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Everything you need to know about finding forgotten pensions
Trabalhou no Brasil e mora no exterior: como consultar seu CNIS, recuperar seu NIT e entender os acordos internacionais
PensionHunter Research Team
Guia prático e verificado para brasileiros no exterior: como emitir o extrato do CNIS de fora do Brasil, recuperar o NIT, PIS ou PASEP, entender as regras da EC 103/2019, o período de graça e os acordos internacionais do INSS.
Read full article: Trabalhou no Brasil e mora no exterior: como consultar seu CNIS, recuperar seu NIT e entender os acordos internacionaisTürkiye'de Çalıştınız, Yurt Dışında Yaşıyorsunuz: SGK Kaydınızı, Hizmet Dökümünüzü ve Yurtdışı Borçlanmanızı Nasıl Bulursunuz
PensionHunter Research Team
Yurt dışında yaşayanlar için SGK hizmet dökümü, e-Devlet erişimi ve 3201 sayılı Kanun kapsamında yurtdışı borçlanması. Resmî kaynaklara dayalı, ücretsiz yollar.
Read full article: Türkiye'de Çalıştınız, Yurt Dışında Yaşıyorsunuz: SGK Kaydınızı, Hizmet Dökümünüzü ve Yurtdışı Borçlanmanızı Nasıl BulursunuzEPF and EPS From Abroad: How to Find and Claim Your Indian Pension Money
PensionHunter Research Team
You worked in India and now live overseas. Here is how EPF and EPS actually work on exit, what an inoperative account really means today, and how to claim from another country. Verified against EPFO sources.
Read full article: EPF and EPS From Abroad: How to Find and Claim Your Indian Pension MoneyWorked in Canada, Living Abroad: How to Find and Claim CPP, OAS and the Workplace Pension You Left Behind
PensionHunter Research Team
You worked in Canada and now live somewhere else. Here is how to trace CPP, QPP, OAS and an old employer pension from outside Canada, including how to find your SIN and get into My Service Canada Account when the identity check fails.
Read full article: Worked in Canada, Living Abroad: How to Find and Claim CPP, OAS and the Workplace Pension You Left BehindVous avez travaillé en France et vous vivez à l'étranger : comment retrouver et demander votre retraite française
PensionHunter Research Team
Vous avez cotisé en France et vous vivez ailleurs. Retraite de base, Agirc-Arrco, relevé de carrière, demande depuis l'étranger, certificat de vie et réversion. Sources officielles vérifiées.
Read full article: Vous avez travaillé en France et vous vivez à l'étranger : comment retrouver et demander votre retraite françaiseTrabajó en México o es mexicano y trabajó en Estados Unidos: cómo localizar su Afore, sus semanas cotizadas del IMSS y lo que dejó en el extranjero
PensionHunter Research Team
Guía verificada para localizar su Afore, recuperar su NSS, revisar sus semanas cotizadas del IMSS y entender por qué no existe convenio de totalización con Estados Unidos.
Read full article: Trabajó en México o es mexicano y trabajó en Estados Unidos: cómo localizar su Afore, sus semanas cotizadas del IMSS y lo que dejó en el extranjeroTrabajaste en España y ahora vives fuera: cómo localizar y reclamar tu pensión española desde el extranjero
PensionHunter Research Team
Guía verificada para quien cotizó en España y vive en otro país: vida laboral, número de afiliación, Sede Electrónica sin cl@ve, planes de empleo y herederos.
Read full article: Trabajaste en España y ahora vives fuera: cómo localizar y reclamar tu pensión española desde el extranjeroRente aus Deutschland im Ausland finden und beantragen
PensionHunter Research Team
Sie haben in Deutschland gearbeitet und leben heute im Ausland. So finden Sie Ihre gesetzliche Rente, Ihre Betriebsrente und Ihre Versicherungsnummer wieder, mit geprüften Quellen und dem, was zur Beitragserstattung wirklich gilt.
Read full article: Rente aus Deutschland im Ausland finden und beantragenPhilippine Pensions for OFWs: How to Find SSS, GSIS and Pag-IBIG Money, and the Pensions You Left Behind Abroad
PensionHunter Research Team
A sourced guide for Filipinos who worked overseas and for foreign nationals who worked in the Philippines. SSS, GSIS and Pag-IBIG rules, totalization agreements, and what is typically left behind in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Korea, Italy, Canada and the United States.
Read full article: Philippine Pensions for OFWs: How to Find SSS, GSIS and Pag-IBIG Money, and the Pensions You Left Behind AbroadWorked in Switzerland and Left? How to Find Your Swiss Pension Money From Abroad
PensionHunter Research Team
You worked in Switzerland, then moved on. Your AHV record and your second pillar money may still be waiting. Here is exactly where to look, using the free official Swiss routes.
