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Under the agreement, however, you may receive benefits as long as you
reside in the Netherlands regardless of your nationality. If you are not a U.S.
or Dutch citizen and live in another country, you may not be able to receive
benefits. The restrictions on U.S. benefits are explained in the publication,
Your Payments While You Are Outside The United States (Publication No.
05-10137).

Appeals

If you disagree with the decision made on your claim for benefits under the
agreement, contact any U.S. or Dutch social security office. The people there
can tell you what you need to do to appeal the decision.

The Dutch social security authorities will review your appeal if it affects your
rights under the Dutch system, while U.S. Social Security authorities will
review your appeal if it affects your rights under the U.S. system. Since each
country’s decisions are made independently of the other, a decision by one
country on a particular issue may not always conform with the decision made
by the other country on the same issue.

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To file a claim for U.S. or Dutch benefits under the agreement, follow the
instructions in "Claims for benefits" section.

If you live outside the United States, write to:

Office of International Operations (OlO)
OlO—Totalization

P.O. Box 17769

Baltimore, MD 21235-7769

USA

For more information about the Dutch social security programs, contact any
social security office in the Netherlands:

If you do not live in the Netherlands and you want information about
retirement, survivors or child’s benefits, write to:

Sociale Verzekeringsbank
Postbus 576

9700 An Groningen

THE NETHERLANDS; or

If you live outside the Netherlands and want information about disability
benefits, contact:

GAK NL BV

Postbus 8300

1005 CA Amsterdam
THE NETHERLANDS

If you do not wish to file a claim for benefits but would like more
information about the agreement, write to:

Social Security Administration

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« Name (including maiden name of wife), relationship and date of birth of
family members accompanying the worker;

e Date of hire;

© Country of hire;

« Name and address of the employer in the United States and the
Netherlands; and

« Date of transfer and anticipated date of return.

In addition, your employer must indicate if you remain an employee of the
U.S. company while working in the Netherlands or if you become an
employee of the U.S. company's affiliate in the Netherlands. If you become an
employee of an affiliate, your employer must indicate if the U.S. company has
an agreement with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under section 3121(I)
of the Internal Revenue Code to pay U.S. Social Security taxes for U.S.
citizens and residents employed by the affiliate and, if yes, the effective date
of the agreement.

Your employer also can request a certificate of U.S. coverage for you over the
Internet using a special online request form available at
www.socialsecurity.gov/coc. Only an employer can use the online form to
request a certificate of coverage. A self-employed person must submit a
request by mail or fax.

To establish your exemption from coverage under the U.S. Social Security
system, your employer in the Netherlands must request a certificate of
coverage (form NL/USA 101) from the Netherlands at this address:

Sociale Verzekeringsbank

(Social Insurance Bank)

Department For International Secondment
Van Heuven Goedhartlaan 1

P.O. Box 357

1180 KJ Amstelveen

THE NETHERLANDS

The same information required for a certificate of coverage from the United
States is needed to get a certificate of coverage from the Netherlands except
that you must show your Dutch social security number rather than your U.S.
Social Security number.

Certificates for self-employed people

If you are self-employed and would normally have to pay social security taxes
to both the U.S. and Dutch sys-tems, you can establish your exemption from
one of the taxes:

If you reside in the United States, write to the Social Security
Administration at the address in "Certificates for employees” section; or

« If you reside in the Netherlands, write to the Sociale Verzekeringsbank
at the address in "Certificates for employees" section.

Be sure to provide the following information in your letter:

© Full name of worker (including maiden name for married woman);
e Date and place of birth;

© Citizenship;

* Country of permanent residence;

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United States

Netherlands

Widow or widower-
Full benefit at full
retirement ageor at
any age if caring for
deceased's entitled
child under age 16 (or
disabled before age
22). Reduced benefit
as early as age 60 (or
age 50 if disabled) if
not caring for child.
Benefits may be
continued if
remarriage occurs
after age 60 (or age 50
if disabled).

