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Claim State Pension abroad
How your pension is affected
Paying Tax
Report a change in your circumstances
Claim State Pension abroad
There will be no change to the rights and status of EU citizens currently living in the UK until 30 June 2021. You and your family can apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to continue living in the UK.
You can claim State Pension abroad if you’ve paid enough UK National Insurance contributions to qualify.
Get a State Pension Statement if you need to find out how much State Pension you may get.
Make a claim
You must be within 4 months of your State Pension age to claim.
To claim your pension, you can either:
Contact the International Pension Centre
Send the international claim form to the International Pension Centre
If you live part of the year abroad
You must choose which country you want your pension to be paid in. You cannot be paid in one country for part of the year and another for the rest of the year.
Bank accounts your pension can be paid into
Your State Pension can be paid into:
a bank in the country you’re living in
a bank or building society in the UK
You can use:
an account in your name
a joint account
someone else’s account - if you have their permission and keep to the terms and conditions of the account
You’ll need the international bank account number (IBAN) and bank identification code (BIC) numbers if you have an overseas account.
You’ll be paid in local currency - the amount you get may change due to exchange rates.
When you’ll get paid
You can choose to be paid every 4 or 13 weeks.
If your State Pension is under £5 per week, you’ll be paid once a year in December.