Use the Slovenian certified coverage record to assign foreign “F” quarters coverage to the U.S. coverage record.
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There is no minimum amount of Slovenian coverage, which must be earned before the
U.S. can use it.
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SSA will credit one quarter of coverage in a calendar year for every 90 days of coverage
certified for that year by the liaison agency.
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SSA will credit all periods of coverage based on paid contributions.
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SSA will not credit months of coverage under Slovenian laws that fall within a calendar
quarter that SSA already credited as a U.S. quarter of coverage. For years after 1977,
move the credited U.S. quarter of coverage in the quarter of the calendar year most
favorable to the claimant.
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SSA will also not credit more than four quarters of coverage for any calendar year,
or consider periods of Slovenian coverage credited prior to 1937 (the earliest year
that U.S. law permits crediting periods of coverage).