TN 16 (11-96)
RS 02001.400 U.S. Swedish Agreement - General Information
The following sections provide a summary of the coverage provisions of the agreement
with Sweden. One of the purposes of the agreement is to eliminate dual social security
coverage (i.e., the situation where a worker is covered under the laws of both the
United States and Sweden with respect to the same services). The agreement is intended
to eliminate dual coverage by continuing the worker's coverage only under the system
of the country to whose economy the worker has the more direct connection. The worker
and, in the case of employees, his employer, are exempted from social security coverage
and taxation under the system of the other country. Specific information on how the
agreement is to be applied is contained in the following sections.