Consulate packs
We made one printable page for each of the 20 largest migration corridors between the 41 countries we research. Each page is for a person who worked in one country and now lives in another, and for the consulate of the first country that serves them. It names the institution that holds the pension record, says where the free route stops for someone abroad, prints one deadline from our register with its official source and the date we read it, and gives the link to our free check. The packs are free to print, display and hand out.
For consular staff
People ask consulates about pensions from years spent working back home. We wrote these pages so a consulate can hand over something accurate and dated without researching each pension system itself. Every fact on a page names its source and the date we read it, and each page is rebuilt from our data whenever we publish the site.
We identify and research; we do not give advice, and a pack is not advice. We do not print telephone numbers or postal routes, and we do not name any member of staff at any institution. The free check link carries the country and the corridor name only, so we can see which packs are used. It carries nothing about the person who opens it.
Where we hold a translation table for the home language of the country the person worked in, we publish a second version in that language. The labels are translated; the sourced facts stay in English, exactly as we hold them, and the page says so.
The packs
20 corridors, 22 one page PDFs, largest corridor first.
Worked in Mexico, living in the United States
People born in Mexico living in the United States: 12,383,867 (2024, OECD).
Institution in Mexico: CONSAR, Localiza tu AFORE (AforeWeb). Source: aforeweb.com.mx, verified 10 August 2026.
Deadline on the pack: An old age, cesantía or invalidity pension must be applied for before the conservación de derechos period expires after leaving insured employment. Source: gob.mx, read 24 September 2026.
Worked in India, living in the United States
People born in India living in the United States: 3,646,811 (2024, OECD).
Institution in India: EPFO Unified Member Portal (UAN). Source: epfindia.gov.in, verified 7 June 2026.
Deadline on the pack: EPFO classifies an account as inoperative when no contribution has been received for three years after retirement or permanent migration abroad; interest runs only to age 58. Source: epfindia.gov.in, read 4 October 2026.
Worked in the Philippines, living in the United States
People born in the Philippines living in the United States: 1,846,151 (2024, OECD).
Institution in the Philippines: My.SSS (Social Security System). Source: sss.gov.ph, verified 7 June 2026.
Deadline on the pack: An SSS retirement pensioner living outside the Philippines must comply with the Annual Confirmation of Pensioners (ACOP) programme each year, or the monthly pension is automatically suspended one month after the pensioner's birth month. Source: sss.gov.ph, read 24 September 2026.
Worked in Turkey, living in Germany
People born in Turkey living in Germany: 1,388,000 (2024, OECD).
Institution in Turkey: e-Devlet, SGK hizmet dokumu (service record). Source: turkiye.gov.tr, verified 10 August 2026.
Deadline on the pack: The yurt disi borclanma (Law 3201 foreign period buy back) debt must be paid within 3 months of the notification date, or the buy back is void. Source: sgk.gov.tr, read 24 September 2026.
Worked in Vietnam, living in the United States
People born in Vietnam living in the United States: 1,269,267 (2024, OECD).
Institution in Vietnam: Vietnam Social Security (VssID). Source: baohiemxahoi.gov.vn, verified 7 June 2026.
Deadline on the pack: Decree 143/2018/ND-CP sets the window for a foreign employee's one-off social insurance payment at ten days counted to the end of the labour contract or the expiry of the work permit, with the dossier translated into Vietnamese and certified. Source: baohiemxahoi.gov.vn, read 4 October 2026.
Worked in the United Kingdom, living in Australia
People born in the United Kingdom living in Australia: 1,148,870 (2024, OECD).
Institution in the United Kingdom: Find pension contact details (Pension Tracing Service). Source: gov.uk, verified 6 September 2026.
Deadline on the pack: The State Pension must be applied for within 12 months of first becoming entitled to avoid losing backdated payment. Source: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk, read 24 September 2026.
Worked in India, living in Australia
People born in India living in Australia: 916,330 (2024, OECD).
Institution in India: EPFO Unified Member Portal (UAN). Source: epfindia.gov.in, verified 7 June 2026.
Deadline on the pack: EPFO classifies an account as inoperative when no contribution has been received for three years after retirement or permanent migration abroad; interest runs only to age 58. Source: epfindia.gov.in, read 4 October 2026.
Worked in South Korea, living in the United States
People born in South Korea living in the United States: 914,813 (2024, OECD).
Institution in South Korea: National Pension Service (NPS). Source: nps.or.kr, verified 7 June 2026.
Deadline on the pack: An entitled foreigner must apply for the National Pension lump sum refund within five years of becoming entitled, normally the date of departure. Source: nps.or.kr, read 4 October 2026.
Worked in Romania, living in Italy
People born in Romania living in Italy: 898,293 (2024, OECD).
Institution in Romania: CNPP Contul meu / My CNPP. Source: cnpp.ro, verified 6 September 2026.
Deadline on the pack: A Romanian pension beneficiary settled abroad must return a certificat de viata twice a year, by 31 March and by 30 September. Source: cnpp.ro, read 4 October 2026.
Worked in India, living in Canada
People born in India living in Canada: 898,050 (2021, OECD).
Institution in India: EPFO Unified Member Portal (UAN). Source: epfindia.gov.in, verified 7 June 2026.
