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Prove that you are a pensioner living outside Slovakia

Are you a pensioner living abroad? To receive a pension from Slovakia, you are obliged to provide proof of residence to the Social Insurance Agency at regular intervals. This will allow the Social Insurance Agency to continue paying your pension without interruption.

How can I prove my residence?

  1. Download the Certificate of Living form for the country you live in: 
     
    Certificate of Residence for Persons Living in the EEA States and in the Swiss Confederation (Certificate of Living)
     
    Certificate of Residence for Persons Living Abroad Outside the EEA States and the Swiss Confederation (Certificate of Living)
     
    For certificates in other languages, see Forms (SK).
     
  2. Please send the completed, signed and officially validated certificate:
    • by post to the address the Social Insurance Agency headquarters (Sociálna poisťovňa, ústredie, Ul. 29. augusta č. 8, 813 63 Bratislava 1); or 
    • electronically to the email address – lifecertification@socpoist.sk.
  3. The Certificate of Living must be sent:
    • once a year if you are resident in the EEA States or the Swiss Confederation, and always by 31 January or within 30 days from the planned date of delivering the pension;
    • four times a year if you are resident outside the EEA or the Swiss Confederation, and always by 15 April (for the 1st quarter), 15 July (for the 2nd quarter), 15 October (for the 3rd quarter) of the calendar year concerned and 15 January (for the 4th quarter) of the following calendar year.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

You do not need to send a Certificate of Living to the Social Insurance Agency if you are a pensioner residing in the Czech Republic.

Where do I need to have the form officially certified?

You may have the authenticity of your signature officially certified by a notary or, in the manner customary in your place of residence, or you may sign the form after proving your identity before an employee of the social security institution competent in your place of residence. The form will also be validated by you at the headquarters or branches of the Social Insurance Agency if you are currently residing in the Slovak Republic.

How often will you send my pension abroad?

If you live in one of the EEA States or the Swiss Confederation to which the European Union's coordination regulations apply, your pension will be paid in advance by the Social Insurance Agency in regular monthly instalments, always on regularly recurring dates. If you live in one of the countries with which the Slovak Republic has an international social security treaty (SK), your pension will be paid in arrears in three-month periods each time you provide the Certificate of Living.