Worked in Germany, living in Austria

Your Germany pension when you live in Austria

None recorded in our data for Germany and Austria. 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 Germany, the official record is Deutsche Rentenversicherung, Mein Kundenportal on deutsche-rentenversicherung.de, which we verified on 6 September 2026.

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Agreement route between Germany and Austria

None recorded in our data for Germany and Austria. 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

Germany, where the pension was built

Official record or portal: Deutsche Rentenversicherung, Mein KundenportalSource: deutsche-rentenversicherung.de, read 6 September 2026
What it asks for to sign in: German eID card or signature card; username and password refused

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

Austria's own official record or portal: Pensionsversicherung Oesterreich (PV) Online-ServicesSource: pv.at, read 6 September 2026
Available in English, as our directory records it: no
Where the free route in Austria stops: Nothing arrives by itself. The pension authority states the Antragsprinzip plainly: to receive a pension you must always file an application. The wall is the dating rule. For own pensions the day you file triggers the Stichtag, and the Stichtag is normally the first day of payment: file on the first of a month and that is your date, otherwise it is the first of the following month. There is no earlier start, so every year spent not knowing about the entitlement is simply never paid. The online door is bolted as well. Electronic forms require a qualified signature, ID Austria, and ID Austria registration means appearing in person at an office inside Austria; foreign nationals must also evidence a domestic connection.Source: pv.at, oesterreich.gv.at, id-austria.gv.at, read 3 October 2026

Dated deadlines

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

Forfeiture. The small widow's or widower's pension is paid for a maximum of two years after the death of the spouse or partner. Row de-7Source: deutsche-rentenversicherung.de, read 24 September 2026
Arrears destroyed. Riester subsidies are clawed back as schaedliche Verwendung where the holder's residence or habitual abode is outside the EU or EEA at the start of the payout phase, unless the Brexit carve out applies. Row de-5Source: finanzamt.nrw.de, read 24 September 2026
Application window. A pension from a person's own insurance (old-age, reduced earning capacity, child-raising pension) must be applied for within three months of meeting all the conditions; after a later application the pension normally starts only from the month of application. Row de-3Source: deutsche-rentenversicherung.de, read 24 September 2026

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

Backdating limit. Voluntary self-insurance (Selbstversicherung) can begin at the earliest with the start of the 12th month before the application is filed, and at the latest on the first day of the month following the application. Row at-2Source: pv.at, read 24 September 2026
Application window. A widow's or widower's pension is paid from the day after the date of death only if the application is made within 6 months of the death; an application made later is paid only from the day it is filed, and the months in between are lost. Row at-3Source: pv.at, read 24 September 2026
Application window. An application for an Austrian old-age pension can be filed at the earliest 6 months before the qualifying date (Stichtag) and at the latest on the Stichtag itself; the recommended time is about 3 months before. Row at-4Source: pv.at, read 24 September 2026

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Easy to miss

Germany: The §210 contribution refund irreversibly extinguishes the entire record (old-age, disability, survivor cover, all credited periods), yet with 60 totalized months you may already hold a vested pension; plus the Mütterrente child-raising screen.

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a social security agreement between Germany and Austria?

None recorded in our data for Germany and Austria. 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 Germany pension record if I live in Austria?

In Germany, the official record is Deutsche Rentenversicherung, Mein Kundenportal on deutsche-rentenversicherung.de, which we verified on 6 September 2026.

Which Germany pension deadlines apply after leaving?

Our deadline register holds dated rules for Germany, each with its official source; the most severe we show is row de-7, forfeiture.

Can PensionHunter look for my pensions in Germany and Austria?

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

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