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Pension question, Portugal

Do Portuguese pensioners abroad need a proof of life?

A pensioner living abroad must give a prova de vida between 1 May and 15 September each year; from 2027 this binds every pensioner resident abroad, under Decreto-Lei 40/2025. Proof not delivered by the end of September suspends the pension from November 2026 until it is given.

What to do next

  1. Put 1 May to 15 September in your diary each year.
  2. Keep your Portuguese pension number with your papers.
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Who must give it in 2026?

In 2026 this binds pensioners aged 66 years and nine months or more who are registered in Belgium, Cabo Verde, Canada, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom or Switzerland; from 2027 it binds every pensioner resident abroad, whatever their age or country.

  • Source: seg-social.pt, 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.