Question 1

Apply to buy back (racheter) quarters for salaried activity worked abroad within 10 years of the end of that activity: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The last day of the last activity abroad. Within 10 years of the last day of the last activity abroad. the source does not state what happens if this is missed.

Question 2

Apply to L'Assurance Retraite for the pension before the desired departure date, because it is not paid automatically and a late application is not backdated.: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The date L'Assurance Retraite receives the pension application. The pension starts at the earliest on the first day of the month following the date the application is received; it is recommended to apply 5 months before the desired departure date. Et il ne peut pas se situer avant la date a laquelle vous avez fait votre demande de retraite.

Question 3

Sums held in accounts and contracts transferred to the Caisse des Dépôts under the Loi Eckert are definitively acquired by the State after 30 years of inactivity if not claimed by: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The source does not state what starts the clock. After 30 years of inactivity. The sums definitively revert to the State and to the Overseas Collectivities.

Question 4

Ask for the money in a dormant bank account, or move it, before it is transferred to the Caisse des Depots, and ask for it there before it passes permanently to the State.: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The point the account or contract becomes inactive (start of the 10 year period held by the financial institution); the 20 year Caisse des Depots period starts once the sums are transferred to it. 10 years with the bank, then 20 years with the Caisse des Depots, 30 years in total from inactivity to final forfeiture. l'argent est definitivement reverse a l'Etat.

Question 5

Return the certificat de vie (proof of existence) within the stated deadline after being notified, to keep the pension being paid while living abroad: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

Receipt of the e-mail notification that the 'Transmettre mon certificat de vie' online service is active. Within 2 months of that notification. Si votre certificat de vie n'est pas transmis sous un delai de 2 mois, le paiement de votre retraite sera suspendu.

Question 6

Buying back French quarters for higher education at the reduced rate is only possible until 31 December of the year in which the person turns 40.: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The source does not state what starts the clock. Until 31 December of the year of the person's 40th birthday. the source does not state what happens if this is missed.

Question 7

The French aide au conjoint survivant must be claimed within a maximum of one year from the date of notification that the capital décès claim was rejected.: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The source does not state what starts the clock. Within a maximum of one year from the notification rejecting the capital décès claim. the source does not state what happens if this is missed.

Question 8

To buy back French pension quarters for periods of employment abroad, the buy-back must be requested within 10 years of the last day of the last activity abroad.: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The source does not state what starts the clock. Within 10 years from the last day of the last activity abroad. the source does not state what happens if this is missed.

Question 9

A French private-sector employee must file the pension application 5 months before the chosen departure date.: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The source does not state what starts the clock. 5 months before the chosen retirement date. the source does not state what happens if this is missed.

Question 10

A pensioner moving abroad who wants to keep the Alsace-Moselle local health insurance scheme must inform Carsat Alsace-Moselle within two years of the pension being awarded.: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The source does not state what starts the clock. Within two years following the award of the pension. the source does not state what happens if this is missed.

Question 11

A decision of a French pension fund must be challenged before the Commission de recours amiable within 2 months of the notification of that decision.: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The source does not state what starts the clock. Within 2 months from the notification of the decision. the source does not state what happens if this is missed.

Question 12

For a French civil-service pension, a revision for an error of law must be requested within 1 year, whereas a material error can be raised at any time.: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The source does not state what starts the clock. Within 1 year for an error of law; at any time for a material error. the source does not state what happens if this is missed.

Question 13

A French state pensioner living abroad must return the certificat de vie within 2 months of being asked, every year, or the pension payment is suspended.: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The source does not state what starts the clock. Annually; the completed certificate must be returned within 2 months of the request. Payment of the pension is suspended.

Question 14

Agirc-Arrco (French private-sector supplementary pension) sends its existence questionnaire to pensioners abroad every year, 3 months before the date on which the pension entitlement ends, and failure to return the proof suspends payment of the pensions.: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The source does not state what starts the clock. Annually; the questionnaire is sent 3 months before the date the pension entitlement ends. Payment of the pensions is suspended.

Question 15

The French paying scheme sends a proof-of-existence document each year to a pensioner abroad, and without it the French pension ceases to be paid.: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The source does not state what starts the clock. Each year, on receipt of the document sent by the French scheme. The pension ceases to be paid.

Question 16

Under the all-schemes portal, a pensioner abroad now supplies only one certificat de vie per year covering the schemes, and failure to return the completed document within the time limits can suspend payment of the pension.: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The source does not state what starts the clock. Once per year, within the time limits stated on the document. Payment of the pension may be suspended.

Question 17

Agirc-Arrco pensioners resident in the Netherlands stop having to send a certificat d'existence from March 2026, joining Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg, Portugal: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The source does not state what starts the clock. From March 2026 (Netherlands); already in force for Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg, Portugal, Denmark. the source does not state what happens if this is missed.

France pension deadlines for people who left

Apply to buy back (racheter) quarters for salaried activity worked abroad within 10 years of the end of that activity

Apply to L'Assurance Retraite for the pension before the desired departure date, because it is not paid automatically and a late application is not backdated.

Sums held in accounts and contracts transferred to the Caisse des Dépôts under the Loi Eckert are definitively acquired by the State after 30 years of inactivity if not claimed by

Ask for the money in a dormant bank account, or move it, before it is transferred to the Caisse des Depots, and ask for it there before it passes permanently to the State.

Return the certificat de vie (proof of existence) within the stated deadline after being notified, to keep the pension being paid while living abroad

Buying back French quarters for higher education at the reduced rate is only possible until 31 December of the year in which the person turns 40.

The French aide au conjoint survivant must be claimed within a maximum of one year from the date of notification that the capital décès claim was rejected.

To buy back French pension quarters for periods of employment abroad, the buy-back must be requested within 10 years of the last day of the last activity abroad.

A French private-sector employee must file the pension application 5 months before the chosen departure date.

A pensioner moving abroad who wants to keep the Alsace-Moselle local health insurance scheme must inform Carsat Alsace-Moselle within two years of the pension being awarded.

A decision of a French pension fund must be challenged before the Commission de recours amiable within 2 months of the notification of that decision.

For a French civil-service pension, a revision for an error of law must be requested within 1 year, whereas a material error can be raised at any time.

A French state pensioner living abroad must return the certificat de vie within 2 months of being asked, every year, or the pension payment is suspended.

Agirc-Arrco (French private-sector supplementary pension) sends its existence questionnaire to pensioners abroad every year, 3 months before the date on which the pension entitlement ends, and failure to return the proof suspends payment of the pensions.

The French paying scheme sends a proof-of-existence document each year to a pensioner abroad, and without it the French pension ceases to be paid.

Under the all-schemes portal, a pensioner abroad now supplies only one certificat de vie per year covering the schemes, and failure to return the completed document within the time limits can suspend payment of the pension.

Agirc-Arrco pensioners resident in the Netherlands stop having to send a certificat d'existence from March 2026, joining Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg, Portugal