Statement of AOW Pension Insurance Periods and pension claim
If you have lived or worked in the Netherlands, you may have built up rights to an AOW pension and/or a company pension .
If you have lived or worked in Belgium or Germany, you may have built up rights to a state pension there.
Each country has its own pension system and rules. Select a country to read more about its pension system and rules.
The Belgian state pension is called ‘rustpensioen’. It is paid by the Federal Pensions Service (FPD).
If you or your employer has taken out insurance under a supplementary pension scheme, you will get an additional pension from a financial institution .
If you work, or you used to work, for an employer, you can view your pension status via the website mypension.be. You will need a digital key or a valid European login, such as DigiD, to log in.
If you live in the Netherlands and you want to claim your Belgian state pension (rustpensioen), please contact the Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB). The SVB will forward your claim to the FPD.
- Find out more about online services in Belgium and the digital key (only in Dutch) You will be redirected to another website, which will open in a new window.
- Go to the website mypension.be You will be redirected to another website, which will open in a new window.
- Read more about the Belgian state pension on the website of the Federal Pensions Service (FPD) (only in Dutch) You will be redirected to another website, which will open in a new window.
The German state pension is called ‘Altersrente’. For an up-to-date statement of your German pension rights, you can contact the Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV).
You can do this via the online service form on the DRV website, providing you have a ‘Versicherungsnummer’ (social security number). On the form, select ‘Rentenauskunft/Versicherungsverlauf’.
If you do not have a Versicherungsnummer, or you are not able to access the online service form, you can call one of the following numbers:
- DRV Westphalia: +49 251 23 80
- DRV Bund Berlin: +49 308 65 0
- DRV Knappschaft Bahn-See: +49 234 30 40
If your employer has taken out insurance for you under a supplementary pension scheme, you will build up an additional pension with a financial institution . In Germany, this pension is called ‘Betriebliche Altersvorsorge’. For information about this type of pension, you can contact the financial institution concerned.
If you live in the Netherlands and you want to claim your German state pension (Altersrente), please contact us. We will forward your claim to the DRV.
The Dutch state pension is called AOW pension. If you would like an up-to-date statement of your AOW pension rights in the Netherlands, you can ask the Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) to send you a Statement of AOW Pension Insurance Periods.
For information about any other pensions you may have in the Netherlands, you can go to the website mijnpensioenoverzicht.nl.
If you live in Belgium and you want to claim your Dutch AOW pension, you should contact the Federal Pensions Service (FPD). They will forward your claim to us. If you have never worked in Belgium, you should submit a claim for your AOW pension to the SVB 6 months before you reach your AOW pension age.
If you live in Germany and you want to claim your Dutch AOW pension, you should contact Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV). The DRV will forward your claim to us. If you have never worked in Belgium, you should submit a claim for your AOW pension to the SVB 6 months before you reach your AOW pension age.
You can read more about pension rights in the Netherlands in our information leaflets. If you still have questions after reading the leaflets, please get in touch with us.