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Providing information Taking out an application for statutory pension insurance

Application for

• Standard old-age pension
• Old-age pension for particularly long-term insured persons
• Old-age pension for long-term insured persons
• Old-age pension for severely disabled people
• Pension due to reduced earning capacity
• Child-raising pension
• Survivors' pension
• Account clarification
• Reimbursement of contributions
• Voluntary insurance
• Recording of witness statements and affidavits in lieu of an oath
  
  
• Notarization of documents relevant to pension law
  
  
• Confirmation of life certificates for foreign pension providers

Information:

The insurance office of the city of Worms is responsible for providing information and accepting applications in matters relating to statutory pension insurance if you live in Worms or are employed here.

We will of course help you to complete the application forms and forward your applications to the relevant pension insurance institutions.

Pension applications:

We recommend that you submit your application for an old-age pension 3 to 4 months before the desired pension start date.

The following documents are required:

• Pension statement with insurance history
• Bank details (BIC and IBAN number)
• Tax identification number
• Identity card or passport
• Health insurance card
• Severely disabled person's pass, if applicable
• Address of the paying body for company pension, if applicable
• Contract on partial retirement, if applicable
• If applicable, proof of other entitlements (e.g. foreign pension, survivor's pension, accident pension)
• Birth certificate of all children, if applicable

In the case of survivors' pensions, death and marriage certificates and, if applicable, birth certificates of children entitled to orphans' pensions and the pension insurance number of the survivor are also required.

In the case of a pension due to reduced earning capacity, additional information on the medical circumstances and professional career must be provided (such as details of illnesses, names and addresses of doctors providing treatment, hospital stays in recent years, name and address of last employer, employment overview).

Due to the individuality of each case, a further list of possible documents must be omitted. Details will be discussed when the appointment is made.

Applications for account clarification:

Applications for account clarification are also accepted by us.

Individual insurance histories are often incomplete, as pension periods (e.g. child-raising periods, child allowance periods, training periods, periods of illness and unemployment, periods under the Foreign Pensions Act, insurance periods completed in the accession area and abroad, school periods) are not always automatically communicated to the pension provider.

In these cases, extensive account clarifications are often required, which we will be happy to help you with.

Miscellaneous:

The pension provider generally requires originals or certified copies as proof of periods of statutory pension insurance. We will certify pension insurance documents and life certificates for foreign insurance providers free of charge.

This means that notarizations at the Citizens' Service are not required for statutory pension insurance matters.

Consultation day of the German Pension Insurance:

Insurance offices do not have access to pension insurance data. If you have any questions about the amount of your pension or your stored data, or if you need an insurance history, please contact the German Pension Insurance directly. They hold regular consultation days at Worms town hall; you can make an appointment by calling 06131-274250.

Application forms and brochures online:

All forms for pension applications, account declarations and rehabilitation measures as well as detailed accompanying brochures are available for download from the German Pension Insurance www.deutscherentenversicherung.de.