Pension insurance - apply for pension information and account clarification

You can request to view your insurance history informally. The responsible pension insurance institution will then send you the insurance history.

If you notice gaps in your insurance history, you can submit an electronic application for account clarification. You can find the application in the online services of Deutsche Rentenversicherung in the Insurance section.

You can also obtain this application independently either from the nearest information and advice centre of the German Pension Insurance Baden-Württemberg or from your city or municipal administration.

An insurance history will be sent to you with your first pension informationfrom your 27th birthday . You only need to have paid contributions for five years.

When you are 43 years old, your pension insurance provider will automatically send you another insurance history to check the periods you have saved. You will then receive an insurance history every six years.

Insured persons are contacted by post at regular intervals and asked to check the details in their insurance account. Insured persons receive an access code with the letter. This enables them to reply to the letter via the Internet. The access code is only valid once for this reply and expires after 6 months at the latest.

You can use the German Pension Insurance service to request information and, if necessary, the application for account clarification online. To do this, you must enter your insurance number. The documents will then be sent to you by post.

To access your data online, you will need a signature card or an ID card with electronic proof of identity (eID).

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In addition to the regional centres and information and advice centres of Deutsche Rentenversicherung Baden-Württemberg, voluntary insurance advisors as well as your city or municipal administration can also help you fill out the forms.

Keep always have your insurance number to hand whenever you contact your pension insurance provider. This applies to every contact, whether in writing, by telephone or online. This will enable the person in charge to process your insurance matter more quickly.

If you have already submitted a pension application and have noticed that there are still gaps in your insurance account, you can submit the missing documents to your pension insurance provider or your municipal or local authority. You can also enclose copies of the documents with the written application. Original documents or confirmed copies are only required if they have been expressly requested.

Confirmation for pension purposes is free of charge from your municipal or local authority.