help needed with the Rentenversicherung

@rrasterrI would suggest you contact the Rentenversicherung directly. Have the number from one of your annual certificates ready. For possibilities see https://www.deutsche-rentenversicherung … _node.html , which is in English.HtH

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@rrasterr First and foremost, please ignore the post by Kubikhan above: He is talking about health insurance and not public pension system ("Rentenversicherung") !

Furthermore, please check with your employer whether you are really contributing to the GERMAN pension system. If you live and work in Portugal,you must contribute to the Portuguese system (regardless of where your employer sits, where the results of your work are going or where the salary is paid) - so according to your post, this is Portugal.

If you also (and then voluntarily) contribute to the German system, the rules might be different from what applies to a German employee, which I describe here:

• When you start your first job, your German health insurer issues a social security number and ID. This is used by your employer to pay health, unemployment and pension dues.
• In most professions, the pension dues are 18.6% of your pre-tax income, up to a maximum (the so-called "Beitragsbemessungsgrenze"). Half of this is borne by the employer, half from your pay.
• Your pension account, which this is paid into, is managed by the German "Rentenversicherung" and you will get a yearly statement mailed to your registered address in Germany. It shows how much you and your employer(s) have paid in and what pension you could get out of it. You can also contact them directly - ask your employer which office is in charge of your account!