ryanx

Does the amount of money you earn abroad make a difference? For example if you were living off some earnings supplemented by savings. I do not need to make any other claim and only wish to pay to fill the gaps in my national insurance contributions for my state pension. Thanks

What is the point of paying class 2 contributions when WORKING and class 3 when NOT WORKING, especially in countries with no connections or agreements with the UK? Shouldn't that be the other way around? Some of my work was casual tutoring so I was not registered anywhere and below the tax threshold. Is some kind of documentary evidence always required?

I immigrated to Canada from the UK in 2004. At that time I had paid 18 full years of National Insurance contributions. I worked in Canada for about 4 years and paid into the Canadian Pension Plan. In 2008 I left Canada and have been traveling and living in various courtiers around the world without working or paying into any pension schemes. I wish to fill the gaps in my UK NI contributions for those years (starting from 2006-2007 to date) to bring it up to 35 qualifying years to claim my full state pension. Can I do that even though I did not live or work in the UK? Do I need to pay class 2 or 3 contributions? Thanks