Widow(er) or living
with partner-Benefit
payable to survivor if:

¢ Surviving relative
is under age 65;

e Partner was
insured under
ANW on the date
of death;

° Is caring for
child(ren) under
age 18, or

« Is at least 45%
occupationally
disabled.

Divorced widow or
widower-Same as
widow or widower if
marriage lasted at
least 10 years.

Divorced widow or
widower-Benefit
payable if not
remarried or sharing a
household with
someone and would
have met the
requirements for a
widow or widower
benefit if the former
spouse had died
before the divorce was
final.

Children-Same as for
children of retired or
disabled workers.

Children-Benefit
payable if both parents
are deceased and the
child is:

e Under age 16; or

e Under age 18
and disabled; or

e Under age 21
and
a student.

NOTE: If only one
parent is deceased, a
reduced orphan's
benefit is paid to the
person caring for a
child who meets the
above requirements.

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1. To enable a third party or an agency to assist Social Security in
establishing rights to Social Security benefits or coverage;

2. To comply with Federal laws requiring the release of information
from Social Security records (e.g., to the Government
Accountability Office, General Services Administration, National
Archives Records Administration, and the Department of
Veterans Affairs);

3. To make determinations for eligibility in similar health and income
maintenance programs at the Federal, State, and local level; and

4. To facilitate statistical research, audit, or investigative activities
necessary to assure the integrity of Social Security programs.

We may also use the information you provide in computer matching
programs. Matching programs compare our records with records kept
by other Federal, State, or local government agencies. Information
from these matching programs can be used to establish or verify a
person’s eligibility for Federally-funded or administered benefit
programs and for repayment of payments or delinquent debts under
these programs.

A complete list of routine uses for this information is available in our
System of Records Notice entitled, Earnings Records and Self-
Employment Income System, 60-0059. This notice, additional
information regarding this form, and information regarding our
programs and systems, are available on-line at
www.socialsecurity.gov or at any Social Security office.

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice

This information collection meets the clearance requirements of 44
U.S.C. section 3507, as amended by section 2 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. You do not need to answer these questions
unless we display a valid Office of Management and Budget control
number. We estimate that it will take you about 30 minutes to read the
instructions, gather the necessary facts, and answer the questions to
request a certificate of coverage.

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Monthly benefits The following table shows the various types of social security benefits

payable under the U.S. and Dutch systems and briefly describes the eligibility
requirements that normally apply for each type of benefit. If you do not meet
the normal requirements for these benefits, the agreement may help you to
qualify (see "How benefits can be paid" section).

Dutch benefits are paid under the following laws:

e ANW (General Surviving Relatives Act)

WIA (Work and Income According to Labour Capacity Act)

Wajong (Disablement Assistance Act for Handicapped Young Persons)
WAO (Disablement Insurance Act [previous scheme])

WAZ (Self-Employed Persons Disablement Benefits Act)

eecee

This table is only a general guide. You can get more specific information
about U.S. benefits at any U.S. Social Security office or by using the contact
information in "For more information" section of this publication. You can get

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e U.S. and/or Dutch social security number;

« Name (including maiden name of wife), relationship and date of birth of
family members accompanying the worker;

Nature of self-employment activity;

Dates the activity was or will be performed; and

« Name and address of your business in both countries.

Effective date of coverage exemption

The certificate of coverage you receive from one country will show the
effective date of your exemption from paying social security taxes in the other
country. Generally, this will be the date you began working in the other
country, but no earlier than the effective date of the agreement.

Certificates of coverage issued by the Netherlands should be retained by the
employer in the United States in case of an audit by the IRS. No copies
should be sent to the IRS unless specifically requested by the IRS. However,
a self-employed person must attach a photocopy of the certificate to his or
her income tax return each year as proof of the U.S. exemption.

Copies of certificates of coverage issued by the United States will be provided
for both the employee and em-ployer. It will be their responsibility to present
the certificate to the Dutch authorities when requested to do so. To avoid any
difficulties, your employer (or you, if you are self-employed) should request a
certificate of coverage as early as possible, preferably before your work in the
other country begins.

