Key Post UK State Pension - Make voluntary contributions to qualify for UK pension on top of Irish pension

Yes that is what I did and it was about 8 weeks from submitting to being processed and then got my letter about 2 weeks later. It is very easy to do and also you can add in as many previous jobs as you want. You are not restricted to just 5.
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Was that recently? Presuming I did the same thing it said August! And they were currently processing requests received last October.
 
Again thanks for all the advice on here. Paid via Revolut sterling on Wednesday, spoke to an advisor today who confirmed receipt of money and assigned it to the earliest gap years in my record (72 minutes on hold for a 1 minute conversation!).
 
Hasn't @niamh5152 already answered this as best she could in the other thread?

UK Pension query

Hi, I need some advice. I worked in Channel Islands 1992 for several years and was advised by HMRC I would be eligible for UK pension to buy back years/gaps. I tried completing form online and JY number could not be input because I glitch in systems . I was strongly advised to get a...
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She did but it wasn't quite clear if she was adding channel island credits to an existing NI insurance work history record.

I too was born in the UK in the 1970s where I lived with my family until the mid 1980s. I have a NI number and I am hoping that I received the juvenile creditis as a result. I do not however ever work in the UK and would be replying on my 6 years in the Channel Islands along with credits I may receive from working i other EU countries.

I just don't know if I am eligable at this point based on my juvenile credits and channel island credits alone.
 
My wife moved back to Ireland from the UK in 1999 and has 8 years of UK state pension contributions from her previous employment there. She can purchase up to 16 additional years of contributions before the April deadline.

Irish PRSI Contributions:​

  • 2001: 38 long-term carer’s contributions
  • 2002–2023: 52 long-term carer’s contributions per year (1,182 total)
  • 2003–2011: 52 (S) contributions per year (468 total)
  • Total reckonable contributions: 52 per year from 2002 to 2023
I believe we can:
  • Buy Class 2 contributions for 2006–2011, as she was working in Ireland during those years (self-employed)
  • Buy Class 3 contributions for 2012 to the present
We plan to use her PRSI Contribution statement as proof of employment.

Can anyone please confirm if this approach is correct? If there is any doubt we can purchase 16 years at the class 3 rate. Weeks of calls to the future pensions were not successful.

Thanks.
 
Has she submitted form CF83 and received a reply stating what she can purchase by way of retrospective contributions?
 
Yes some time ago saying she could purchase 16 years at the class 3 rate but She did not complete the original CF83 2 page form correctly. Since then she discovered her PRSI record was missing some years of contributions. Her PRSI record is now correct but since it was corrected we have not been able to contact future pensions.

We intend to use her PRSI record as proof of employment.
 
Thanks. We are planning to do that. It's the payment before the deadline we are unsure of because she was self-employed. Is it safe to purchase Class 3 contributions for 2012 to the present and class 2 for the other years?
 
Just in case anyone in a similar situation to me.

I made a payment in April 2024 to cover 8 years (2006 through to 2014). As of yesterday it still wasn't showing on my online account. I rang this morning and it was fixed over the phone. As soon as I came off the call, I logged into my HMRC account and there is all was with forecast updated and everything.

I had been ringing anyway to let them know which years to allocate the payment I sent last week, so was well worth the 50 minutes on hold to get both things sorted at once! She did however note that it will take a "long time" for the more recent payment to be reflected on my account, but that she would request that a receipt is sent to me (but this might also take a long time). I'm happy enough with the verbal confirmation and won't be holding my breath for the receipt!
 
Hi, wondering if someone can help here. I just read an article last night which suggested if you had worked for as little as 1 year in Uk and then worked in EU immediately afterwards would be eligible for pension buyback. Having worked in Jersey for just over 1 year in 2002 might I qualify, is working in Jersey considered the same as having worked in UK? Thanks for advice.
 
Jersey isn't part of the UK and don't they operate their own pension system?

Government of Jersey

Information on the state pension, including who qualifies, how to claim, how much you get and changes in circumstance
www.gov.je
Maybe some useful info here?

UK Pension query

Hi, I need some advice. I worked in Channel Islands 1992 for several years and was advised by HMRC I would be eligible for UK pension to buy back years/gaps. I tried completing form online and JY number could not be input because I glitch in systems . I was strongly advised to get a...
www.askaboutmoney.com
 
Quick question. There seems to be rumblings about only needing one year in the UK to qualify especially from that Xtra Pension company.
Is their anything in this. I was employed in Northern Ireland way back from 1 June 2000 to 28 February 2002 so would have paid tax in 2000/2001 and 2001/2002. Went straight from that to working down South again. I can only find a Temporary NI number (TN and my date of birth) and have sent off the CA5403 to try and get my NI number but haven't heard anything back.
It's pretty close to the deadline so wondering is it worth following up as I can't really see anywhere that says less than three years qualifies for anything
 
I have a copy of a form in an old file applying for a National Insurance number as I'd put in two Tax Returns but don't know if I ever got one. That was the main reason I sent in the CA5403. I'd registered on the HMRC Gateway but without NI number I couldn't see my employment history.
Not having three years is the bit that I'm curious about.
 
Would have thought a temporary one would lead to a record and a permanent one, another option is to try and call in to an office in Newry/Derry etc
 
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