UkraineUkrainian Pension Abroad in 2026: How to Complete Physical Identification via Diia and Not Lose Payments
To receive a Ukrainian pension or insurance payments abroad in 2027, complete physical identification by 31 December 2026 — online via Diia.Signature on the PFU portal, by video link, at a bank, or at a consulate. Without it, payments are stopped from 1 January.
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Key points
5 points- Physical identification must be completed every year by 31 December by recipients of pensions and insurance payments who stay abroad for 183 or more days a year or have temporary protection or refugee status.
- The legal basis is Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 299 of 11 February 2025 and Article 47-1 of the Law "On Compulsory State Pension Insurance".
- Those who completed identification in 2025 receive a pension in 2026; for payments to continue after 2026, the procedure must be completed by 31 December 2026.
- Four methods: online via Diia.Signature on the PFU portal, a video conference with a fund employee, in person at an authorized bank, or through a consulate of Ukraine.
- If identification is not completed by the end of the year, payments are stopped from 1 January; they can be restored by identification within a year or by an application for pension restoration if more than a year has passed.
01Questions
5 answers01By what date must physical identification be completed in 2026?
By 31 December 2026. This is a condition for pension and insurance payments to continue after 2026. Those who completed identification in 2025 receive a pension in 2026.
02Can identification be completed online via Diia?
Yes. On the PFU web portal (portal.pfu.gov.ua) or in the "Pension Fund of Ukraine" app with authorization via Diia.Signature. Two devices are needed: one for the PFU portal, the other for the "Diia" app.
03Who is required to undergo identification?
Recipients of pensions and insurance payments who stay abroad for 183 or more days a year, have temporary protection or refugee status, or reside in temporarily occupied territories. The exception is pensions under international treaties.
04What happens if identification is not completed on time?
Payments will be stopped from 1 January of the following year. They can be restored by completing identification within a year (with payment for the period of stoppage), and if more than a year has passed — by an application for pension restoration.
05What methods are there besides online via Diia?
A video conference with a PFU employee (booking by phone 0 800 503 753), identification at the authorized bank where you receive your pension, or through a consulate of Ukraine with a document confirming you are alive.
02Official sources
- Pension Fund of Ukraine — steps for pensioners abroad
pfu.gov.ua - Pension Fund of Ukraine — who must complete physical identification by the end of the year
pfu.gov.ua - Постанова КМУ № 299 від 11.02.2025 (текст, kmu.gov.ua)
kmu.gov.ua - Right to Protection — physical identification: procedure, deadlines and methods
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