Basic (04-19)
GN 01763.105 Effective Date of the Agreement with Iceland
The agreement with Iceland became effective on March 1, 2019. The United States and
Iceland can use periods of U.S. and Icelandic social security coverage earned in the
United States or Iceland before March 1, 2019 to establish entitlement to U.S. or
Icelandic benefits. However, the earliest possible date of entitlement to benefits
under the agreement is March 1, 2019.