I am an American and worked in Germany as guest worker and now retire. How can I get my pension?

Question

Whom do I contact to get this pension added to my Social Security?

Answer 1

First you got to make sure, your employer paid social security for you. If they did you need to file an application in Hamburg.

Standort Hamburg

Deutsche Rentenversicherung Nord

Friedrich-Ebert-Damm 245

22159 Hamburg

Telefon: [phone] - 0

Telefax: 040 5300 - 2999

E-Mail: [e-mail]

Verbindungsstelle für Großbritannien, Irland, Kanada und USA

There are also agencies that do all this for you for a fee (I used to work for one), but if you know some German you should do it yourself.

http://www.deutsche-rentenversicherung-n...

EDIT-----

Actually, the German American chamber won't be of any help. I worked at the branch in Atlanta, so I know. Since you owned ur own firm, did you pay urslef or ur husband a salary and took out social security? Do you have a German social security number? If you never paid into the fund, you are not elegible for German pension.