Getting your pension refund is basically the final boss of German bureaucracy (which, for the record, I appreciate in many other facets). I worked in Germany for three years and took German classes, but even after that the prospect of dealing with a multi-step exchange of forms and documents via mail, and requiring an address in Germany no less, was beyond what I was willing or able to deal with.

Thankfully, I didn't have to. I found Germany Pension Refund on an old reliable resource, allaboutberlin.com; that start was all I needed. I reached out via the Germany Pension Refund website and received a response shortly after.

The GPR team graciously answered all of my questions about security, privacy, translation, and the legal steps required to get my refund even before we signed a contract. I worked with Christian specifically, who I cannot recommend highly enough.

I have a few friends who are also interested in recovering their German pension contributions, and will be referring them to Germany Pension Refund without question.

Not to be dramatic, but this agency saved my life. I lived in Germany for just under 3 years, so I was eligible for my pension return. They were able to get me my refund in less than 2 months (the average time is closer to 6 months). Despite my years in Germany, I didn't stand a chance to navigate the bureaucracy, and it was worth every penny. On top of that, they were incredibly compassionate, professional, and friendly. Danke VERY much!!

Christian who assisted me with my pension refund was really helpful and patiently guided me in getting all the papers needed for me to get it refunded

The service provided by Johannes was extremely professional with updates provided on the process status on a regular basis. The paperwork required for the pension refund process was exact and the processing of the same was done professionally and the refund was obtained in the quickest time administratively possible. I strongly endorse this organization especially Johannes for getting me the refund.

If I could give 100 stars I would. Johannes was the absolute best. Kind, attentive, professional and made the whole process super easy. It only took 5 weeks from start to finish. Thank you for everything!!!

The process is straightforward, fast and they are extremely responsive! Would highly recommend.

Excellent service, really happy I used Germany Pension Refund. They were very responsive and clear. Super helpful navigating the German bureaucracy, especially since I'm now living in the USA. Everything was done electronically, and they translated important documents and instructions into English. The bank transfer went smoothly. Well worth the fee they charge!

The team was incredibly efficient and effective in retrieving my pension refund. It was a pleasure to work with them!

Amazing experience and very quick! Highly recommend. Johannes in particular was very helpful and a pleasure to work with!

Working with these guys was the best decision ever! It relieved so much stress and they were amazing at making the process easy. Clear communication and trustworthy. Thank you!

After moving back from Germany to the US, German Pension Refund made the process of getting my refund very straight-forward, professional, and easy. I highly recommend their services.

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- Chris

Julia Kim helped me patiently through this process step by step. The time from the submission of the paperwork to getting the refund was least then what I expected. I would Highly recommend anyone to use Germany Pension Refund. Thank you for all your help.

Julia and team were instrumental in helping recover my Rentenversicherung payments. Highly recommend!