarhagslegri eoa efnahagslegri 

stoou. 

2. 011 hugtok sem eru ekki skilgreind i grein pessari skulu hafa merkinguna 

sem peim er gefin i gildandi logum. 

Efnislegt gildissvio 

1. i samningi pessum, eru gildandi log eftirfarandi: 

a) ao pvi er varoar Bandariki Norour-Ameriku, log sem varoa 

alrikistryggingar vegna elli, til eftirlifenda og vegna ororku: 

i) II. balkur bandariskra laga um almannatryggingar og 

reglugeroir viovikjandi honum, nema 226. pattur, 226. pattur 

A og 228. pattur i peim balki og reglugeroir viovikjandi peim 

pattum, 

ii) 2. og 21. kafli i logum Bandarikjanna um tekjuskatt fra 1986 

og reglugeroir viovikjandi peim koflum, 

b} ao pvi er varoar island, log um elli- og ororkulifeyristryggingakerfi 

almannatrygginga og skyldubundna lifeyristryggingakerfio 

(lifeyriss j 6oir): 

i) III. kafli i islenskum logum um almannatryggingar og 

reglugeroir viovikjandi honum, nema 19. gr., 3. og 4. mgr. 20. 

gr. og 2. malsl. 4. mgr. 18. gr., 
ii) login um skyldutryggingu lifeyrisrettinda og starfsemi 

lifeyrissjooa og reglugeroir viovikjandi peim, nema 2. og 3. 

mgr. 15. gr, og 4. mgr. 19. gr., og 

iii) islensku login um tryggingagjald. 

2. Nema kveoio se aum annao i samningi pessum, skulu login sem um getur i 

1. mgr. pessarar greinar ekki taka til sattmala eoa annarra alpjooasamninga 

eoa yfirpjoolegrar loggjafar um almannatryggingar milli eins samningsrikis 

og prioja rikis, eoa laga eoa reglugeroa vegna serstakrar framkvremdar 

peirra. 

3. Ao undanskildu pvi sem kveoio er a um i eftirfarandi malslio, skal 

samningur pessi einnig gilda um loggjof sem breytir eoa bretir vio pau log 

sem tilgreind eru i 1. mgr. pessarar greinar. Samningur pessi skal gilda um 

framtioarloggjof samningsrikis sem leioir af ser nyja flokka botapega eoa 

nyjar bretur samkvremt logum pess samningsrikis nema logbrert stjomvald 

samningsrikisins tilkynni logbreru stjomvaldi hins samningsrikisins 

skriflega innan priggja (3) manaoa fra dagsetningu opinberrar birtingar 

nyrrar loggjafar, ao engin slik utvikkun a samningnum se fyrirhuguo. 

Tryggoir einstaklingar 

Samningur pessi gildir um: 

a) einstaklinga sem falla eoa hafa fallio undir log annars eoa beggja 

samningsrikjanna og 

b) aora einstaklinga ao pvi er varoar rettindi sem leioa af 

einstaklingunum sem lyst er i a-lio pessarar greinar. 
Jafnrreoi vio malsmeofero 

Nema kveoio se a um annao i samningi pessum, skal einstaklingur sem tilgreindur 

er i 3. gr. pessa samnings og byr a yfirraoasvreoi samningsrikis fa somu 

malsmeofero og rikisborgarar i pvi samningsriki pegar pao samningsriki 

framfylgir logum varoandi rettindi eoa greioslu a b6tum. 

Greioslur b6ta ur landi 

Nema kveoio sea um annao i samningi pessum, skal ekkert akvreoi laga 

samningsrikis sem takmarkar rett a b6tum eoa greioslu b6ta eingongu vegna pess 

ao einstaklingur er busettur utan yfirraoasvreois pess samningsrikis eoa er 

fjarverandi fra pvi, gilda um einstakling sem er busettur a yfirraoasvreoi hins 

samningsrikisins. 

II. HLUTI 

Akvreoi varoandi gildandi log 

Akvreoi um gildissvio 

1. Nema kveoio sea um annao i pessari grein, skal einstaklingur, sem starfar 

innan yfirraoasvreois annars samningsrikisins, ao pvi er varoar pao starf, 

einungis falla undir log pess samningsrikis. 

