Article 9.1 applies where a person has periods of coverage under the U.S. Social Security system and periods of residence in Australia, but does not meet the minimum residence requirement for Australian benefits. In such cases, Australia will count the person's U.S. coverage credits as periods of Australian residence for purposes of determining benefit eligibility. When counting U.S. periods, Australia will grant 3 months of Australian residence for each quarter of U.S. coverage. This provision only applies to people who meet the minimum Australian working life residence requirement set forth in Article 9.4.
