Do you live abroad and have pension entitlements that you want to claim? Meet a special team that is passionate, determined and ready to help you.

OFSS provides support in applying for pensions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland -
with experts in the USA and locally. 

Why OFFS?

You have worked in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and paid into the statutory pension insurance scheme there.

Now you would like to apply for your pension there (old-age pension, survivors' pension, disability pension) and need support to do so.

Here you will find an overview for each of the three countries, which will inform you about some basic provisions. If you have specific questions about the application process, you can contact OFSS by telephone or email. Or you can request the questionnaire right here.

Check the Status of your Pension Insurance!

A senior couple trying to find help with their statutory pension insurance

Your Pension from…

  • The swiss flag on top of a mountain

    Switzerland

    Did you at some time work in Switzerland?
    Check the Status of your Pension Insurance!

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  • The german flag on top of the Reichstag

    Germany

    Did you at some time work in Germany?
    Check the Status of your Pension Insurance!

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  • The austrian flag on top of parliament

    Austria

    Did you at some time work in Austria?
    Check the Status of your Pension Insurance!

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Do a quick check to find out whether you are entitled to draw a pension from the German, Austrian or Swiss Social Security Administration!

Invest half an hour of your time - we will do the rest!

Here is how:
Click here or call us toll-free at 1 866 341 6474 and ask for our questionnaire. Fill out the questionnaire and send it back to us via e-mail or the Postal Service.

We will analyse your data and quickly give you a Feedback.

There are no obligations to you and you alone decide how to proceed. If your data shows that upon retirement you are owed any money from the German government we offer to you our expert services to get you your money! This is solely your decision!

For the questionnaire and its quick analysis we will charge a one-time fee of $25.00

Our Services

Please give us your trust.

Without any obligation to you we will give you a general idea about your situation regarding your pension insurance.

We will answer all your questions and offer suggestions how to solve your problem(s) and that is our promise!


  • We analyze the present situation of your foreign pension-insurance and offer a suggestion how to proceed in order to achieve a satisfactory solution to your problem.

  • We will handle all correspondence (in German) with the German Social Security Administration. If certain documents need to be translated into English or German, you may, for a small fee, use our translation services.

  • We will work together with you and identify your specific entitlements by collecting all proofs of income and of your Social Security contributions. In cases where there are no proofs available and/or your German Social Security number is unknown to you we will contact the proper administration offices and undertake a thorough investigation and obtain the number and other proofs for you.

  • We will assist you in securing the complete and chronological schedule of your contributions and entitlements from the German Social Security administration.

  • We will assist you with clearing and securing waiting-periods, substitute times, periods of reduced and/or suspended contributions as well as periods of child-raising etc.

  • We will investigate what benefits you are entitled to.

  • We will expertly evaluate the amount of any benefits to you.

  • We will offer suggestions how to optimize the yields of your entitlements.

  • We also will assist you with applying for benefits due to age, disability, the death of your spouse and/or the death of your primary guardian(s).

  • If necessary official documents will be scrutinized by a certified Social Security advisor.

  • We also will argue your interest in the court of law or in out-of-court procedures through hiring an attorney or with the help of a court-appointed public defender.

Get in Contact with us!

The statutory pension insurance system does not appear to be very transparent or easy to understand. There may also be language barriers.

We support you in asserting your claims. Do you need specific support or do you have general questions about your pension insurance? Do not hesitate to get in touch with us using the contact form or request the questionnaire straight away.

Office for Foreign Social Securities (ofss)
P.O.Box 1113
Cedar Crest, NM 87008
USA

Phone: 1-505-328-7777
e-mail: office@ofss.us