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Australia's agreements are bilateral. That is, they allow people residing in an agreement country to claim an Australian benefit as if they were residing in Australia.
Some agreements also allow people to lodge claims under that agreement in a third country. However, that third country needs to be an agreement country that specifies they will accept claims made under Australia's other agreements.
Example: A person residing in Canada can lodge a claim for an Australian pension using Australia's Agreement with Italy.
The agreement countries that currently accept claims under Australia's other agreements are:
Australia's agreements cover a variety of situations in which claims might be lodged. There are 2 basic factors that are important to claim lodgement:
The Article in agreements that allows claim lodgement does not confer eligibility. The person claiming still has to fulfil all other requirements to qualify for payment.
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Last reviewed: 9 February 2012
