TN 38 (06-20)

RS 02001.080 How a Special Exception is Processed Under the U.S. - Italian Agreement

How to request special exceptions

An employer or self-employed person who wishes to apply for a special exception should write to the agency in the country where the worker wishes coverage at the address given below.

Individuals wishing to request an exception granting U.S. Coverage should write to the following address:

Social Security Administration
Division of Training and Program Support
International Support Branch
P.O. Box 17741
Baltimore, MD 21235-7741
USA
Fax: (410) 966-1861
Request online: https://opts.ssa.gov

Individuals wishing to request an exception granting Italian coverage should write to the address below:

Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali
Direzione General per le politiche previdenziali
Div. II
Via Flavia 6
00187 Rome
Italy

The letter requesting the special exception should:

  • provide all of the information needed to issue a certificate (see RS 02001.090C), and

  • explain the reason for the special exception request.

Upon receipt of a request for a special exception, the agency that receives the request will consider it in collaboration with the other country’s agency. If both agencies approve the request for a special exception, the agency that receives the request will issue a certificate of coverage. The certificate of coverage will serve as proof of exemption from coverage and taxes in the other country.


To Link to this section - Use this URL:
http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0302001080
RS 02001.080 - How a Special Exception is Processed Under the U.S. - Italian Agreement - 10/02/2019
Batch run: 06/25/2020
Rev:10/02/2019