UK STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS:The Social Security (United States of America) Order 1997
This is an interesting document found on a UK legislative registry (http://www.legislation.gov.uk. )
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SCHEDULE 1 Article 2
SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENT AMENDING THE AGREEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Having considered the Agreement on Social Security which was signed on their behalf at London on 13th February 1984 (hereinafter referred to as “the Agreement”);
Having recognized the need to revise certain provisions of the Agreement;
Have agreed as follows:
Article 1
1. Article 1 of the Agreement shall be revised as follows:
(angel) Paragraph 1 shall be revised to read as follows:
“1. “Territory” means,
as regards the United States, the States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and as regards the United Kingdom, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and also the Isle of Man, the Island of Jersey, and the Islands of Guernsey, Alderney,
Herm and Jethou; and references to the “United Kingdom” or to “territory” in relation to the United Kingdom shall include the Isle of Man, the Island of Jersey, and the Islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Herm and Jethou where appropriate;”.”
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The Social Security United States of America Order 1997
Sorry – but it’s all ‘legalese’ to me. (Might as well be Chinese, to be honest!) Can anyone put into words of one syllable what this all means please?
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Mia
Here’s the US Social Security Admin. description:
“Since the late 1970’s, the United States has established a network of bilateral Social Security agreements that coordinate the U.S. Social Security program with the comparable programs of other countries.”
https://www.ssa.gov/international/agreements_overview.html