Some agreement countries pay pensions that are based entirely on non-work-related factors such as residence or citizenship. Other Totalization agreement countries pay pensions based entirely on work or on a combination of work and non-work factors (e.g., citizenship and voluntary contributions).

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  Foreign pensions that are based on work or a combination of work and non-work factors may be subject to WEP. However, when a foreign pension is based on a combination of work and non-work factors, only the portion of the foreign pension attributable to work is considered for purposes of applying the WEP Guarantee Provision. For information on the WEP Guarantee see RS 00605.370.

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  Foreign pensions that are based entirely on non-work-related criteria are not subject to WEP.

The following chart shows the types of pensions paid by Totalization agreement countries that are not subject to WEP because they are based entirely on non-work-related factors (for example, residence-or citizenship-based pensions). If a pension paid by a Totalization agreement country is not listed below, determine whether WEP applies. For more information on foreign pensions see GN 00307.290.