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Pension question, Germany

How do I find my German pension from abroad?

Deutsche Rentenversicherung, Mein Kundenportal: Statutory pension insurance account, contribution history, and pension forecast. 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.

What to do next

  1. Look for your German insurance number on old payslips or a social insurance card.
  2. List each German employer with the years you worked there.
  3. Run our free check, then order a report if you want us to identify each pension.

Check your own working life for free

Tell us where you worked. The free check shows which countries may hold a pension for you, and which can be ruled out and why. No sign in, no charge.

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Questions people also ask

Will Deutsche Rentenversicherung write to me?

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

Is there a username and password option?

There is no username and password route, all three are German issued, and the same service states that only German signature cards are supported.

  • Source: deutsche-rentenversicherung.de, read 3 October 2026

Do you give advice on what to do?

No. We identify where a pension is likely held and the official route to it, and we name each source with the date we read it. We do not give financial, tax or legal advice.