If you received a reminder from Renten Service after the beginning of September to send in your proof of life, this means that Renten Service had not yet received your 2024 proof of life as of Friday, August 16, 2024. If you have already sent your 2024 life certificate by mail or have since completed the Digital Proof of Life process, no further action is required. Please bear in mind that several proofs of life may be necessary if you receive more than one pension. Renten Service in Germany must receive your proof of life by no later than Friday, October 18, 2024.

• Pension beneficiaries residing abroad:
  Since you are entitled to German pension payments from a statutory pension or accident insurance provider, you must submit evidence upon request that you continue to meet the requirements to receive those payments.
• Pension beneficiaries residing in Germany:
  Since you live in Germany, are a pension beneficiary of German pension payments from a statutory pension or accident insurance provider, and have a bank account abroad, you must provide annual proof of life beginning this year.

Requirements for your 2024 proof of life:

• Please return either the certificate of life form or the 2024 Digital Proof of Life by October 18, 2024.
  • For further information and a step-by-step guide to the Digital Proof of Life, please visit our website at www.rentenservice.de/DLN
• The certificate of life form must be personally signed by the pension beneficiary in Section A2 and confirmed by an authorized institution in Section B.
  • If the pension recipient is unable to write, confirmation of this fact must be provided in Section C1 of the certificate of life.
  • If the pension beneficiary is unable to visit an authorized institution in person, confirmation of this fact must be provided in Section C1 of the certificate of life. The name of the person who visited the authorized institution on behalf of the pension beneficiary must be given in Section C2.
• The original copy of the certificate of life must be returned by letter mail to the following address:
  
  Deutsche Post AG
  Niederlassung Renten Service
  04078 Leipzig
  Germany
• If you receive more than one pension, more than one proof of life may be needed.
  • In this case, several forms for the 2024 life certificate or several 2024 Digital Proof of Life letters were sent to you together with your pension adjustment notification.
  • Please provide all required proofs of life.