2. a) I>egar einstaklingur, sem starfar ao jafnaoi a yfirraoasvreoi 

Bandarikjanna og hja vinnuveitanda a pvi yfirraoasvreoi, er sendur 

timabundio af peim vinnuveitanda til yfirraoasvreois islands, skal 

viokomandi einstaklingur einungis falla undir loggjofBandarikjanna, 

eins og einstaklingurinn vreri starfandi a yfirraoasvreoi 

Bandarikjanna, ao pvi tilskildu ao ekki se gert rao fyrir ao 

starfstimabilio a islensku yfirraoasvreoi veroi lengra en fimm (5) ar. 

Vio beitingu pessarar malsgreinar pegar um er ao rreoa starfsmann 
sem vinnuveitandi a yfirraoasvreoi Bandarikjanna sendir fra pvi 

yfirraoasvreoi til islensks yfirraoasvreois, skal sa atvinnurekandi og 

eignatengt fyrirtreki atvinnurekandans ( eins og pao er skilgreint 

samkvremt bandariskum logum) vera talinn einn og hinn sami, ao pvi 

tilskildu ao starfio hefoi an samnings pessa fallio undir bandarisk 

log. 

b) Se einstaklingur, sem busettur er a yfirraoasvreoi Islands og raoinn er 

til starfa af vinnuveitanda meo skrao aosetur skrifstofu eoa vinnustoo 

a pvi yfirraoasvreoi, sendur timabundio fra pvi yfirraoasvreoi a 

yfirraoasvreoi Bandarikjanna, skal sa einstaklingur einvoroungu falla 

undir islenska loggjof eins og hann vreri raoinn til starfa og busettur 

a yfirraoasvreoi fslands, ao pvi tilskildu ao ekki se gert rao fyrir ao 

starfstimabilio a bandarisku yfirraoasvreoi se lengra en fimm (5) ar. 

c) Ef einstaklingur heldur afram ao falla undir log samningsrikis 

samkvremt a- eoa b-lio pessarar greinar a meoan hann er a 

yfirraoasvreoi hins samningsrikisins, skal sa liour einnig gilda um 

aostandendur einstaklingsins sem fylgja honum, nema peir seu i 

starfi eoa sjalfstrett starfandi a yfirraoasvreoi sioamefnda 

samningsrikisins. 

3. Akvreoi 2. mgr. pessarar greinar skal gilda pegar einstaklingur hefur verio 

sendur af vinnuveitanda sin um fra yfirraoasvreoi samningsrikis til 

yfirraoasvreois prioja rikis og fellur undir log pess samningsrikis meoan 

hann er starfandi a yfirraoasvreoi prioja rikisins, og er i framhaldi af pvi 

sendur af peim vinnuveitanda fra yfirraoasvreoi prioja rikisins til 

yfirraoasvreois hins samningsrikisins. 

4. Sjalfstrett starfandi einstaklingur sem hefur busetu innan yfirraoasvreois 

samningsrikis skal einungis falla undir log pess rikis. 

5. l>egar sama starfsemi telst sjalfstreo atvinnustarfsemi samkvremt logum 

annars samningsrikisins og starf samkvremt logum hins samningsrikisins, 

skal su starfsemi einungis falla undir log fyrra samningsrikisins ef 

einstaklingurinn hefur busetu i pvi riki, og einungis undir log hins 

samningsrikisins i ollum oorum tilvikum. 
. 6. a) Einstaklingur sem starfar sem yfirmaour eoa ahafuarmeolimur skips 

sem siglir undir fana annars samningsrikisins og myndi falla undir 

log beggja samningsrikjanna skal eingongu falla undir log 

samningsrikisins sem er fanariki. Meo hliosj6n af nresta malslio her 

ao framan, er skip sem siglir undir bandariskum fana skilgreint sem 

bandariskt skip samkvremt bandariskum logum. 

b) Starfsmenn fyrirtrekja sem annast flutninga i lofti og feroast og starfa 

a yfirraoasvreoi beggja samningsrikjanna og sem annars myndu falla 

undir log beggja samningsrikjanna skulu, ao pvi er varoar pao starf, 

einungis falla undir log samningsrikisins a yfirraoasvreoinu par sem 

fyrirtrekio hefur hofuostoovar sinar. Ef hins vegar slikir starfsmenn 

hafa busetu a yfirraoasvreoi hins samningsrikisins skulu peir einungis 

falla undir log pess samningsrikis. 

