On this page, we explain various issues that you might come across in relation to the UK state pension if you have lived or worked abroad. If you think you are eligible for a state pension from another country, you should contact the pension authority in the relevant country.

Migrants who are posted to the UK on assignment from a country with which the UK has a reciprocal social security agreement may not have to pay National Insurance contributions (also known as NIC) under the terms of the agreement.

If you are sent to work in the UK from a ‘rest of world’ country (being a country outside the EEA or Switzerland and also one that does not have a reciprocal social security agreement with the UK) by an employer in that country, you may not need to pay UK National Insurance contributions (also ...

Visitors to Northern Ireland from outside the EU may be able to claim back the VAT which is paid on goods when they leave the EU.

This page discusses certain tax considerations for pensioners retiring abroad. For general guidance on going to live abroad, see Leaving the UK.

If you have UK tax deducted at source in the tax year in which you leave the UK, you might be due a tax refund. If you have worked as a migrant seasonal worker for only a few weeks or months in the UK and are now leaving the country, you may also be due a tax refund.