Read full article: Worked in Switzerland and Left? How to Find Your Swiss Pension Money From AbroadWorked in Australia, Living Abroad? How to Find and Claim Your Australian Superannuation
PensionHunter Research Team
You almost certainly have an Australian super account, even from a short stint. Here is how to find lost and ATO-held super from overseas, claim a DASP, and what to do when the six month rule has already passed.
Read full article: Worked in Australia, Living Abroad? How to Find and Claim Your Australian SuperannuationWorked in the United States? How to Find and Claim Your American Retirement Money From Abroad
PensionHunter Research Team
Millions of people left the US with Social Security credits, a 401(k), or a forgotten pension behind. Here is how to find all of it from abroad, using official routes, and why 2024 changed the answer for many.
Read full article: Worked in the United States? How to Find and Claim Your American Retirement Money From AbroadWorked in Poland? How to Find and Claim Your ZUS Pension From the UK or Ireland
PensionHunter Research Team
Your Polish ZUS years still count after Brexit. What you hold (ZUS, OFE, PPK), how to claim from the UK or Ireland, and the traps to avoid.
Read full article: Worked in Poland? How to Find and Claim Your ZUS Pension From the UK or IrelandYour Dutch Pension After Leaving the Netherlands: How to Find and Claim It From Abroad
PensionHunter Research Team
Worked in the Netherlands and moved away? You likely have two Dutch pensions. How to find your AOW and workplace pension from abroad, and claim them.
Read full article: Your Dutch Pension After Leaving the Netherlands: How to Find and Claim It From AbroadMy own pensions were my first case. I got a surprise.
PensionHunter Research Team
I built PensionHunter because pensions do not follow you when you move countries. I thought I understood the problem.
Read full article: My own pensions were my first case. I got a surprise.Where did Mees Pierson's London pensions go? A trail in four acquisitions.
PensionHunter Research Team
Mees Pierson was a Dutch merchant bank with a real London operation in the 1990s. If you worked there, your pension almost certainly still exists.
Read full article: Where did Mees Pierson's London pensions go? A trail in four acquisitions.The year she forgot: a Melbourne pension found from Singapore.
PensionHunter Research Team
One of our clients is a Singaporean professional with a long career and a sharp memory. The report came back with something she had not listed.
Read full article: The year she forgot: a Melbourne pension found from Singapore.Pensions When You've Worked in Multiple Countries: How to Find Them
PensionHunter Research Team
Worked in more than one country? You likely have forgotten pension entitlements in each. Here's why cross-border pensions get lost, and how to find them.
Read full article: Pensions When You've Worked in Multiple Countries: How to Find ThemThe Gone-Away Problem No One Is Solving
PensionHunter Research Team
UK pension schemes are losing track of millions of members. The infrastructure to find them has not kept pace with how people actually live and work. A PensionHunter analysis for trustees.
Read full article: The Gone-Away Problem No One Is SolvingHow To Claim Your EPF After Leaving Malaysia, A Complete Guide for Expats
PensionHunter Research Team
Worked in Malaysia and left? Your EPF contributions are almost certainly still sitting in a KWSP account waiting to be claimed. Here is how to get your money back.
Read full article: How To Claim Your EPF After Leaving Malaysia, A Complete Guide for ExpatsWhat Happens To Your UAE DEWS Pension When You Leave, And How To Claim It
PensionHunter Research Team
Left the UAE without claiming your DEWS pension or end of service gratuity? Here is what happened to your money and how to get it back.
Read full article: What Happens To Your UAE DEWS Pension When You Leave, And How To Claim ItHow To Find a Forgotten UK Pension From Abroad, Complete Expat Guide
PensionHunter Research Team
Living overseas with a UK work history? You almost certainly have a pension pot waiting for you. Here is how to find it from anywhere in the world.
Read full article: How To Find a Forgotten UK Pension From Abroad, Complete Expat GuideOil and Gas Workers, How To Find Pension Contributions From Every Country You Worked In
PensionHunter Research Team
Spent your career on rigs across multiple countries? Your pension contributions stayed behind in every single one. Here is how to find them all.
Read full article: Oil and Gas Workers, How To Find Pension Contributions From Every Country You Worked InHow To Claim Your CPF After Leaving Singapore, What Every Expat Needs To Know
PensionHunter Research Team
Left Singapore after working there? Your CPF and private pension contributions may still be sitting unclaimed. Here is the complete guide to finding and claiming them.
Read full article: How To Claim Your CPF After Leaving Singapore, What Every Expat Needs To KnowHow PensionHunter's Research Technology Searches for Forgotten Pensions, A Behind the Scenes Look
PensionHunter Research Team
Ever wondered what happens after you click 'Start your search'? Here's how our professional research team works to find your forgotten pensions across 41 countries.
Read full article: How PensionHunter's Research Technology Searches for Forgotten Pensions, A Behind the Scenes LookThe $74 Billion Problem, Why So Much Pension Money Goes Unclaimed
PensionHunter Research Team
At least $74 billion worldwide, and that is only what four countries publish. Here's why the system fails international workers, and what you can do about it.