7. a) Samningur pessi skal ekki hafa ahrif a akvreoi Vinarsamningsins um 

stj6rnmalasamband fra 18. april 1961 eoa Vinarsamningsins um 

rreoissamband fra 24. april 1963. 

b) Rikisborgarar annars samningsrikisins sem starfa hja stj6rnvoldum 

pess samningsrikis a yfirraoasvreoi hins samningsrikisins en eru ekki 

undanpegnir logum hins samningsrikisins samkvremt samningunum 

sem getio er i a-lio skulu einungis falla undir log fyrra 

samningsrikisins. Ao pvi er varoar malsgrein pessa, felur starf hja 

bandariska rikinu i ser starf hja stofuun rikisins og starfhja islenska 

rikinu felur i ser starf islenskra, opinberra starfsmanna. 

8. a) Nema kveoio Se um annao i pessum hluta, skal einstaklingur sem 

hefur ekki busetu a islensku yfirraoasvreoi ekki falla undir islensk 

log. 

b) I>egar einstaklingur fellur undir bandarisk log samkvremt pessari 

grein, eru einstaklingurinn og vinnuveitandi hans eoa hennar 

undanpegin greioslu framlaga til almannatrygginga og framlaga i 

lifeyrissj6o samkvremt logum um skyldutryggingu lifeyrisrettinda. 
9. Logbrerum stj6mvoldum samningsrikjanna er heimilt ao koma ser saman 

um ao veita undanpagu fra akvreoum pessarar greinar ao pvi er varoar 

tiltekna einstaklinga eoa flokka einstaklinga, ao pvi tilskildu ao allir 

einstaklingar sem malio snertir skuli falla undir log annars 

samningsrikjanna. 

III. HLUTI 

Akvreoi um bretur 

Bretur samkvremt bandariskum logum 

Eftirfarandi akvreoi skulu gilda um Bandarikin: 

1. I>egar einstaklingur hefur lokio minnst sex ( 6) fj6roungum timabils 

samkvremt bandariskum logum, en hefur ekki lokio nregilega longu 

tryggingartimabili til ao uppfylla skilyroi um rett a b6tum samkvremt 

bandariskum logum, skal bandariska stofuunin, i pvi skyni akvaroa b6tarett 

samkvremt pessari grein, taka tillit til tryggingartimabila sem tekio er tillit 

til samkvremt islenskum logum og falla ekki saman vio tryggingartimabil 

sem eru pegar frero til tekna samkvremt bandariskum logum. 

2. Vio akvoroun a retti til b6ta samkvremt 1. mgr. pessarar greinar, skal 

bandariska stofuunin frera til tekna einn (1) fj6roung aftryggingartimabili 

fyrir hvert priggja (3) manaoa tryggingartimabil sem staofest er af islensku 

stofuuninni, p6 skal enginn fj6roungur aftryggingartimabilinu frerour til 

tekna fyrir nokkum almanaksfj6roung sem pegar hefur verio frerour til 

tekna sem fj6roungur ur tryggingartimabili samkvremt bandariskum logum. 

Heildarfjoldi fj6rounga ur tryggingartimabili sem frerour er til tekna fyrir 

eitt (1) ar skal ekki vera fleiri en fj6rir (4). Bandariska stofuunin skal hvorki 

taka tillit til tryggingartimabila sem liou fyrir pann <lag sem fyrst ma frera 

til tekna tryggingabil samkvremt peim logum sem hun starfar eftir, ne mun 

bandariska stofuunin taka tillit til nokkurra tryggingartimabila sem ekki 

grundvallast a launum eoa tekjum af sjalfstreori atvinnustarfsemi. 
3. I>ar sem rettur a b6tum samkvremt bandariskum lo gum er kominn a 

samkvremt akvreoum 1. mgr. pessarar greinar, skal bandariska stofnunin 

reikna ut hlutfallslega grunntryggingarfjarhreo i samrremi vio bandarisk log 

og grundvallast a a) meoaltekjum einstaklingsins sem frerast til tekna 

eingongu samkvremt bandariskum logum og b) hlutfalli lengdar 

tryggingartimabils einstaklingsins sem lokio er samkvremt bandariskum 

logum og lengd tryggingartimabils i samrremi vio bandarisk log. Bretur sem 

greioast samkvremt bandariskum logum skulu byggjast a hlutfallslegri 

grunntryggingarfjarhreo. 

4. Rettur a b6tum fra Bandarikjunum sem leioir af 1. mgr. pessarar greinar 

fellur ur gildi vio oflun a fullnregjandi tryggingartimabilum samkvremt 

bandariskum logum til ao stofna rett a jafnhaum eoa hrerri b6tum an pess 

ao purfa ao beita akvreois 1. mgr. pessarar greinar. 

