How to Apply for an Old-Age Pension: Conditions for Appointment, Required Documents, and Ways to Submit an Application

The Main Department of the Pension Fund of Ukraine in Ivano-Frankivsk Region reminded how to apply for an old-age pension in 2026, which documents need to be prepared, and how to submit an application online.

Conditions for Granting an Old-Age Pension

An old-age pension according to the Law of Ukraine dated 09.07.2003 No. 1058-IV "On Compulsory State Pension Insurance" is granted under the following conditions:

• reaching the retirement age — 60, 63, or 65 years;
• having the required insurance record as of the date of reaching retirement age.

The old-age pension is assigned automatically (without the individual's application) after reaching the retirement age of 60 based on information available in the Register of Insured Persons.

If before reaching retirement age the person has not notified about the desire to receive a pension at a later age or upon the person's request by submitting an application and necessary documents to the service center of the Pension Fund of Ukraine.

The old-age pension is granted from the day following the day of reaching retirement age if the pension application was submitted no later than three months from the day the person reached retirement age.

If the application for a pension was submitted later than three months from the day of reaching retirement age — from the day of the pension application submission.

Documents for Applying for an Old-Age Pension

• passport;
• identification number (taxpayer registration number);
• documents confirming work experience acquired before 01.01.2004: employment record book, military ID, diploma of education, and others (if the employment record book and other documents are not digitized);
• document confirming change of surname, first name, patronymic (if necessary);
• certificate of salary before July 1, 2000, for any 60 consecutive months (at the pensioner's discretion and provided the salary certificate is confirmed by primary documents);
• documents certifying a special status of the person (war veteran ID, liquidator of the Chernobyl accident consequences, donor, etc.) — if available.

Documents on work experience are defined by the Procedure for Confirming Existing Work Experience for Pension Appointment in the Absence of an Employment Record Book or Relevant Entries in It, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution dated 12.08.1993 No. 637.

Ways to Submit Documents for Pension Appointment

Online:

• through the Pension Fund of Ukraine web portal portal.pfu.gov.ua;
• through the mobile application "Pension Fund";
• through the "Diia" portal.

In person:

to the service center of the Pension Fund of Ukraine (regardless of place of registration or residence).

By mail (for persons temporarily residing abroad):

based on documents certified by a diplomatic institution or notarized.

In addition to the general list of documents, the original certificate confirming the person is alive, certified by a consular institution, a document on receiving temporary protection or refugee status, registration of their place of temporary residence/stay abroad (with translation) must be provided.

How to Submit Documents via the Pension Fund Web Portal

Log in to your personal account on the web portal (portal.pfu.gov.ua) using a qualified electronic signature (QES).

Select "Application for Pension Appointment" in the left side menu under the section "Regarding Pension Provision."

Fill out the application, in the drop-down list "Type of Pension" select "Old Age."

Upload pre-scanned documents and click "Generate Application."

Requirements for scanning documents:

• each file size must not exceed 1 MB;
• file format: JPG, JPEG, PDF;
• documents containing more than one page must be scanned in full and attached as one file;
• scanned copies must be made from original documents;
• scanned copies must be color, clear, and legible;
• file names must correspond to the type of scanned document.

Check the data entered in the application and click "Sign and Send to the Pension Fund."

You can check the status of your application processing in your personal account under the "My Requests" tab.

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