Survivor Pension

Apostille Widow and Survivor Pension Documents

When a spouse passes away, the surviving partner may be entitled to a survivor pension from a foreign pension fund. Foreign pension funds require apostilled death certificates, marriage certificates, and survivor benefit applications. We apostille all survivor pension documents from our Miami office.

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Documents We Apostille

Death certificate of deceased spouse (apostilled)

Marriage certificate (apostilled)

Birth certificate of surviving spouse (apostilled)

Affidavit of Survivorship (notarized, apostilled)

Survivor benefit application (notarized, apostilled)

Certificate of Life / Fe de Vida (notarized, apostilled)

Divorce decree (if applicable, apostilled)

Pension Funds We Serve

Spain INSS widow pension (pension de viudedad)

Mexico IMSS/ISSSTE survivor benefits

Colombia Colpensiones survivor pension (pension de sobrevivientes)

Venezuela IVSS survivor benefits

Argentina ANSES survivor pension

Peru ONP/AFP survivor benefits

Chile AFP survivor pension

Apostille Your Survivor Pension Documents

Apostille service for widow and survivor pension documents. Call or WhatsApp us.

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Prepare your documents with confidence

A survivor claim may need records connecting the deceased person and applicant. Ask the fund what relationship, civil-status and entitlement evidence it requires; authentication does not decide the claim.

Pension and survivor-benefit offices may ask for identity, civil-status or proof-of-life evidence, but the accepted procedure belongs to the specific fund. Some processes offer direct, consular or electronic ways to provide evidence. Confirm whether authentication is actually required before ordering an apostille, and distinguish proof of a document’s origin from approval of a benefit.

Check that all pages, certification sheets and attachments are present. Keep the recipient’s written instructions and confirm where completed documents should be delivered. Timing is confirmed after document review and depends on preparation, the competent authority, translation and delivery.

Tell us the document, its issuer, destination country and intended use, and your deadline. We will review preparation, translation and delivery options before confirming an estimate and timing. Ask for instructions before mailing originals. Please mail with a tracking number.

Ask the fund for its current form, accepted signatory and submission method; do not assume a generic affidavit is sufficient.

Confirm the applicable reporting period and required document age directly with the fund.

For a survivor claim, check the exact civil records and evidence of relationship or entitlement the responsible office requests.

Does every pension office require an apostilled proof of life?

No single rule applies to every fund. Ask whether its own form, a consular certification, an electronic procedure or an authenticated document is the accepted route in your case.

What should I confirm before requesting an estimate?

Provide the document, issuer, destination, intended use, number of copies and deadline. Include the recipient’s checklist if available. This allows preparation, certification, translation and delivery to be reviewed before a cost estimate is confirmed.