If you or your employer request a certificate of coverage, you should read the
Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act statements at the end of this
booklet.

Authority to collect information for a certificate of coverage
Privacy Act

Section 233 of the Social Security Act as amended, [42 U.S.C. 433]
authorizes us to collect this information. We will use the information
you provide to determine if your current work should be covered only
under the U.S. Social Security system in accordance with a
Totalization agreement. The information you provide on this form is
voluntary. However, failure to provide all or part of the requested
information may prevent us from making an accurate and timely
decision on your request for a certificate of coverage. Without the
certificate, current work may continue to be subject to coverage and
taxation under both the U.S. and the foreign Social Security systems.
We rarely use the information you provide on this form for any purpose
other than for the reasons explained above. However, we may use it
for the administration and integrity of Social Security programs. We
may also disclose information to another person or to another agency
in accordance with approved routine uses, which include but are not
limited to the following:

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if at least 25%
disabled for at
least 52 weeks.
Must be working
in WAZ covered
self-employment
at disability
onset.
Children—

4. Wajong—
Persons living in
the Netherlands
can get a benefit
if under age 65
and at least 25%
disabled on the
date of 17th
birthday or 25%
disabled by age
30 and a student
for at least 6
months prior to
disability onset.

United States

Netherlands

Spouse-Full benefit at
full retirement ageor at
any age if caring for
worker's entitled child
under age 16 (or
disabled before age
22). Reduced benefit
as early as age 62 if
not caring for a child.

Spouse-No provision.
However, beneficiaries
who are married or
share a household
with a person under
age 65 may receive a
benefit supplement in
addition to their
pension.

Divorced Spouse-Full
benefit at full
retirement

age. Reduced benefit
as early as age 62.
Must be unmarried
and have been
married

to worker for at least
10 years.

Divorced Spouse-No
provision.

Children-If unmarried,
up to age 18 (age 19 if
in an elementary or
secondary school full
time) or any age if
disabled before age
22.

Children-No
provision.

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Social SecurityOnline  _International Programs

International Programs Home ><. Totalization Agreement with the Netherlands

sill SSA Publication No. 05-10196, March 2011, ICN 469045 [OMB Approval Number: 0960-
0554 Expires 10/31/2013]

Contents

Introduction
Coverage and Social Security taxes
Certificate of coverage

Monthly benefits
What you need to know about Medicare

Claims for benefits
For more information

Introduction An agreement effective November 1, 1990, between the United States and

the Netherlands improves social security protection for people who work or
have worked in both countries. It helps many people who, without the
agreement, would not be eligible for monthly retirement, disability or survivors
benefits under the social security system of one or both countries. It also
helps people who would otherwise have to pay social security taxes to both
countries on the same earnings.

The agreement covers social security taxes (including the U.S. Medicare
portion) and social security retirement, disability and survivors benefits. It
does not cover benefits under the U.S. Medicare program or Supplemental
Security Income program.

This booklet covers highlights of the agreement and explains how it may help
you while you work and when you apply for benefits.

The agreement may help you, your family and your employer

e While you work—lf your work is covered by both the U.S. and Dutch
social security systems, you (and your employer, if you are employed)
normally would have to pay social security taxes to both countries for
the same work. However, the agreement eliminates this double
coverage so you pay taxes to only one system (see the section on
"Coverage and Social Security taxes").

e When you apply for benefits—You may have some social security
credits in both the United States and the Netherlands but not have
enough to be eligible for benefits in one country or the other. The
agreement makes it easier to qualify for benefits by letting you add
together your social security credits in both countries. For more details,
see the section on "Monthly Benefits”.

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Coverage and social

security taxes Before the agreement, employees, employers and self-employed people

could, under certain circumstances, be required to pay social security taxes to
both the United States and the Netherlands for the same work.

Under the agreement, if you work as an employee in the United States, you
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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 Dutch system
to help you qualify for a U.S. benefit, we will get a copy of your Dutch
earnings record directly from the Netherlands when you apply for benefits. If
the Netherlands needs to count your U.S. credits to help you qualify for a
Dutch benefit, they will get a copy of your U.S. earnings record directly from
the Social Security Administration when you apply for the Dutch 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.