Bretur samkvremt islenskum logum 

Eftirfarandi akvreoi skulu gilda um island: 

Ao pvi er varoar log um elli- og ororkulifeyristryggingakerfi almannatrygginga: 

1. I>egar einstaklingur sem fellur undir samning pennan og sem fellur eoa 

hefur fallio undir bandarisk log og hefur lagt ao baki heildarstarfstimabil 

samkvremt islenskum logum sem nemur ao minnsta kosti t6lf (12) 

manuoum en er ekki meo nregilega langt tryggingartimabil til ao fullnregja 

krofum til pess ao eiga rett a b6tum samkvremt islenskum logum um 

almannatryggingar, skal islenska stofnunin taka tillit til tryggingartimabila 

sem meoreiknuo eru samkvremt bandariskum logum og .falla ekki saman 

vio tryggingartimabil sem pegar er tekio tillit til samkvremt islenskum 

logum til pess ao rettur til b6ta stofnist samkvremt pessari grein. 

2. I>egar skilyroi 1. mgr. pessarar greinar er fullnregt, skal einstaklingur sem 

fellur undir samning pennan eiga rett a islenskum lifeyri almannatrygginga 

ao uppfylltum oorum skilyroum sainkvremt islenskum logum um 

almannatryggingar. 
3. Hafi skilyroio um starfstimabil samkvremt I. mgr. pessarar greinar ekki 

verio uppfyllt, skal einstaklingur sem fellur undir samning pennan eiga rett 

a islenskum lifeyri almannatrygginga ef einstaklingurinn hefur haft busetu 

a island eigi skemur en prju (3) ar a pvi timabili sem mrelt er fyrir um i 

islenskum logum um almannatryggingar. 

4. Ellilifeyrir og ororkulifeyrir almannatrygginga skulu greiddir einstaklingum 

sem falla undir samning pennan og bua a bandarisku yfirraoasvreoi ef 

viokomandi einstaklingur fullnregir skilyroi I. mgr. pessarar greinar. 

5. Ao pvi er varoar skilyroio um t6lf (12) manaoa starfstimabil sem krafist er i 

I. mgr. pessarar greinar, skulu tryggingartimabilin i lioum i-iii i e-lio I. 

mgr. I. gr. viourkennd. 

6. Timabilin sem tilgreind eru i lioum i-iii i e-lio I. mgr. I. gr. ma leggja 

saman til ao fullnregja skilyroum um t6lf(12) manaoa starfstimabil sem 

krafist er i I. mgr. pessarar greinar. · 

Ao pvi er varoar skyldubundna lifeyristryggingakerfio (lifeyrissj6oi): 

7. Akvreoi 4. mgr. 19. gr. laganna um skyldutryggingu lifeyrisrettinda og 

starfsemi lifeyrissj6oa skal ekki gilda um framlog greidd i lifeyrissj6o sem 

starfar samkvremt logunum af einstaklingi, sem fellur undir samning 

pennan, vio endurkomu eoa buferlaflutninga pess einstaklings til 

Bandarikja Norour-Ameriku. 

8. Einstaklingur sem fellur undir samning pennan skal eiga rett a lifeyri i 

samrremi vio login um skyldutryggingu lifeyrisrettinda og starfsemi 

lifeyrissj6oa og sampykktir viokomandi lifeyrissj6os a grundvelli framlaga 

i lifeyrissj6o sem starfar samkvremt peim logum. 
IV. HLUTI 

ymis akvreoi 

Raostafanir stj6mvalda 

Logbrer stj6mvold samningsrikjanna tveggja skulu 

a) gera allar nauosynlegar raostafanir innan stj6msyslunnar sem varoa 

framkvremd samnings pessa og tilnefna samskiptastofnanir. 

b) miola upplysingum til hvors annars varoandi raostafanir sem geroar 

eru vegna beitingar samnings pessa, og 

c) miola til hvors annars sem fyrst upplysingum varoandi allar 

breytingar a vioeigandi logum sem kunna ao hafa ahrif a beitingu 

samnings pessa. 

10. gr. 

Gagnkvrem aostoo 

Logbrer stj6mvold og stofnanir samningsrikjanna, a svioi viokomandi yfirvalda 

peirra, skulu aostooa hvort annao vio framkvremd samnings pessa. Aostoo pessi 

skal vera endurgjaldslaus, meo fyrirvara um undantekningar sem samio verour 

um i stj6msyslufyrirkomulagi. 

11. gr. 

