Worked in Germany, living in Spain

Your Germany pension when you live in Spain

None recorded in our data for Germany and Spain. 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 Spain

None recorded in our data for Germany and Spain. 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

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

Spain's own official record or portal: Tu Seguridad SocialSource: sede-tu.seg-social.gob.es, read 6 September 2026
Available in English, as our directory records it: partial
Where the free route in Spain stops: Everything is in principle free and online, and in practice almost every door needs something a person who left Spain years ago no longer has. The Seguridad Social's personal area accepts Cl@ve Permanente, Cl@ve Movil, DNIe, an electronic certificate or an SMS code. The SMS option works only if your mobile number was previously registered with the Tesoreria, which a foreign number never is, and registering one means filing a form with your dni or nie plus documentation proving the phone is yours. The postal option works only if the address the Tesoreria holds for you still matches where you live, and correcting it calls for Spanish municipal register evidence a non-resident does not have.Source: seg-social.es and revista.seg-social.es, 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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Spain, where you live now: rows from our deadline register

Payment suspended. Spanish Social Security pensioners resident abroad must certify that they are alive (acreditar la vivencia, fe de vida). Row es-8Source: revista.seg-social.es, read 24 September 2026
Registration deadline. A pensioner whose accumulated income during 2026 exceeds the income limit for the minimum complement must report this to the managing entity within one month of it happening. Row es-14Source: seg-social.es, read 24 September 2026
Proof of life. Spanish Social Security pensioners living abroad must prove they are alive twice during 2026 (once in the January-March window and once in September), rising to three times a year from 2027. Row es-12Source: seg-social.es, 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 Spain?

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

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 Spain?

Yes. Germany and Spain 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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