Worked in Germany, living in France

Your Germany pension when you live in France

None recorded in our data for Germany and France. 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 France

None recorded in our data for Germany and France. 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

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

France's own official record or portal: mon compte retraite (Info Retraite)Source: info-retraite.fr, read 6 September 2026
Available in English, as our directory records it: no
Where the free route in France stops: Nothing in France pays itself. L'Assurance retraite states that the pension is not paid automatically and must be requested five months before the date you want it to start, and that the start date is set at the earliest on the first day of the month after your application is received, and never before the date you applied. There is no backdating at all. The portal that would let you do this from abroad is the wall. Registration demands your French social security number, and full access runs through FranceConnect, whose accepted credentials are all French.Source: lassuranceretraite.fr, info-retraite.fr and franceconnect.gouv.fr, 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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France, where you live now: rows from our deadline register

Transition date. 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 and Denmark whose life data is updated automatically. Row fr-17Source: agirc-arrco.fr, read 24 September 2026
Payment suspended. The certificat de vie (proof of existence) must be returned within the stated deadline after notification for the pension to keep being paid while living abroad. Row fr-10Source: lassuranceretraite.fr, read 24 September 2026
Application window. 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. Row fr-4Source: lassuranceretraite.fr, 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.

What people search about this move

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a social security agreement between Germany and France?

None recorded in our data for Germany and France. 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 France?

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 France?

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

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