Read full article: The $74 Billion Problem, Why So Much Pension Money Goes UnclaimedI Found a Pension I Completely Forgot About, Here Is How
PensionHunter Research Team
A first-person account of discovering a forgotten workplace pension, and how it changed my approach to retirement planning forever.
Read full article: I Found a Pension I Completely Forgot About, Here Is HowThe Executor's Guide to Finding Forgotten Pensions
PensionHunter Research Team
As an executor you have a duty to identify all estate assets. Here is how to find pensions that may have been forgotten.
Read full article: The Executor's Guide to Finding Forgotten PensionsUAE End of Service Gratuity, What Expats Are Owed
PensionHunter Research Team
Millions of expats leave the UAE without claiming their end of service gratuity. Here is what you are owed and how to claim it.
Read full article: UAE End of Service Gratuity, What Expats Are OwedHow to Find a Forgotten Irish Pension After Moving Abroad
PensionHunter Research Team
Moved away from Ireland and left pension savings behind? Here is how to find a lost Irish pension from overseas.
Read full article: How to Find a Forgotten Irish Pension After Moving AbroadFinding Forgotten Canadian Pension Plans, A Guide
PensionHunter Research Team
Worked in Canada and moved away? Here is how to find lost Canadian pension plans including CPP, OAS and workplace schemes.
Read full article: Finding Forgotten Canadian Pension Plans, A GuideSouth African Emigrant Pension Withdrawal, 2026 Guide
PensionHunter Research Team
Emigrated from South Africa? Here is the complete guide to withdrawing your pension and provident fund savings in 2026.
Read full article: South African Emigrant Pension Withdrawal, 2026 GuideKiwiSaver for Expats, Find and Withdraw Your NZ Pension
PensionHunter Research Team
Left New Zealand with KiwiSaver savings? Here is how to find your account and withdraw your money from overseas.
Read full article: KiwiSaver for Expats, Find and Withdraw Your NZ PensionHong Kong MPF, What Expats Leave Behind
PensionHunter Research Team
Left Hong Kong without claiming your MPF? Here is how to find your account and withdraw your mandatory provident fund savings.
Read full article: Hong Kong MPF, What Expats Leave BehindPension Tracing for Estates, Executor's Guide
PensionHunter Research Team
As an executor, finding pensions in an estate is one of the hardest tasks. Here is how to trace forgotten pension entitlements.
Read full article: Pension Tracing for Estates, Executor's GuidePension Savings and Dementia, How Families Can Find Forgotten Entitlements Before It Is Too Late
PensionHunter Research Team
When dementia takes hold, pension entitlements can be lost forever. Here is how families with LPA can find forgotten pension savings before the window closes.
Read full article: Pension Savings and Dementia, How Families Can Find Forgotten Entitlements Before It Is Too LateWhat Happens to a Pension When Someone Dies
PensionHunter Research Team
One of the most common questions families face. Here is what happens to different types of pension when someone dies.
Read full article: What Happens to a Pension When Someone DiesLPA and Pensions, What You Can and Cannot Do
PensionHunter Research Team
If you hold Lasting Power of Attorney for property and financial affairs, here is what you can and cannot do with pensions.
Read full article: LPA and Pensions, What You Can and Cannot DoDeath in Service Benefits, The Unclaimed Payout
PensionHunter Research Team
Billions in death in service benefits go unclaimed every year. Here is what they are and how families can find them.
Read full article: Death in Service Benefits, The Unclaimed PayoutHow to Find a Lost Pension From an Old Job
PensionHunter Research Team
Changed jobs a few times? There's a good chance you've got pension money sitting forgotten somewhere. Here's how to track it down.
Read full article: How to Find a Lost Pension From an Old JobWhat Happens to Your Pension When You Change Jobs?
PensionHunter Research Team
Your pension doesn't follow you automatically when you switch employers. Here's what actually happens to your money.
Read full article: What Happens to Your Pension When You Change Jobs?The UK Pension Tracing Service, What It Can and Can't Do
PensionHunter Research Team
The government's free pension tracing tool is a good starting point, but it has significant limitations. Here's what you need to know.
Read full article: The UK Pension Tracing Service, What It Can and Can't DoHow Many Pension Pots Does the Average Person Have?
PensionHunter Research Team
The answer might surprise you. Most UK adults have more pension pots than they think, and some of them are completely forgotten.
Read full article: How Many Pension Pots Does the Average Person Have?Expats and UK Pensions, What You Need to Know
PensionHunter Research Team
Moved abroad but worked in the UK? Your pension rights don't disappear when you leave the country. Here's how to claim what's yours.
Read full article: Expats and UK Pensions, What You Need to KnowWhat Is Auto-Enrolment and Why It Means Millions of Forgotten Pots
PensionHunter Research Team
Auto-enrolment was designed to help people save for retirement. But it's also created millions of small, forgotten pension pots.
Read full article: What Is Auto-Enrolment and Why It Means Millions of Forgotten Pots