Pension question, Turkey
When must a 3201 pensioner abroad send the yoklama belgesi?
The Yoklama Belgesi (attestation form) must be submitted to SGK within 3 months after completing each six month period living abroad, or the pension is suspended. If it is established that a pensioner who has been abroad longer than six months did not hand in those documents within that same period, their pension is stopped, without prior notice, until the documents are received.
What to do next
- Mark the end of each six month period abroad and the three months after it.
- Keep proof of any foreign benefit you receive.
- Run our free check to see whether another country also holds a pension for you.
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What if work abroad starts again?
A Turkish pension awarded on the strength of a yurtdışı borçlanma is cut off from the day the pensioner starts working abroad again under a foreign country's legislation, or starts receiving a residence-based social insurance or social assistance benefit abroad.
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