NI When leaving the country

[ExpatKiwi]

Hi all,

Hope someone is able to help with this. I have had a look online as well as phoning HMRC and have been told different things.

I am a Kiwi, and have been working inthe UK paying NI for the last 2 years. I will be returning to New Zealand permanently at the end of the year and want to know if I can transfer my NI to a NZ pension scheme or withdraw my NI as cash.
I have been told different things about this, one of which, is I must let HMRC know once I have left the country and keep them updated until I reach pension age at which point they will pay out.. this will be another 45 years....

Any help or advice on this will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers!

[RMC]

Sorry no contribution refund or transfer to NZ pension scheme, but, assuming you apply on reaching UK retirement age, you will in all probability receive a small annual pension, but without UK inflationary increases.
The good news is that UK contributions help to qualify for some NZ benefits such as Unemployment Benefit, see:-
www.dwp.gov.uk/international/social-security-agreements/list-of-countries/new-zealand/

[nikkisizer]

Nikki, the idea of the Forum is to provide initial advice and not just to say "I can help, get in touch". [original content removed - Ed]

[mullet]

Hi ExpatKiwi,
I can help you if you wish, I have sent you a PM on this subject.
Kind regards

Is this an open forum, or a place to find new clients? Surely advice should be given in public responses (unless the matter is of a private nature of course).