The
German Pensions Insurance
Groups Of Insured
Pensions
From Foreign Countries |
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In General
Question: Besides having your social security contributions deducted
from your paycheck in Germany, did you ever pay contributions in
any other country?
In general you can, provided you have met all conditions in the
respective countries, receive social security payments simultaneously
from any country you have worked in and made your contributions.
The resulting income tax that is generated by those payments to
you will have to be paid by you in the country of your residence
or the country where the payments are being transferred to.
We will be honored if you trust us with the safeguarding of your
interests in front of the respective national Social Security Administrations.
We work together with experts who are fluent in the languages of
the respective countries and will be able to get you in touch with
legal advisors or attorneys who will represent you in the court of
law if necessary.
Social Security
Agreements Between Countries
Germany, all members of the EU, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway
and Switzerland have among themselves signed social security
agreements.
These agreements provide certain equal rights to the citizens of
those countries regarding the status of their pension insurances
regardless in which countries the citizens reside and what their
nationalities are.
In addition Germany has signed separate social security agreements
with the following countries providing the citizens of those countries
with certain benefits:
Australia,
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Chile, Israel, Japan, Canada,
Croatia, Morocco, Macedonia, South Korea, Romania, Serbia & Montenegro,
Tunisia, Turkey and the USA. |
We will assist you in every way through our foreign offices. This
goes for the citizens of the EU, EFTA, Switzerland, and all other
aforementioned countries but also for anybody regardless of nationality
who has ever worked in Germany.
Procedures
In general you can, provided you meet all requirements, receive
pensions simultaneously from Germany, any member country of the
EU, EFTA,
from Switzerland or any country, with which Germany has signed
a Social Security Agreement. There are, however, differences
to observe, which may affect the amount of your pension.
By using our offices you can be assured that we will assist you
from the time we file your application to the moment you receive
information regarding the amount of your pension. We will help you
in obtaining all benefits due to you to maximize the amount of your
payouts.
There is extensive
preparatory work necessary on your part; we will work with you
to make it easy by assisting you in every step of the
way.
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