Annie Michel, Counselor for French people living abroad gives us useful numbers and addresses to take stock of your retirement when you are an expatriate.
Retired: help them to complete their life certificate in 2023
The certificate of life of the pensioner residing abroad makes it possible to certify his existence, to continue to receive his retirement pensions.
You can opt to receive your life certificate on the site you have chosen between Union-Retirement and theRetirement insurance. It will then be personalized (under the maiden name for married women). You will only have to have it completed by a “Notary Public” and you can return the scanned document via the chosen site. It will be validated a few days later.
Useful numbers and sites
Since 2021, a team from the Caisse Nationale d’Assurance Vieillesse (CNAV) has been available to answer you by telephone on behalf of all pension funds. You will only need your social security number and date of birth to easily get your questions answered.
You can contact this helpline on 0 11 33 9 74 75 76 99 Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (French time).
If you do not have access to online retirement sites, here is the address to which you must send the certificate of existence:
Overseas Retirement Processing Center,
CS 13 999 ESVRES,
37 321 TOWERS Cedex 9 – France
