In Ukraine, it is necessary to accumulate a number of years of service in retirement. It is important to know that since January 1, 2004, insurance experience is charged instead of traditional labor. This changed the order of length of service, since now only periods when a person was paid insurance premiums.
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The period of service in the army
service in the army, regardless of the period, is always credited to the length of service in Ukraine. This applies to both the service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the service in the USSR Army. -
The disability
of a disability pension earlier, before January 1, 2004, was counted in the length of service if the disability came as a result of a occupational disease or accident at work. Now, the disability is credited to the length of service. -
Social care
of persons who carry out social care (guardians) have the right to enroll this period in the length of service, if such activity has been officially registered. During this care for persons with disabilities or pensioners, social protection authorities must pay insurance premiums that are included in the length of service. -
Hospital and vacation
time, including hospitals and vacations, is included in the length of service. This means that even during temporary disability or rest, the right to accumulate work experience is not lost. -
The Labor activity of the FOP
is the period of activity of an individual entrepreneur (FOP) (FOP) is taken into account for insurance experience if insurance premiums were paid. It is important that documents that confirm taxes and contributions are an important criterion for enrollment in the work period. -
Labor work without recording in a employment record
If a person is working, but this period is not recorded in the employment record or there are no appropriate clarifying certificates, this experience is not counted. -
Work, training in educational institutions
in technical schools, colleges and higher education institutions is not taken into account in the length of service, if not recorded in the employment record until 2004.
It is worth mentioning the problem of FOPs that worked from 1995 to 1998. If they do not have documents confirming their activities and payment of taxes, the Pension Fund may refuse to enroll this period in the length of service, and the tax service may have no records.
The experience gained in Ukraine can be taken into account when calculating a pension in nine European countries: Latvia, Spain, Slovakia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Poland, Bulgaria, Portugal, Estonia. However, a person must have official status in these countries, such as a refugee or temporary resident.
