N Goodall

Thank you. I did phone the International Pension Centre and they told me to call the Future Pension Centre. They were also unable to tell me. I need to decide before April whether to purchase 2 years (06/07 & 07/08) Class 3 or whether I am eligible to purchase Class 2 due to being abroad under vague rules stated on Gov.uk website pr whether I need to pay anything at all? I obviously don't want to wait until retirement until retirement to deal with this. It's been suggested that completing CF83 with a long cover letter might be the best way forward. Do you have any other suggestions?

I understand that I can use social security contributions from working in USA to fill gaps in my UK contributions? I have a 10 year gap and worked in USA for 4 years and EU for 3 years during this time. How can I do this please?