Leaving the UK after 7 years - State Pension

badmemory

You have 7 years NI contributions. Are these actual years of contributions? If so have you checked to see if you have been credited with those years from (roughly) 18 to 21? Will this year count as a year even if you leave part way through?

gfplux

This will be interesting to those concerned.
https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/work/retire-abroad/state-pensions-abroad/index_en.htm

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Applying for pensions

If you've worked in several EU countries, you may have accumulated pension rights in each of them.

You'll have to apply to the pension authority in the country where you're living or you last worked. If you've never worked in the country where you're living, your host country will forward your claim to the one you last worked in.

That country is then responsible for processing your claim and bringing together records of your contributions from all the countries you worked in.

In some countries, the pension authority should send you your pension application form before you reach that country's retirement age. If you don't receive it, check with your pension authority to see whether they will automatically send it to you.
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