Staying abroad - A person who is receiving an old-age pension with income supplement

A person who is receiving an old-age pension with income supplement must give notice to the NII local branch of any departure abroad.

As of January 1, 2007, a person or his spouse who have reached retirement age continue to receive an income supplement also for the period that they are abroad, provided that they went abroad a maximum of 3 times in one calendar year (from January through December), and for a maximum period of 72 days (consecutive or cumulative) in one calendar year.

A person who goes abroad more than 3 times in one calendar year, or who stayed abroad more than 72 days in one calendar year, will not be paid an income supplement for the entire period he stayed abroad during that calendar year, including the month in which he went abroad and the month in which he returned from abroad.

If a person goes abroad due to the death of an immediate family member (a spouse, parent, child, or sibling) for a maximum of 3 weeks, the trip is not included in the calculation of the time spent abroad during one calendar year.

If a person goes abroad in order to receive medical treatment, and he meets the conditions of entitlement to the income support benefit, he will continue to receive the income supplement for 6 months at the most.