In the event you were asked to provide proof of life in 2024 and have not received any pension payments since November 2024, we advise you to contact the relevant pension fund provider immediately. They will review your request and can arrange for pension payment to be resumed.
Note: Please do not send proof of life for 2025 to Renten Service or the responsible insurance provider unless you are requested to do so. The documents will be sent out in the period from June to July 2025.
If you are entitled to German pension payments from a statutory pension or accident insurance provider and have supplementary pension benefits (Zusatzversorgung), you might be asked once a year to present proof of life to confirm that you continue to meet the requirements to receive payments.
For this purpose, you will receive the certificate of life form and the digital proof of life documents by letter mail along with your pension adjustment notification in June or July 2025. You can
- personally sign the certificate of life form, have it certified by an authorized institution, and return the original by mail to Renten Service by mid-August. Please use the pre-printed return envelope.
OR
- complete the digital proof of life process. For more tips and step-by-step instructions, visit www.rentenservice.de/DLN.
Important note: It is not permitted to return the certificate of life by e-mail or fax.
If you reside in one of the countries listed below, you will not be requested to provide proof of life every year: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Therefore, if you have received a pension adjustment notification but no certificate of life form, you do not need to take any further action this year.
