Under certain circumstances, the Italian system grants deemed periods of contributions as insurance periods, even though such periods do not reflect work in covered employment.

If an applicant wishes to receive credit for deemed periods of Italian coverage, the applicant must submit evidence to establish the deemed periods. Except for Italian military service (see GN 01705.214), there are no specific rules on what type of evidence is acceptable.

SSA will accept all evidence the applicant wishes to submit to support the applicant's claim.