Apply for a pension in Austria
The statutory pension insurance in Austria has some significant differences to the German pension insurance. She is also familiar with old-age pensions as well as disability and survivors' pensions. However, eligibility requirements and entitlements are different.
If you have worked in Austria for a certain period of time or if you would like to settle down there for a longer period of time, you should find out how you can later get one pension have to apply in Austria.
Pension in Austria - the responsible liaison office is the Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bayern Süd
In order to plan your future retirement provision, it is necessary that you have your entitlement to a pension from the Austrian pension insurance assess.
- In Germany, precisely named regional offices of the German Pension Insurance take care of pensions from foreigners and Germans abroad. This includes the representation (processing of applications, pension payments) if you are a German living abroad (EU / Austria, non-EU / USA) and have pension entitlements in Germany.
- If you have paid into a pension fund for a short or long period in the Alpine republic, you may be entitled to a pension. The Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bayern Süd, which acts as a liaison office for Austria, can help you here.
- At the Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bayern Süd you can submit your applications for account clarifications and applications for pensions. You will receive your pension later from the pension insurance institution (regional institution, Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund, Knappschaft) to which you paid your last contribution.
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Have your pension entitlements determined at an early stage
- With the Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bayern Süd you are in the right place, if you are still in Live in Germany and have paid contributions to the Austrian pension scheme or in Austria reside.
- A German pension insurance institution can only receive and forward your applications for a pension in Austria.
- Whether you are entitled to a pension from Austria and from when onwards is determined exclusively by the competent Austrian pension insurance institutions (Pension insurance company, the insurance company for railways and mining, the social insurance company for farmers or the social insurance company for the commercial economy) established.
- You need to establish a claim in good time. If you want to receive a pension from Austria or Germany, it is sufficient to submit an application to the responsible pension insurance institution in good time.
You will only receive Austrian pensions on application. The application date also becomes the so-called retirement date. If you submit your application too late, you will suffer financial losses.
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