If you live outside Sweden and receive a pension from the Swedish Pensions Agency or compensation from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, you must submit a life certificate every year. The most convenient way to do this is online.
The most convenient way to submit your life certificate is by logging in the Swedish Pensions Agency / Pensions Myndigheten My Pages using an electronic ID (Bank ID, Freja eID, or Foreign eID) and digitally approve the life certificate.
If you do not have an electronic ID, an approved authority can certify that you are alive by stamping and signing the life certificate.
The following authorities and institutions can sign and stamp the life certificate.
You need to schedule an appointment at the Embassy before your intended visit. You may send an e-mail to the Consular Section to schedule an appointment: ambassaden.manila-konsulart@gov.se
Kindly note our visiting and telephone hours.
If you wish to have your life certificate signed and stamped at the Honorary Consulate in Cebu, please contact the Consulate directly through the contact information at the bottom part of the webpage.
The most convenient way to submit the life certificate to the Swedish Pensions Agency is online by uploading a scanned copy to the website of the Swedish Pensions Agency: Submit your life certificate online
You also have the option to send by regular post to the address of the Swedish Pensions Agency:
Pensionsmyndigheten
FE 7001
839 77 Östersund
Sweden
More information about pension abroad or life certificate can be found on the Swedish Pensions Authority's website: Your pension when you move from or live outside Sweden - Swedish Pensions Authority's website
If you have any questions regarding your pension or the life certificate, please contact the Swedish Pensions Authority directly: About the Swedish Pensions Agency and contact information - Swedish Pensions Authority's website
