Totalization Agreement

What happens when you work in two different countries that pose a social security tax? The answer can vary depending on your situation, but the Totalization Agreement makes one thing certain: you don’t have to worry about double taxation.

Check out this video for more about how the Totalization Agreement determines how a traveler pays for and receives social security benefits when they work in more than one country with a social security system.

For a list of countries with which the US has a Totalization Agreement, click here.