Find out if you can get NZ Super or Veteran's Pension
Answer the following questions to check if you may meet the criteria for NZ Super or Veteran's Pension.
Time you can include
You may include time you've spent contributing to a Korean scheme from age 20.
Criteria you need to meet to include the time
To include this time you must:
- have at least 1 year of continuous NZ working age residence, and
- be ordinarily resident and present in NZ or South Korea when you apply.
Definition of NZ working age residence
NZ working age residence means that you were living in NZ between age 20 and 65.
If you were overseas during this time, you may still have NZ working age residence if you were:
- employed outside of NZ and your employer deducted and paid income tax to Inland Revenue in NZ, or
- with your partner who was employed outside of NZ and was paying NZ income tax on their earnings.