Life certificate for a foreign pension: how does it work?
A life certificate in a 30-second video
Video transcript
My mother receives a pension from abroad. The fund asked for a life certificate. What do we do? The notary certifies that a person is alive, when that person appeared before the notary and was identified. So you come in person, with an ID card or passport, and bring the form the fund sent, if there is one. Can't come in? A home visit can be arranged. The certificate is collected from the office, or you send a courier to pick it up.
Full explanation: Notarial Life Certificate. Notarial life certificate under section 16 of the Notaries Law: the person appears before the notary on the day and is identified. Who needs it, how it works, what to bring and what it costs.
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