Computation of U.S. benefit under the agreement

When a U.S. benefit becomes payable as a result of counting both U.S. and
Dutch 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 Dutch 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.

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A Dutch pension may [|f you qualify for social security benefits from both the United States and the
affect your U.S Netherlands and you did not need the agreement to qualify for the U.S.
. _ benefit, the amount of your U.S. benefit may be reduced. This is a result of a

benefit 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. Social
Security. For more information, call our toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213, or
visit our website, www.socialsecurity.gov, and get a copy of Windfall
Elimination Provision, (Publication No. 05-10045). If you are outside the
United States, you may write to us at the address in "For more information"
section.

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What you need to

. Medicare is the U.S. national health insurance program for people age 65 or
know about Medicare Prog} people ag

older or who are disabled. Medicare has four parts:

¢ Hospital insurance (Part A) helps pay for inpatient hospital care and
certain follow-up services.

« Medical insurance (Part B) helps pay for doctor's services, outpatient
hospital care and other medical services.

e Medicare Advantage plans (Part C) are available in many areas. People
with Medicare Parts A and B can choose to receive all of their health
care services through a provider organization under Part C.

« Prescription drug coverage (Part D) helps pay for medications doctors
prescribe for medical treatment.

You are eligible for free hospital insurance at age 65 if you have worked long
enough under U.S. Social Security to qualify for a retirement benefit. People
born in 1929 or later need 40 credits (about 10 years of covered work) to

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Lump-sum death Lump-sum death

benefit-A one-time benefit-A one-time

payment not to payment equal to one

exceed $255 payable || monthly benefit and

on the death of an holiday allowance

insured worker. payable on death of
the worker.

TWA replaced the old scheme WAO effective December 29, 2005. Disabilities on or after
August 1, 2004, will be covered under WIA. WAO continues to exist for people currently
receiving benefits under the WAO.

2 WAZ benefit discontinued. Only self-employed persons who became occupationally disabled
before August 1, 2004, can still receive WAZ benefits.

How benefits can be paid

If you have social security credits in both the United States and the
Netherlands, you may be eligible for benefits from one or both countries. If
you meet all the basic requirements under one country’s system, you will get
a regular benefit from that country. If you do not meet the basic requirements,
the agreement may help you qualify for a benefit as explained below.

« Benefits from the United States—lIf 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 Dutch credits. However, to be eligible
to have your Dutch 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 Dutch credits.

¢ Benefits from the Netherlands—Under the agreement, people who
meet certain conditions can get an increased Dutch old-age pension, or
use their U.S. Social Security credits to help qualify for a Dutch disability
or survivors pension.

1. Old-age pension—A person can qualify for a Dutch old-age
pension with as little as one year of Dutch coverage. Therefore,
work credits under the U.S. system will not be counted when
determining eligibility for the old-age pension.

The agreement does permit certain people to qualify for a higher
benefit amount based on special credits for periods they resided in
the Netherlands before 1957. To qualify for these special pre-1957
credits, you must have earned some Dutch social security
coverage after 1956 and meet certain eligibility requirements.

2. Disability and survivors pensions—Although there is no
minimum coverage requirement for Dutch disability or survivors
pensions, the worker must have been covered under the Dutch
system at the time the disability began or at the time of death for a
benefit to be payable. Under the agreement, the worker may meet
this requirement if he or she has credit for a minimum of 12
months of Dutch coverage and had recent U.S. coverage (or was
eligible for a U.S. benefit) at the time the disability began or at the
time of death.

How credits get counted

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more detailed information about the Dutch system by writing to the Dutch
address in "For more information" section of this document or by visiting the
Sociale Verzekeringsbank’s website at www.svb.org.

Under U.S. Social Security, you may earn up to four credits each year
depending on the amount of your covered earnings. The amount needed to
earn a work credit goes up slightly each year. For more information, ask for
How You Earn Credits (Publication No. 05-10072). Under the Dutch system,
credits are measured in months. To simplify the information in the table,
requirements are shown in years of credits.

