Italy has signed international agreements regulating mutual health care with the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Brazil, Montenegro, Cape Verde (temporarily suspended), Principato di Monaco, Vatican City and Holy See, Republic of San Marino, Serbia, Tunisia. If they have health insurance in their country of origin, third-country nationals with whom Italy has signed a bilateral agreement are entitled to medical care in case of urgent need (continuity of care service, emergency medical care in case of illness, injury and pregnancy) or on the basis of their country`s regulations on medical care abroad. Once a person is eligible for an Australian pension (without the need for the agreement), any Italian benefit is normally treated as income. Australian working life residence is the period of Australian residence between the age of 16 and the age of the old-age pension. The original agreement entered into force on 1 September 1988. The revised Agreement entered into force on 1 October 2000. The Australian pension rate payable outside Australia is influenced by two things: Australian pensions paid overseas are paid at a proportional rate that reflects the person`s place of work in Australia. For applications submitted since 1 July 2014, a means-tested full basic pension may be paid to a person aged 35 during the “working life” (between the age of 16 and the age of the old-age pension). A person with less than 35 years of Australian working life has his rate calculated proportionally. If a person living in Australia is granted a pension under the Agreement (because he or she is not eligible to reside), he or she receives the standard means-tested pension less the amount of an Italian benefit that he or she also receives. People who receive a pension from both countries receive two separate payments – one from Australia and the other from Italy. People living in Australia can apply for Italian and Australian pensions at any Centrelink customer service centre. Centrelink will provide all required application forms.
These periods considered do not affect the amount of the pension, which is based solely on the contribution periods credited in Italy. You will need to fill out an application form and provide documents indicating identity, date of birth, marriage, etc. The most useful documents are: The retirement age for men and women is 65. The retirement age will be gradually raised to 67 from 1 July 2017 – details on the retirement age can be found in the Department of Social Services – Age Pension. Mr Cardona is 65 years old and has lived in Australia for 20 years during his working life. He now lives in Italy and already receives an Italian allowance. He left Australia before reaching retirement age. Australian pensions for people outside Australia are calculated differently than pensions for those located in Australia. Italian integration (integrazione al minimo), the Italian social supplement and the family allowance for pensioners are not included in the Australian income criterion. Except in an emergency, go to the nearest UsL registration desk (card).
If you do not have health insurance in your home country, please contact the USL REGISTRATION OFFICE (see map). Mr. Fuso is 65 years old and has lived in Australia for 6 years. Before moving to Australia, he lived in Italy and contributed to the Italian social security system for 35 years. He now wants to apply for an Australian retirement pension. Here are some examples of how the agreement helps people living in Australia: People living in Italy can file claims with any office of the National Social Security Institute (INPS). . If you receive an Australian pension, the Department of Social Services will pay it to you. Payments are usually made every 2 weeks to your specified bank account if you live in Australia, or every 4 weeks in euros if you live in Italy. Under the agreement, Italian periods of credited contributions are treated by Australia as periods of residence in Australia. They help the person meet the minimum eligibility periods, but have no influence on the amount of the payment. The agreement also allows a person residing in Italy to apply for a pension from Australia, even if they are no longer a resident of Australia.
Australian law generally requires minimum periods of residence in Australia before a person can claim a pension. It also requires a person to be a resident of Australia and make a claim in Australia. For example, a person with 20 years of employment would receive 20/35 (or 57 per cent) of the means-tested basic pension rate; a person with 12 years of employment would receive 12/35 (or 34%). Note: The Italian social security system includes various pension funds. The main fund is known by the acronym INPS – National Social Security Institute. This fund also pays pensions from most other Italian funds. The agreement includes the INPS and three other funds: Bonafini is 65 years old and lives in Italy. He contributed to the Italian social security system for 16 years. He has also been living in Australia for 9 months. Under the agreement, where a pension is paid outside Australia, a reduction may apply to the part of the Italian contributory pension received, which is counted as income for the income criterion.
This also applies to pensions granted without the support of the agreement. Italian legislation prescribes minimum periods of credited contributions to be entitled to benefits. Under the agreement, periods of employment in Australia are treated as periods of contributions credited in Italy. M. Timoni would not be entitled to an Australian old-age pension because, even if he adds his contribution periods in Italy to his stay in Australia, he will still not have at least 10 years of Australian residence that he needs to be entitled to an old-age pension. The Italian benefit is “supplemented” at the rate of the Australian pension they would receive if they did not receive an Italian benefit. Note: The following information is provided for information purposes only. Individuals should contact Centrelink International Services at 131-673 for specific information about their situation.
Your country of origin will cover your medical expenses. .