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Pension question, Iceland

Do Icelandic pensioners abroad need a life certificate?

Pensioners of the funds inside Greidslustofa lifeyrissjoda registered abroad must file a life certificate, certified by a public authority in the country of residence, by 20 April each year. Tryggingastofnun gives the same reasons for a missed payment abroad: no life certificate, no tax return from the country of residence, no foreign address on file.

What to do next

  1. Put 20 April in your diary each year.
  2. Find a public authority in your country that can certify the form.
  3. Run our free check to see whether another country also holds a pension for you.

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Questions people also ask

Does moving abroad change anything else?

Moving abroad also cancels the household supplement.

  • Source: greidslustofa.is, island.is, read 4 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.