SA29. Your social security insurance, benefits and healthcare rights in the European Economic Area
Insurance and contributions
1. Working in another EEA country
If you work in another EEA country
- for an EEA employer (this includes a UK employer),
- or as someone who is self-employed,
you are usually insured under the social security laws of the country you work in. You will not usually have to pay UK NI contributions.
But this is not always the case. Sections 2-11 tell you when UK NI contributions will still be due.
Note – In some EEA countries there is no compulsory state insurance or benefits scheme for self-employed people.