Monthly benefits and eligibility requirements

United States

Netherlands

Worker-Full benefit at
full retirement age.
Required work credits
range from 1 % to 10
years (10 years if age
62 in 1991 or later).

Worker-Full benefits
payable at age 65 with
50 years of coverage
under the AOW;
proportionately
reduced pension if
fewer than 50 years.
Minimum of one year
of AOW coverage
needed to qualify.

United States

Netherlands

Worker-Under full
retirement age can get
benefit if unable to do
any substantial gainful
work for at least a

Worker-Four types of
benefits are payable.

1. WAO1—Person

year. 1 % to 10 years under age 65
credit needed, can get benefits
depending on age at if they became ill
date of on-set. Some before 1/1/04
recent work credits and at least 15
also needed unless percent disabled
worker is blind. for at least

104 weeks.

2. WAZ—Persons
under age 65
can get benefits
if illness began
on or after
11/1/2004 and at
least 35%
disabled for at
least 104 weeks.

3. WAZ2—People

under age 65
can get benefits

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U.S.
« U.S. national

You are self-employed and you:

« Reside in the U.S. U.S.

« Reside in the Netherlands
Netherlands

NOTE: As the table indicates, a U.S. worker employed in the Netherlands can
be covered by U.S. Social Security only if he or she works for a U.S.
employer. A U.S. employer includes a corporation organized under the laws
of the United States or any state, a partnership if at least two-thirds of the
partners are U.S. residents, a person who is a resident of the U.S. or a trust if
all the trustees are U.S. residents. The term also includes a foreign affiliate of
a U.S. employer if the U.S. employer has entered into an agreement with the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under section 3121/(I) of the Internal Revenue
Code to pay Social Security taxes for U.S. citizens and residents employed by
the affiliate.

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A certificate of coverage issued by one country serves as proof of exemption
from social security taxes on the same earnings in the other country.

Certificates for employees

To establish an exemption from compulsory coverage and taxes under the
Dutch system, your employer must request a certificate of coverage (form
USA/NL 101) from the United States at this address:

Social Security Administration
Office of International Programs
P.O. Box 17741

Baltimore, Maryland 21235-7741
U.S.A.

If preferred, the request may be sent by FAX to (410) 966-1861. Please note
this FAX number should only be used to request certificates of coverage.

No special form is required to request a certificate but the request must be in
writing and provide the following:

« Full name of worker (including maiden name for married woman);
Date and place of birth;

Citizenship;

Country of worker's permanent residence;

U.S. Social Security number;

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Office of International Programs
P.O. Box 17741

Baltimore, MD 21235-7741
USA

For additional information visit our website:
www. socialsecurity.gov/international.

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Visit our website

Our website, www.socialsecurity.gov, is a valuable resource for information
about all of Social Security's programs. At our website you can:

e Request a Social Security Statement, replacement Medicare card or
proof of income letter;

* Get forms to request a Social Security card; and

e Find copies of our publications.

Call our toll-free number

In addition to using our website, you also can call us toll-free at 1-800-772-
1213. We treat calls confidentially. We can answer specific questions from 7
a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. We can provide information by
automated phone service 24 hours a day. If you are deaf or hard of hearing,
you may call our TTY number, 1-800-325-0778.

We also want to make sure you receive accurate and courteous service. That
is why we have a second Social Security representative monitor some
telephone calls.

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the Netherlands for
more than five
years

e Hired you in the Netherlands
Netherlands

For a non-U.S. employer | Netherlands

For the U.S. government and you are a:

e U.S. national U.S. (either Social
Security or federal

retirement
program

Netherlands
¢ Dutch national

You are working in the U.S.:

For an employer in the Netherlands who:

e Sent you to work in Netherlands
the U.S. for five
years or less

e Sent you toworkin U.S.
the U.S. for more
than five years

e Hired you in the U.S.
US.

