Social Security

The general procedure is shown below.

What is the Social Security retirement pension?

It is an economic benefit comprised of a lifetime, individual, non-expiring pension granted to workers when they no longer work due to age.

What is the paperwork involved?

• Complete the retirement pension application form.
• Personal documentation and the documents indicated on the application form.

Where is it processed?

The application and required documentation must be submitted at any of the Social Security Information and Support Centres of the National Social Security Institute.
Sea workers must submit it to the Provincial Offices of the Social Marine Institute (ISM).

The entitlement is granted by the National Social Security Institute (INSS), except for sea workers, in which case it is the Social Marine Institute (ISM).

When is the retirement pension applied for and when does payment begin?

The retirement pension application may be submitted during the three months prior to or following the date of the employment termination. In this case the economic effects of the pension begin as from the day after the date on which activity ceases.
If the application is submitted more than three months after the activity is ceased, the economic effects of the pension begin with a maximum backdating of three months.

When does the right to the pension expire?

The retirement pension is terminated upon the death of the pensioner.

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