Key Takeaways
- • Ukrainians dismissed due to liquidation, reorganization, re-profiling, bankruptcy, or health-related unsuitability may apply for an age pension up to one and a half years before the age of 60, under conditions set by Article 115 of the Law of Ukraine "On Compulsory State Pension Insurance," according to the Pension Fund.
- • Eligibility requires a minimum insurance record of 35 years for men and 30 years for women, and the person must be at least 58 years and 6 months old on the day of dismissal.
- • Applicants must register as unemployed with the employment center within 30 calendar days of dismissal and, if no suitable job is offered within seven calendar days, obtain a petition for early retirement.
- • Applications can be filed in person at any Pension Fund of Ukraine service center regardless of residence, or remotely via the Pension Fund's electronic services portal using a qualified electronic signature (QES).
Summary
According to the Pension Fund, as reported by Sudovo-Yurydychna Hazeta, certain Ukrainian citizens in pre-retirement age may apply for an age pension early in 2026, without waiting to reach 60. The right applies to people whose employment was terminated at the employer's initiative for reasons defined by law, including changes in the organization of production and labor such as liquidation, reorganization, re-profiling, or bankruptcy of the enterprise, as well as dismissal due to health-related unsuitability for the position under the established procedure.
Dismissal alone is not sufficient. Applicants must hold the minimum insurance record prescribed for age pension appointment, which is 35 years for men and 30 years for women. The age condition requires that no more than one and a half years remain until the established pension age, meaning the person must be at least 58 years and 6 months old on the date of dismissal.
The procedure has strict timing requirements. Within 30 calendar days of dismissal, the person must register as unemployed at the employment center. If no suitable job is found within seven calendar days of registration, the applicant may request a petition for early retirement from the employment center, at which point an application to terminate unemployment registration is filed. The Pension Fund application can be submitted the day after deregistration.
The application may be submitted in person at any Pension Fund of Ukraine service center, irrespective of registered residence, or remotely through the Pension Fund's electronic services web portal, which requires a qualified electronic signature. Required documents include a work book, a copy of the dismissal order or directive, or employment information from the Insured Persons Register, and the mandatory petition for early retirement issued by the State Employment Service center. Where dismissal was health-related, a medical report or other healthcare documentation is also required, with the dismissal based on paragraph 2, part one of Article 40 of the Labor Code of Ukraine.
Dismissal alone is not sufficient. Applicants must hold the minimum insurance record prescribed for age pension appointment, which is 35 years for men and 30 years for women. The age condition requires that no more than one and a half years remain until the established pension age, meaning the person must be at least 58 years and 6 months old on the date of dismissal.
The procedure has strict timing requirements. Within 30 calendar days of dismissal, the person must register as unemployed at the employment center. If no suitable job is found within seven calendar days of registration, the applicant may request a petition for early retirement from the employment center, at which point an application to terminate unemployment registration is filed. The Pension Fund application can be submitted the day after deregistration.
The application may be submitted in person at any Pension Fund of Ukraine service center, irrespective of registered residence, or remotely through the Pension Fund's electronic services web portal, which requires a qualified electronic signature. Required documents include a work book, a copy of the dismissal order or directive, or employment information from the Insured Persons Register, and the mandatory petition for early retirement issued by the State Employment Service center. Where dismissal was health-related, a medical report or other healthcare documentation is also required, with the dismissal based on paragraph 2, part one of Article 40 of the Labor Code of Ukraine.
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