For a non-Dutch U.S.
employer

For the Dutch government and you are a:

¢ Dutch national Netherlands

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normally will be covered by the United States, and you and your employer will
pay Social Security taxes only to the United States. If you work as an
employee in the Netherlands, you normally will be covered by the
Netherlands, and you and your employer pay social security taxes only to the
Netherlands.

On the other hand, if your employer sends you from one country to work for
that employer or an affiliate in the other country for five years or less, you will
continue to be covered by your home country and you will be exempt from
coverage in the other country. For example, if a U.S. company sends an
employee to work for that employer or an affiliate in the Netherlands for no
more than five years, the employer and employee will continue to pay only
U.S. Social Security taxes and will not have to pay in the Netherlands.

If you are self-employed and reside in the United States or the Netherlands,
you generally will be covered and taxed only by the country where you reside.

NOTE: In addition to the Dutch social security taxes that cover old-age,
disability and survivors benefits, the agreement also includes the Dutch taxes
that cover health and sickness insurance benefits, unemployment benefits
and family allowances. As a result, workers exempted from Dutch social
security coverage by the agreement pay no social security taxes for these
programs and generally cannot receive benefits from them. If the agreement
exempts you from Dutch coverage, you and your employer may wish to
arrange for alternative benefit protection.

Summary of agreement rules

The following table shows whether your work is covered under the U.S. or
Dutch social security system. If you are covered under U.S. Social Security,
you and your employer (if you are an employee) must pay U.S. Social
Security taxes. If you are covered under the Dutch system, you and your
employer (if you are an employee) must pay Dutch social security taxes. If
you are self-employed and reside in the United States or the Netherlands, you
will generally be covered and taxed only by the country where you reside.
"Certificate of coverage" section explains how to get a form from the country
where you are covered that will prove you are exempt in the other country.

You are working in the Netherlands:

For a U.S. employer who:

e Sent you to workin U.S.
the Netherlands for
five years or less

¢ Sent you to workin Netherlands

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Claims for benefits

Description of the Agreement Between the U.S. and the Netherlands
qualify for retirement benefits.

Although the agreement between the United States and the Netherlands
allows the Social Security Administration to count your Dutch credits to help
you qualify for U.S. retirement, disability or survivors benefits, the agreement
does not cover Medicare benefits. As a result, we cannot count your credits in
the Netherlands to establish entitlement to free Medicare hospital insurance.

For more information about Medicare ask for Medicare (Publication No. 05-
10043)or visit Medicare’s website at www.medicare.gov.

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If you live in the United States and wish to apply for U.S. or Dutch benefits:

Visit or write any U.S. Social Security office; or

« Phone our toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday -
Friday. People who are deaf or hard of hearing may call our toll-free
TTY number, 1-800-325-0778.

You can apply for Dutch benefits at any U.S. Social Security office by
completing application form SSA-2490.

If you live in Netherlands and wish to apply for benefits, contact:

« The Federal Benefits Unit at the U.S. Embassy in Dublin, Ireland (phone
353-1-6687-122, ext. 2112) to file for U.S. benefits, or
e Any Dutch social security office to file for Dutch benefits.

You can apply with one country and ask to have your application considered
as a claim for benefits from the other country. Information from your
application will then be sent to the other country. Each country will process
the claim under its own laws—counting credits from the other country when
appropriate—and notify you of its decision.

If you have not applied for benefits before, you may need to provide certain
information and documents when you apply. These include the worker's U.S.
and Dutch social security numbers, proof of age for all claimants, evidence of
the worker's U.S. earnings in the past 24 months and information about the
worker's coverage under the Dutch system. You may wish to call the Social
Security office before you go there to see if you need any other information.

Payment of benefits

Each country pays its own benefit. U.S. payments are made by the U.S.
Department of Treasury each month and cover benefits for the preceding
month. The Netherlands also pays benefits each month for the preceding
month.

Absence from U.S. territory

Normally, persons who are not U.S. citizens may receive U.S. Social Security
benefits while outside the United Sates only if they meet certain requirements.

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