Question juridique clé
Whether a minor born with a congenital disability qualifies as 'born invalid in Switzerland' under the Switzerland-Macedonia social security convention without one-year prior Swiss residence.
Solution extraite
Yes. For minors born invalid in Switzerland, the convention creates a special regime; no additional one-year uninterrupted residence requirement applies.
Motifs extraits
Article 14(2) third sentence of the convention is a special rule for minors born invalid in Switzerland. Reading into it a prior one-year residence requirement would lack a legal basis and would contradict equality and the treaty text.