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Worked in France, living in Germany

Your France pension when you live in Germany

None recorded in our data for France and Germany. Our agreement rows cover a mapped country and a country we research, so this is a gap in what we have read, not a finding that no agreement exists. In France, the official record is mon compte retraite (Info Retraite) on info-retraite.fr, which we verified on 6 September 2026.

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Agreement route between France and Germany

None recorded in our data for France and Germany. Our agreement rows cover a mapped country and a country we research, so this is a gap in what we have read, not a finding that no agreement exists. Our monthly data release lists every row.

Who holds the record, and the route from abroad

France, where the pension was built

Official record or portal
mon compte retraite (Info Retraite)Source: info-retraite.fr, read 6 September 2026
What it asks for to sign in
FranceConnect via impots.gouv.fr, ameli.fr or La Poste; limited account possible

Germany, where you live now: its own record and route

Germany's own official record or portal
Deutsche Rentenversicherung, Mein KundenportalSource: deutsche-rentenversicherung.de, read 6 September 2026
Available in English, as our directory records it
yes
Where the free route in Germany stops
Deutsche Rentenversicherung prints the problem itself: the pension does not come automatically when you reach pension age. You must apply, and nobody writes to remind you. To see your insurance record online, registration requires a German identity card with the online identification function activated, a German electronic residence permit with that function activated, or a German electronic signature card. There is no username and password route, all three are German issued, and the same service states that only German signature cards are supported. The system's own prompts never reach a short German career either: the automatic pension information and first insurance record are issued only once you are 27 and have five years of German contributions.Source: deutsche-rentenversicherung.de, read 3 October 2026

Dated deadlines

France, where the pension was built: rows from our deadline register

  • Lost outright. The pension from L'Assurance Retraite must be applied for before the desired departure date, because it is not paid automatically and a late application is not backdated. Row fr-3Source: lassuranceretraite.fr, read 24 September 2026
  • Lost outright. An application to buy back (racheter) quarters for salaried activity worked abroad must be made within 10 years of the end of that activity. Row fr-8Source: lassuranceretraite.fr, read 24 September 2026
  • Arrears destroyed. Money in a dormant bank account can be requested or moved until it is transferred to the Caisse des Depots, and can be requested there until it passes permanently to the State. Row fr-7Source: ciclade.caissedesdepots.fr, read 24 September 2026

Every France row on one page

Germany, where you live now: rows from our deadline register

  • Registration deadline. A pensioner moving to another country must tell the Renten Service of Deutsche Post AG at least two months before the move. Row de-14Source: deutsche-rentenversicherung.de, read 24 September 2026
  • Registration deadline. An application for an exceptional agreement (Ausnahmevereinbarung) to stay insured in Germany while working abroad must be made before the work abroad begins. Row de-15Source: deutsche-rentenversicherung.de, read 24 September 2026
  • Contribution refund window. A refund of the employee's share of German contributions can only be requested once the person has not been subject to compulsory German insurance for at least 24 calendar months and is not permitted to insure themselves voluntarily. Row de-6Source: deutsche-rentenversicherung.de, read 24 September 2026

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Easy to miss

France: The mandatory Agirc-Arrco complementary pension is a separate entitlement from the CNAV base pension (two bodies, two streams), and French pensions are never paid automatically; they must be filed ~5 months ahead.

What people search about this move

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a social security agreement between France and Germany?

None recorded in our data for France and Germany. Our agreement rows cover a mapped country and a country we research, so this is a gap in what we have read, not a finding that no agreement exists.

Who holds the France pension record if I live in Germany?

In France, the official record is mon compte retraite (Info Retraite) on info-retraite.fr, which we verified on 6 September 2026.

Which France pension deadlines apply after leaving?

Our deadline register holds dated rules for France, each with its official source; the most severe we show is row fr-3, lost outright.

Can PensionHunter look for my pensions in France and Germany?

Yes. France and Germany are both among the 41 countries we research, and our report works each one separately, with sources.

Where to go next

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