NI claim while leaving country at the end of employment

by **kaushalk82** on Mon Feb 28, 2011 12:21 am

Hello,

I have come to UK on a work permit (Intra company transfer). My parent company is in INDIA and has one of it's branches here in UK.
I am working for it.

Can I see online what is the total amount present in my NI fund?
And how much my employer is contributing in it?
I wanted to know what will happen to my NI contributions, at the time when my contract gets over (while I am going back to INDIA at the end of my employment in UK)?
Can I claim my NI fund at that time?

Thanks,
Kaushal

by **mullet** on Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:10 pm

Can I see online what is the total amount present in my NI fund?

No.

And how much my employer is contributing in it?

The employer's contribution is 12.8% (I think) above the threshold.

I wanted to know what will happen to my NI contributions, at the time when my contract gets over

I guess it will just remain in the system. It might give you some future right to a UK pension if you came back, but don't quote me on that.

Can I claim my NI fund at that time?

No. Whilst NIC affects the amount of pension that a person might receive, other than that it isn't "their" NI fund. If you are paid under PAYE in the UK and liable to NICs, you pay. Simple as that.

by **etf** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:15 pm

Hi Kaushal,

Did you pay UK national insurance for the first 52 weeks of your assignment in the UK?

In explanation, as the UK and India do not have a reciprocal social security agreement, employees seconded from India to the UK are often exempt from UK national insurance for a period of 52 weeks.

Regarding a future entitlement to UK state benefits, I've copied the following paragraph from a government website which suggests that it might at least merit further investigation.

If you don't qualify for the full basic State Pension
If you reach State Pension age on or after 6 April 2010

If you have some qualifying years but not enough for a full basic State Pension then you will get some basic State Pension. For each qualifying year that you have earned, you will get some basic State Pension. You may be able to take action to increase your State Pension.

Kind Regards

etf

PS England v India would have made a great cricket final...perhaps you'll have to face Ireland there now!

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