I>agnarskylda vegna miolunar pers6nuupplysinga 

1. Leioi ekki annao af landslogum samningsrikis, skulu pers6nuupplysingar 

sem annao samningsrikio sendir hinu samningsrikinu i samrremi vio 

samning pennan notaoar vio framkvremd samningsins og vegna beitingar 

laganna i 2. gr. hans. Landslog samningsrikisins sem veitir peim viotoku 

sem gilda um friohelgi einkalifs og vemd pers6nuupplysinga og akvreoi 

samnings pessa skulu gilda um slika notkun. 
2. Logbrer stj6mv6Id samningsrikjanna skulu upplysa hvort annao um allar 

breytingar a landslogum peirra varoandi friohelgi einkalifs og vemd 

pers6nuupplysinga sem hafa ahrif a sendingu pers6nuupplysinga. 

3. Einstaklingi er heimilt ao krefjast pess ao fa upplysingar um innihald, 

viotokustofnun og hversu lengi pers6nuupplysingar hans hafa verio 

notaoar, sem og tilgang og lagagrundvoll notkunarinnar og hvers vegna 

upplysinganna var 6skao og er logbreru stj6mvaldi eoa stofnun sem fer 

fram apers6nuupplysingamar eoa sendir prer skylt ao veita einstaklingnum 

prer upplysingar. 

4. Stofnanimar skulu gera allar vioeigandi raostafanir til ao tryggja ao 

pers6nuupplysingar sem sendar eru seu nakvremar og takmarkist vio pau 

gogn sem krafist er til ao uppfylla beioni viotokustofnunar. Stofnanimar 

skulu, i samrremi vio landslog sin, leioretta eoa eyoa ollum 6nakvremum 

pers6nuupplysingum sem sendar eru og ollum gognum sem ekki er porf a 

til ao uppfylla beioni viotokustofnunarinnar og tilkynna stofnun hins 

samningsrikisins pegar i stao um slika leiorettingu. I>etta skal ekki 

takmarka rett einstaklings til ao krefjast slikrar leiorettingar a 

pers6nuupplysingum sinum beint fra stofnununum. 

5. Breoi stofnanimar sem senda pers6nuupplysingamar og viotokustofnanimar 

skulu vemda pers6nuupplysingamar nregilega gegn 6Ieyfilegum eoa 

6loglegum aogangi, breytingu eoa birtingu. 

12.gr. 

I>agnarskylda vegna miolunar upplysinga vinnuveitenda 

Leioi ekki annao af landslogum samningsrikis, skulu upplysingar vinnuveitanda 

sem sendar eru milli samningsrikjanna i samrremi vio samning pennan vera 

notaoar vio framkvremd samningsins og vegna beitingar laganna i 2. gr. hans. 

Landslog rikisins sem veitir upplysingunum viotoku og sem gilda um vemd og 

pagnarskyldu vegna upplysinga vinnuveitanda og akvreoi samnings pessa skulu 

gilda um slika notkun. 
13. gr. 

Skjol 

1. l>egar log samningsrikis kveoa a um ao oll skjol sem logo eru fram hja 

logbreru stjomvaldi eoa stofriun pess samningsrikis skuli vera undanpegin, 

ao ollu leyti eoa ao hluta til, poknunum og gjoldum, p.m.t. gjold fyrir 

rreoismannsstorf og umsyslugjold, skal undanpagan einnig gilda um 

samsvarandi skjol sem logo eru fram hja logbrera stjomvaldinu eoa stofnun 

hins samningsrikisins vio beitingu samnings pessa. 

2. Afrit skjala sem stofnun annars samningsrikisins viourkennir sem rett og 

nakvrem afrit skulu sampykkt sem rett og nakvrem afrit hja stofnun hins 

samningsrikisins an frekari vottunar. Stofnun hvors samningsrikis um sig 

skal meta endanlega sonnunargildi peirra gagna sem logo eru fram fyrir 

hana, hvaoan sem pau eru upprunnin. 

14. gr. 

Brefaskipti og tungumal 

1. Logbrer stjomvold og stofnanir samningsrikjanna mega hafa bein samskipti 

hver vio aora og vio hvaoa einstakling sem er, hvar sem einstaklingurinn 

kann ao bua, hvenrer sem pao reynist nauosynlegt vegna framkvremdar 

samnings pessa. 

2. Logbrert stjomvald eoa stofnun samningsrikis ma ekki hafna umsokn eoa 

skjali eingongu afpvi pao er a tungumali hins samningsrikisins. 

15. gr. 

