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U.S.-Swedish Supplementary Agreement	A Supplementary Agreement revising the U.S.-Swedish Social Security agreement is effective November 1, 2007 . This supplementary agreement revises the U.S.-Swedish Social Security agreement that has been in effect since 1987. The supplementary agreement amends the original agreement to update and clarify several of its provisions to take account of changes in U.S. and Swedish laws which have occurred since the original agreement was signed. The primary purpose of the supplementary agreement, however, is to revise the original U.S.-Swedish totalization agreement to take into account a major reform of the Swedish Social Security pension system that was enacted several years ago.
U.S.-Czech Agreement Signing	U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic Richard W. Graber and Pter Petr Nečas, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic, signed a U.S.-Czech Social Security Agreement during a ceremony held in Prague, Czech Republic, on September 7, 2007. The agreement must now be submitted to the U.S. Congress and the Czech Parliament for review.
U.S.-Danish Agreement Signing	U.S. Ambassador to Denmark James Cain and Eva Kjer Hansen, the Danish Minister for Social Affairs, signed a U.S.-Danish Social Security Agreement during a ceremony held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 13, 2007. The agreement must now be submitted to the U.S. Congress and the Danish Parliament for review.
U.S.-Japanese Agreement	The U.S.-Japanese Social Security agreement entered into force on October 1, 2005. The agreement, which was signed by former Commissioner Barnhart and Japanese Ambassador Kato in Washington, D.C. on February 19, 2004, will eliminate dual social security contributions on the same earnings, resulting in approximately 15,600 U.S. workers and their employers sharing in tax savings of about $630 million over the first five years of the agreement.
Direct Deposit in Hungary, Japan, Panama and Poland	Beneficiaries living in Hungary, Japan, Panama and Poland now have the option of receiving their Social Security benefits by direct deposit. Learn about the advantages of international direct deposit, or check to see if direct deposit is available in the country where you live by reading the section "Direct Deposit In Financial Institutions" in our publication "Social Security--Your Payments While You Are Outside the United States."


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