Guidance

Claim State Pension if you live abroad

Use these forms to claim State Pension and tell us where you want your pension paid, if you live abroad.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 7 May 2025
• Last updated: 9 February 2026
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  1. 9 February 2026

     Updated 'Guidance about International Pensions Direct Payment' (PDF) guidance.

  2. 30 January 2026

     Version 12/25 of the following IPC1394 forms have been uploaded: General, Chile, Northern Cyprus, Kenya, Guatemala

  3. 28 January 2026

     Replaced IPC1349 forms with updated versions

  4. 22 January 2026

     Attachments for the guidance about claiming if you reach State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016 and the claim form IPCBR1NSP have been reinstated.

  5. 16 January 2026

     Updated Claim form if you reach State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016 (IPCBR1NSP) and Guidance about claiming if you reach State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016 (IPCBR1NSP Notes).

  6. 13 January 2026

     Updated IPCBR1 Form and Notes for factual accuracy and improvements

  7. 13 October 2025

     Forms IPCBR1 and IPCBR1NSP updated to include guidance that an International Pensions Direct Payment form should be sent at the same time.

  8. 11 July 2025

     Addition of IPC1394 for Chile, Guatemala, Kenya, Northern Cyprus and Yemen.

  9. 7 May 2025

     First published.

Choose the right claim form for your State Pension age.

For help and advice on the information you need to put on the forms, contact the International Pension Centre.

If you reach State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016

1. Read the Guidance about claiming if you reach State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016 (IPCBR1NSP Notes) (PDF, 151 KB, 12 pages).

2. Fill in the Claim form if you reach State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016 (IPCBR1NSP) (PDF, 487 KB, 15 pages).

3. Tell us where to pay your State Pension.

If you reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016

1. Read the Guidance about claiming if you reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016 (IPCBR1 Notes ) (PDF, 135 KB, 12 pages).

2. Fill in the Claim form if you reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016 (IPCBR1) (PDF, 476 KB, 16 pages).

3. Tell us where to pay your State Pension.

Tell us where to pay your State Pension

We will pay you pension directly into an account. This is called ‘International Pensions Direct Payment’.

1. Read the Guidance about International Pensions Direct Payment (PDF, 93.7 KB, 8 pages).

2. Fill in the appropriate form for the country where you want your State Pension paid. If there is no form for the country where you want your State Pension paid, fill in “If your country is not listed: tell us where to send your State Pension general form”.

Australia: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 137 KB, 4 pages)

Belize: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 132 KB, 4 pages)

Brazil: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 141 KB, 4 pages)

Canada (if you are a trustee): tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 138 KB, 4 pages)

Canada (if you are not a trustee): tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 143 KB, 4 pages)

Chile: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 140 KB, 4 pages)

Costa Rica: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 136 KB, 4 pages)

Denmark: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 138 KB, 4 pages)

Dominican Republic: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 155 KB, 4 pages)

Eswatini: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 135 KB, 4 pages)

Gambia: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 133 KB, 4 pages)

Ghana: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 138 KB, 4 pages)

Guatemala: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 139 KB, 4 pages)

Guyana: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 138 KB, 4 pages)

Hong Kong: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 135 KB, 4 pages)

India: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 136 KB, 4 pages)

Indonesia: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 137 KB, 4 pages)

Ireland (if you want your pension paid into a credit union): tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 142 KB, 4 pages) – for other accounts in Ireland, use the general form if your country is not listed

Israel: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 135 KB, 4 pages)

Jamaica: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 136 KB, 4 pages)

Kazakhstan: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 140 KB, 4 pages)

Kenya: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 138 KB, 4 pages)

Mexico: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 131 KB, 4 pages)

Morocco: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 132 KB, 4 pages)

Mozambique: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 140 KB, 4 pages)

Namibia: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 140 KB, 4 pages)

New Zealand: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 136 KB, 4 pages)

Nigeria: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 132 KB, 4 pages)

Northern Cyprus: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 143 KB, 4 pages)

Norway: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 137 KB, 4 pages)

Pakistan: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 136 KB, 4 pages)

Peru: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 135 KB, 4 pages)

Poland: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 135 KB, 4 pages)

South Africa: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 137 KB, 4 pages)

Sri Lanka: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 137 KB, 4 pages)

Sweden: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 133 KB, 4 pages)

Trinidad and Tobago: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 138 KB, 4 pages)

Tunisia: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 135 KB, 4 pages)

Turkey: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 133 KB, 4 pages)

United Kingdom (UK): tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 130 KB, 4 pages)

United States of America (USA): tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 135 KB, 4 pages)

Yemen: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 141 KB, 4 pages)

Zambia: tell us where to pay your State Pension (IPC1394) (PDF, 134 KB, 4 pages)

If your country is not listed: tell us where to pay your State Pension general form (IPC1394) (PDF, 138 KB, 4 pages)

Before you start these forms

If you’re using a mobile phone or tablet

You cannot complete the forms using a mobile phone or tablet. You have to either:

• use a desktop or laptop computer
• print the forms and complete them by hand

If you’re using a desktop or laptop computer

Use a PDF reader to open and fill in the forms. You can download a free PDF reader online.

If you are using screen reader software to access the forms, we recommend that you review all of the notes and the questions on the forms before you complete them. As you complete the forms, you will be guided through the questions based on the responses you provide.

Do not use your computer’s browser or, if you are an Apple Macintosh user, the Preview application.

You can save data typed into these forms if you use a PDF reader. This means that you do not have to fill in the forms in one session.

There are reliability issues with some assistive software, which may mean the forms will not save properly.

These forms will only save if they are both:

• saved onto your computer
• opened in a recent version of PDF reader

The forms will not save in:

• versions of Acrobat Reader older than version XI
• some other PDF readers, for example Preview on a Mac or Foxit on a PC

Where to send the forms

Send your claim form with the form to tell us where you want your pension paid to:

International Pension Centre
The Pension Service 11
Mail Handling Site A
Wolverhampton
WV98 1LW
United Kingdom

If you need these forms in a different format

Contact the International Pension Centre to ask for:

• a printed copy of the forms
• a different format, such as large print, braille or audio CD

More information

Read more information about claiming State Pension if you retire abroad.