Umsoknir 

1. Skrifleg umsokn um bretur sem er logo fram hja stofnun annars 

samningsrikis skal vemda rettindi umsrekjendanna samkvremt logum hins 

samningsrikisins efumsrekjandinn fer fram a ao hun teljist umsokn 

samkvremt logum hins samningsrikisins. 
2. Hafi umsrekjandi lagt fram skriflega ums6kn um bretur hja stofnun annars 

samningsrikis og hefur ekki 6skao serstaklega eftir pvi ao ums6knin veroi 

takmorkuo vio bretur samkvremt logum pess samningsrikis, skal ums6knin 

einnig vemda rettindi umsrekjendanna samkvremt logum hins 

samningsrikisins lati umsrekjandinn a sama tima i te upplysingar sem gefa 

til kynna ao einstaklingurinn sem b6takrafan tengist hafi lokio 

tryggingartimabilum samkvremt logum hins samningsrikisins. 

3. Akvreoi III. hluta pessa samnings skulu aoeins eiga vio bretur sem s6tt er 

um fra og meo peim degi er samningur pessi oolast gildi. 

16. gr. 

Afryjanir og timamork 

1. Skriflega afryjun stofnunar annars samningsrikisins ma rettilega leggja fyrir 

stofnun hja ooru hvoru samningsrikinu. Um afryjunina fer samkvremt 

malsmeofero og logum pess samningsrikis sem t6k pa akvoroun sem 

afryjao var. 

2. Allar krofur, tilkynningar eoa skrifleg afryjun sem, samkvremt logum 

annars samningsrikisins, ver<)ur ao leggja fram innan tiltekins timabils hja 

stofnun pess samningsrikis, en sem eru pess i stao lagoar fram innan sama 

timabils hja stofnun hins samningsrikisins, skulu teljast hafa verio lagoar 

fram i treka tio. 

17. gr. 

Sending krafna, tilkynninga og afryjana 

i ollum tilvikum par sem akvreoi 15. og 16. gr. samnings pessa gilda, skal 

stofnunin, par sem krafa, tilkynning eoa skrifleg afryjun hefur verio logo fram, 

tilgreina m6ttokudagsetningu a skjalinu og senda pao an tafar til 

samskiptastofnunar hins samningsrikisins. 
18. gr. 

Gjaldmioill 

1. Greioslur samkvremt samningi pessum ma inna af hendi i gjaldmioli 

samningsrikisins sem innir greiosluna af hendi. 

2. Ef annao hvort samningsrikio setur akvreoi sem eiga ao takmarka 

gjaldeyrisskipti eoa flutning gjaldeyris ur landi, skulu opinber stj6mvold 

beggja samningsrikjanna pegar i stao gripa til nauosynlegra raostafana til 

ao tryggja millifrerslu a fjarhreoum sem annao hvort samningsrikio skuldar 

samkvremt samningi pessum. 

19. gr. 

Lausn agreinings 

Allur agreiningur um tulkun eoa framkvremd samnings pessa skal leystur meo 

samraoi milli logbrerra stj6mvalda. 

20. gr. 

Viob6tarsamningar 

Samningi pessum ma breyta sioar meo viob6tarsamningum sem litio skal a sem 

6aoskiljanlegan hluta af samningi pessum fra gildistoku peirra. Slikir samningar 

mega hafa afturvirk ahrif se kveoio a um pao. 

21. gr. 

Braoabirgoaakvreoi 

1. Samningur pessi veitir ekki rett til krofu um b6tagreioslu vegna timabils 

fyrir gildistokudag samnings pessa, eoa eingreioslu danarb6ta hafi 

einstaklingurinn andast fyrir gildistoku samnings pessa. 
2. Vio akvoroun a retti til b6ta samkvremt samningi pessum, skal tekio tillit til 

tryggingartimabila samkvremt logum beggja samningsrikja og annarra 

atburoa sem attu ser stao fyrir gildistoku samnings pessa. 

3. Vio beitingu 2. og/eoa 3. mgr. 6. gr. pessa samnings pegar um er ao rreoa 

einstaklinga sem voru sendir til starfa a yfirraoasvreoi samningsrikis fyrir 

pann <lag er samningur pessi oolaoist gildi, skal starfstimabilio sem visao er 

til i peim malsgreinum teljast byrja a peim degi. 

4. Ak:varoanir varoandi rett til b6ta sem teknar voru fyrir gildistoku samnings 

pessa skulu ekki hafa ahrif a rettindi sem stofnast samkvremt honum. 

5. Beiting a pessum samningi skal ekki leioa til lrekkunar a fjarhreo b6ta sem 

rettur hafoi stofuast til fyrir gildistokuna. 

