Are you going overseas?

Living overseas usually means moving to another country permanently or spending more time overseas than in New Zealand. But sometimes a short time away can be counted as ‘living overseas'. Before you leave New Zealand, make sure you discuss your plans with Work and Income, even if you're only going for a short time.

New Zealand has Social Security Agreements with a number of countries. If you go overseas to live and you're on certain types of income support, you may be able to take some or all of your payments with you - or receive payments from the country you move to.

New Zealand has Social Security Agreements with:

The agreements differ for each country.

We cover them in detail over the next few pages.

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