Knowledge base

International pension knowledge base

Plain-language explainers on cross-border pension rights, national portals, EU coordination rules and the claim process — written and reviewed against official sources.

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Getting started

Understand how pension rights work when you have lived in several countries, and what to gather before you build your record.

2 articles

• How to find a pension you built up abroad6 min read
• Contribution years explained: weeks, months, quarters and days5 min read

Country guides

Step-by-step instructions for each national pension institution: how to log in, which statement to request and how long it takes.

1 article

• How to request your official contribution statement5 min read

EU coordination rules

How Regulation (EC) 883/2004 aggregates insurance periods across member states, and how each country then calculates its share.

2 articles

• EU pension coordination: how Regulation 883/2004 works7 min read
• Pro-rata pension calculation, step by step6 min read

Claiming your pension

When and where to file, which institution forwards your claim, and how to keep the process on track until the first payment.

1 article

• Claiming a pension when you worked in several countries6 min read

Informational content, not legal or financial advice. Always confirm your situation with the competent national institution.