6. Ekkert i samningi pessum hafa ahrif a orosendingar varoandi greioslu 

almannatryggingab6ta sem stj6mvold Bandarikja Norour-Ameriku og 

islands skiptust a I. desember 1980 og 16. april 1981. 

22. gr. 

Gildistimi og uppsogn 

1. Samningur pessi gildir afram til loka nresta almanaksars eftir pao ar er 

annao samningsrikio tilkynnir hinu samningsrikinu skriflega um uppsogn 

sammngsms. 

2. Se samningi pessum sagt upp, skal rettur til eoa greiosla b6ta sem aunnist 

hefur samkvremt honum haldast. Samningsrikin skulu gera raostafanir 

varoandi meohondlun rettinda sem verio er ao afla. 
23. gr. 

Gildistaka 

Samningur pessi skal oolast gildi fyrsta <lag prioja manaoar eftir pann manuo er 

hvor rikisstj6rn hefur tekio vio skriflegri tilkynningu fra hinni rikisstj6rninni pess 

efnis ao ollum stj6rnskipulegum skilyroum fyrir gildistoku samnings pessa hafi 

verio fullnregt. 

I>ESSU TIL STADFESTU hafa undirritaoir, sem til pess hafa fullt umboo, 

undirritao samning pennan. 

GJORTi A?~0·J:. hinn r9-"=f- S[Jfr~r 2016 i 

tviriti a ensku ~ensku, og eru baoir textarnir jafngilir. 

FYRIRHOND FYRIRHOND 

BANDARIKJA NORDUR-AMERIKU: ISLANDS: 
STJORNSYSLUFYRIRKOMULAG 

MILLI LOGBJERRA STJORNV ALDA BANDARIKJA NORDURAMERIKU OG ISLANDS 

VEGNA FRAMI<V iEMDAR A SAMNINGNUM 

UM ALMANNATRYGGINGAR 

MILLI BANDARIKJA NORDUR-AMERIKU 

OGISLANDS 
Logbrer bandarisk stjomvold og 

logbrer islensk stjomvold 

i samrremi vio a-lio 9. gr. samningsins um almannatryggingar milli Bandarikja 

Norour-Ameriku og islands pennan <lag, her a eftir nefndur ,,samningurinn", 

hafa oroio asatt um eftirfarandi: 

I. KAFLI 

Almenn akvreoi 

Hugtok sem koma fyrir i samningnum og eru notuo i stjomsyslufyrirkomulagi 

pessu, skulu hafa somu merkingu og pau hafa i samningnum. 

1. Samskiptastofnanimar sem um getur i a-lio 9. gr. samnmgsms skulu 

vera: 

a) fyrir Bandarikin, the Social Security Administration 

(Almannatryggingastofnunin) og 

b) fyrir island, Tryggingastofnun rikisins. 

2. Samskiptastofnanimar sem um getur i 1. mgr. pessarar greinar skulu 

akveoa sameiginlegar malsmeoferoarreglur og aoferoir sem 

nauosynlegar eru vegna framkvremdar a samnmgnum og 

stjomsyslufyrirkomulagi pessu. 
II. KAFLI 

Akvreoi um gildissvio 

1. I>egar logum annars samningsrikisins er beitt i samrremi vio eitthvert 

akvreoa 6. gr. samningsins, skal stofnun samningsrikis, ao 6sk 

vinnuveitandans eoa hins sjalfstrett starfandi einstaklings, gefa ut 

vottoro par sem fram kemur ao vinnuveitandinn eoa hinn sjalfstrett 

starfandi einstaklingur falli undir pau log og og jafnframt gildistimi 

vottorosins. Vottoroio skal vera sonnun pess ao starfsmaourinn eoa hinn 

sjalfstrett starfandi einstaklingur se undanpeginn logum um 

sk:yldubundnar tryggingar hins samningsrikisins. 

2. Vottoroio sem um getur i 1. mgr. pessarar greinar skal gefio ut: 

a) f Bandarikjunum, af the Social Security Administration 

( Almannatryggingastofnunin) og 

b) A fslandi, af Tryggingastofuun rikisins. 

3. Stofuun samningsrikis sem gefur ut vottoro sem um getur i I. mgr. 

pessarar greinar skal la.ta samskiptastofuun hins samningsrikisins i te 

afrit af vottoroinu eoa umsamdar upplysingar ur vottoroinu i samrremi 

vio parfir stofuunar hins samningsrikisins. 