Deadline on the pack: EPFO classifies an account as inoperative when no contribution has been received for three years after retirement or permanent migration abroad; interest runs only to age 58. Source: epfindia.gov.in, read 4 October 2026.
Worked in Romania, living in Germany
People born in Romania living in Germany: 898,000 (2024, OECD).
Institution in Romania: CNPP Contul meu / My CNPP. Source: cnpp.ro, verified 6 September 2026.
Deadline on the pack: A Romanian pension beneficiary settled abroad must return a certificat de viata twice a year, by 31 March and by 30 September. Source: cnpp.ro, read 4 October 2026.
Worked in India, living in the United Kingdom
People born in India living in the United Kingdom: 896,000 (2021, OECD).
Institution in India: EPFO Unified Member Portal (UAN). Source: epfindia.gov.in, verified 7 June 2026.
Deadline on the pack: EPFO classifies an account as inoperative when no contribution has been received for three years after retirement or permanent migration abroad; interest runs only to age 58. Source: epfindia.gov.in, read 4 October 2026.
Worked in Brazil, living in the United States
People born in Brazil living in the United States: 840,403 (2024, OECD).
Institution in Brazil: Meu INSS and the CNIS contribution record. Source: meu.inss.gov.br, verified 10 August 2026.
Deadline on the pack: Any action to obtain overdue benefit payments, refunds or differences owed by Brazilian Social Security prescribes in five years from the date they should have been paid. Source: planalto.gov.br, read 24 September 2026.
Worked in the United States, living in Mexico
People born in the United States living in Mexico: 751,363 (2020, OECD).
Institution in the United States: my Social Security (SSA). Source: ssa.gov, verified 6 September 2026.
Deadline on the pack: An application for the Social Security lump-sum death payment must be filed within 2 years after the insured worker's death. Source: secure.ssa.gov, read 24 September 2026.
Worked in the Philippines, living in Canada
People born in the Philippines living in Canada: 719,580 (2021, OECD).
Institution in the Philippines: My.SSS (Social Security System). Source: sss.gov.ph, verified 7 June 2026.
Deadline on the pack: An SSS retirement pensioner living outside the Philippines must comply with the Annual Confirmation of Pensioners (ACOP) programme each year, or the monthly pension is automatically suspended one month after the pensioner's birth month. Source: sss.gov.ph, read 24 September 2026.
Worked in Canada, living in the United States
People born in Canada living in the United States: 623,617 (2024, OECD).
Institution in Canada: My Service Canada Account (MSCA), CPP and OAS. Source: canada.ca, verified 6 September 2026.
Deadline on the pack: A CPP retirement pension applied for after age 65 can only be backdated 11 months before the month of application, and never earlier than the month after the 65th birthday. Source: canada.ca, read 24 September 2026.
Worked in New Zealand, living in Australia
People born in New Zealand living in Australia: 617,960 (2024, OECD).
Institution in New Zealand: Inland Revenue myIR, KiwiSaver. Source: ird.govt.nz, verified 6 September 2026.
Deadline on the pack: A person who permanently moves to Australia while receiving NZ Super or Veteran's Pension must apply for the Australian Age Pension (AAP) within 26 weeks of leaving New Zealand, and must separately apply to keep their NZ payment within 12 months of applying for the AAP. Source: workandincome.govt.nz, read 24 September 2026.
Worked in the United Kingdom, living in the United States
People born in the United Kingdom living in the United States: 616,641 (2024, OECD).
Institution in the United Kingdom: Find pension contact details (Pension Tracing Service). Source: gov.uk, verified 6 September 2026.
Deadline on the pack: The State Pension must be applied for within 12 months of first becoming entitled to avoid losing backdated payment. Source: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk, read 24 September 2026.
Worked in Portugal, living in France
People born in Portugal living in France: 584,557 (2024, OECD).
Institution in Portugal: Seguranca Social Direta (SSD). Source: seg-social.pt, verified 6 September 2026.
Deadline on the pack: Portugal pays the old-age pension only from the application, never for the months before it. Source: files.diariodarepublica.pt, read 24 September 2026.
Worked in Romania, living in Spain
People born in Romania living in Spain: 532,456 (2024, OECD).
Institution in Romania: CNPP Contul meu / My CNPP. Source: cnpp.ro, verified 6 September 2026.
Deadline on the pack: A Romanian pension beneficiary settled abroad must return a certificat de viata twice a year, by 31 March and by 30 September. Source: cnpp.ro, read 4 October 2026.
How we chose the corridors
We read the OECD International Migration Database, stocks of foreign-born population by country of birth (DF_MIG_POPF, measure B14, both sexes) on 14 October 2026, took the latest year published for each pair of countries we research, and ranked the pairs by the number of people born in the first country and living in the second. Countries the database does not report as a place of residence are not in the ranking, so corridors into them have no pack yet. The figure on each pack listing is the published one, with its year.
Sources: OECD, International Migration Database, stocks of foreign-born population by country of birth (DF_MIG_POPF, measure B14, both sexes), read 14 October 2026. Our government pension portals directory, each entry with the date we verified it. Our Cross-Border Pension Deadline Register, each row with its official source and the date we checked it.
Check a working life for free
The free check shows which countries may hold a pension for someone, and which can be ruled out and why. No sign in, no charge.
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