International information days organised by BDZ

If you have been covered by social insurance in the Netherlands and/or Germany and you have questions about the Dutch state pension (AOW), the German state pension (Rente) or any other social insurance schemes, you can register for one of the international information days hosted by the Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV).

Representatives from both the Bureau for German Affairs (BDZ) and the DRV will be present at the information days to answer your questions.

See the dates of the information days.

On the following dates in 2026, we will be holding online information days in collaboration with staff from the Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV):

Online information days for 2026
Dates Time Address Telephone
5 February 2026 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Make an appointment with BDZ +31 24 343 1811
2 July 2026 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Make an appointment with BDZ +31 24 343 1811
28 October 2026 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Make an appointment with BDZ +31 24 343 1811

You will receive a link from the DRV shortly before your online appointment.

The following information days have been scheduled in Germany for 2026:

Information days for 2026 in Germany
Dates Time Address Contact
16 to 18 June 2026 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. DRV, Königsallee 71, 40215 Düsseldorf +49 211 937 2266
22 to 24 September 2026 Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. DRV, Georg Schumann-Str. 146, 04159 Leipzig +49 30 865 59406
17 to 19 November 2026 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. DRV, Schwachhauser Heerstr. 32-34, 28209 Bremen +49 421 3407 144 
24 and 25 November 2026 Tuesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. DRV, Benedektiner Str. 39, 52066 Aachen +49 241 89461 405 

The following information days have been scheduled in the Netherlands for 2026:

Information days for 2026 in the Netherlands
Dates Time Address Telephone
10 to 12 March 2026 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, Takenhofplein 4, 6538 SZ Nijmegen +31 24 343 1811
5 to 7 May 2026 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, Snipperlingsdijk 2, 7417 BJ Deventer +31 24 343 1811
13 to 15 October 2026 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, Graadt van Roggenweg 400, 3531 AH Utrecht +31 24 343 1811

If you call or email us to make an appointment, we will ask for your consent to keep your personal details temporarily in a secure document.

Confirm or withdraw consent

After you have made an appointment, we will send you an email asking you to confirm or withdraw your consent:

  1. If you confirm your consent, we will delete your personal details at the end of the calendar quarter in which the appointment took place
  2. If you withdraw your consent, we will delete the personal appointment details as quickly as possible

The details we will keep temporarily are as follows:

  • Your email address, so that we can send you confirmation of the appointment
  • Your telephone number, so that we can contact you if we have to cancel your appointment unexpectedly
  • Your surname and, where applicable, your family name at birth, your date of birth, your SVB reference and your German Versicherungsnummer to be able to give you personal information

Your details will be handled confidentially

If you have an appointment with DRV, this organisation will also need your personal details. In that case, we will send your personal details to DRV via secure email.