Under the Danish Social Pensions Act, Danish citizens are credited with periods of residence in Denmark for purposes of establishing entitlement to Danish Social Pension benefits for periods of service on board a Danish vessel, residence abroad as a representative of a Danish public authority, residence abroad in service of Danish interests, residence abroad if employed in any branch or subsidiary of a Danish business and residence abroad for education and training. Under Article 8.8, U.S. nationals will also obtain credit for these periods provided they have 12 months of residence or employment in Denmark.