III. KAFLI 

Akvreoi um bretur 

1. Ums6knir um bretur samkvremt samningnum skulu lagoar fram a 

eyoublooum sem samskiptastofnanir samningsrikjanna tveggja utbua. 
2. Stofnun samningsrikisins, par sem ums6kn um bretur er fyrst logo inn i 

samrremi vio 15. gr. samningsins, skal lata samskiptastofnun hins 

samningsrikisins i te slik gogn og aorar upplysingar i forum hennar eins 

og kann ao vera 6skao eftir til ao ljuka vinnslu krofunnar. 

3. Stofnun samningsrikis, sem tekur vio ums6kn um bretur sem var fyrst 

logo fram hja stofnun hins samningsrikisins, skal an tafar utvega 

samskiptastofnun hins samningsrikisins slik gogn og aorar tiltrekar 

upplysingar sem hun hefur og sem kann ao vera 6skao eftir svo ao hun 

geti lokio vinnslu krofunnar. 

4. Stofnun samningsrikisins par sem ums6kn um bretur hefur verio logo 

inn skal staofesta upplysingamar um umsrekjandann og aostandendur 

umsrekjandans. Samskiptastofnanir beggja samningsrikja skulu akveoa 

prer tegundir upplysinga sem a ao staofesta. 

IV. KAFLI 

ymis akvreoi 

1. i samrremi vio raostafanir sem aoilar akveoa samkvremt 2. mgr. 2. gr. 

stj6msyslufyrirkomulags pessa, skal stofnun annars samningsrikisins, 

ao 6sk stofnunar hins samningsrikisins, veita tiltrekar upplysingar sem 

luta ao krofu tilgreinds einstaklings ao pvi er varoar framkvremd 

samnmgsms. 

2. i pvi skyni ao auovelda framkvremd samningsins og 

stj6msyslufyrirkomulags pessa, geta samskiptastofnanimar komio ser 

saman um raostafanir varoandi oflun og afhendingu vegna rafrrenna 

gagnaskipta. 
Samskiptastofuanir samningsrikjanna tveggja skulu skiptast a tolfrreoilegum 

upplysingum um fjolda vottoroa sem gefin eru ut samkvremt 3. gr. 

stj6msyslufyrirkomulags pessa og um greioslur til peirra sem rettinda nj6ta 

samkvremt samningnum. I>essar tolfrreoilegu upplysingar skulu veittar arlega 

meo peim hretti sem akveoio verour. 

1. I>egar 6skao er aostooar stj6msyslunnar og hun veitt i samrremi vio 10. 

gr. samningsins, skulu onnur utgjold en fastur kostnaour vegna 

starfsmannahalds og rekstrar stofuunarinnar sem veitir aostooina 

endurgreidd, nema logbrer stj6mvold eoa samskiptastofuanir 

samningsrikjanna akveoi annao. 

2. I>egar pess er 6skao skal samskiptastofuun annars samningsrikisins 

afhenda an endurgjalds samskiptastofnun hins samningsrikisins allar 

lreknisfrreoilegar upplysingar og skjol sem hun hefur og sem hafa 

pyoingu ao pvi er varoar ororku umsrekjandans eoa b6tapegans. 

3. I>egar stofuun samningsrikis krefst pess ao einstaklingur a yfirraoasvreoi 

hins samningsrikisins sem piggur eoa srekir um bretur samkvremt 

samningnum gangist undir lreknisskooun, skal samskiptastofnun hins 

samningsrikisins, fari stofnunin fram a pao, annast skoounina i 

samrremi vio reglur stofnunarinnar sem gerir raostafanimar og a 

kostnao stofuunarinnar sem fer fram a skoounina. 

4. Samskiptastofuun annars samningsrikis skal endurgreioa fjarhreoir 

samkvremt 1. eoa 3. mgr. pessarar greinar pegar samskiptastofnun hins 

samningsrikisins leggur fram yfirlit yfir utgjoldin. 
1. Stj6rnsyslufyrirkomulag petta skal oolast gildi sama <lag og 

samningurinn oolast gildi og gilda eins lengi og hann gildir. 

2. Logbrer stj6rnvold geta tilkynnt hvoru ooru skriflega um breytingar a 

heiti stofnananna an pess ao breyta pudi samningnum eoa pessu 

stj 6rnsysl ufyrirkomulagi. 

GJORT i ~4ui1al hi1U1 IZ:f: .S-rp'!l!n,ber 2016 i tviriti 

a ensku ogisfnsku og eru baoir textarnir jafngildir. 

Fyrir hond Logbrers Stj6rnvalds Fyrir hond Logbrers Stj6rnvalds 

Bandarikja Norour-Ameriku: islands: 

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