Social Security - E forms: General Overview

As a general rule, people working abroad are no longer insured in their own country for general social security purposes. This may, however, be regulated by a number of E forms. The purpose of E forms is to facilitate cross-border contact with and between social security bodies of the EEA Member States. From your point of view, this means these forms enable you to transfer your existing entitlements to another EEA country.

There are several types of E form:

• the E-100 series is for benefits in the event of sickness, pregnancy and secondment
• the E-200 series is for the calculation and payment of pensions, survivors' benefits and disability pensions
• the E-300 series is used for anything involving unemployment benefit
• the E-400 series is for children's allowance entitlements

These forms can be obtained from various authorities in your own country.

Below is a list of the most commonly used forms:

E101 secondment declaration - issued if you are posted by your employer to a different country for not longer than 12 months; used in conjunction with form E111

• Obtainable from: Social Insurance Bank, International Secondment Department. For Belgium: Belgian Affairs Office. For Germany: German Affairs Office.

E102 renewal of secondment

• Obtainable from: relevant institution in the country of work

E104 proof of insurance with health insurance fund in your own country in order to prevent waiting time in the case of a long stay in another Member State

• Obtainable from: social insurance administration body (UWV) or Social Insurance Bank (SVB); medical insurer

E111 proof of medical insurance for short-term stay in another Member State, also necessary for secondment

• Obtainable from: medical insurer

E119 proof of entitlement to sickness and maternity benefits in another Member State; used in conjunction with form E303

• Obtainable from: medical insurer

E301 insured periods of employment history in a Member State

• Obtainable from: social insurance administration body (UWV)

E303 export of unemployment benefit for not more than three months; used in conjunction with form E119

• Obtainable from: social insurance administration body (UWV)

Source: European Union
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