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Pension question, Italy

Do Italian pensioners abroad need a proof of life?

INPS's annual proof-of-life check for pensioners paid abroad is run by Citibank. Once in payment abroad, Citibank checks existence in life for INPS each year: for the 2026 first phase, forms went out from 20 March, attestations were due by 18 July, and INPS states that where nothing was produced by 19 August the pension is suspended from the September instalment.

What to do next

  1. Keep the month the Citibank form usually arrives in your diary.
  2. Find the local authority in your country that can witness the form.
  3. Run our free check to see whether another country also holds a pension for you.

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Can a suspended payment be restored?

A suspended INPS pension payment abroad can be restored after the 2026 first phase proof of life check was missed.

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.