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Chile Agreement and foreign pension information 106-04009000

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This document outlines information about the Agreement including the process of making a claim for Australian payment under the Agreement and coding of Chilean payments.

Start date

The Agreement with Chile:

  • started on 1 July 2004
  • was amended by exchange of notes effective 1 October 2009

Claiming and benefits covered

The Chilean Agreement generally allows customers to lodge a claim for payment from either country. It also allows customers to add together periods of residence in Australia and periods of social security coverage in Chile, to meet the minimum requirements for payment.

Australian payments covered:

  • Age Pension
  • Disability Support Pension (DSP)

Note: only severely disabled customers can be granted DSP.

Customers can claim Australian payments under the Agreement by contacting Services Australia or the Chilean authorities.

Chilean payments covered:

  • Old Age Pension
  • Disability Pension
  • Survivor Pension

Customers can claim a foreign pension by contacting the Services Australia or the Chilean authorities.

Information on international agreements

Information on how international agreements work and general concepts used in agreements is contained in International Social Security Agreements.

The Resources page contains links to the

  • Residence and International program
  • Centrelink International Services (CIS)
  • Services Australia website
  • Banco Central de Chile for information on Unidad de Fomento (UF)

International Social Security Agreements

Claims for Australian payments under International Agreements

Foreign pension claims

Foreign pension coding

Agreement liaisons, NZ CICs and exchange of information

Comparable Foreign Payment (CFP) lump sum arrears debts