The claim should be submitted in writing, using the Claim for survivors' pension and income supplement form, at a local branch of the National Insurance Institute near the claimant’s place of residenc or by mail. According to the National Insurance Law, the claim must be submitted within 12 months of the date of decease.
If the deceased person received an old-age or disability pension, the survivors’ pension is to be paid from the 1st of the month following the month of decease. If the deceased did not receive old-age or disability pension, the survivors’ pension is paid as follows:
If the survivors are eligible for income supplement, the pension will be
paid as of the 1st of the month of the decease.
If the survivors are not eligible for income supplement, the pension will
be paid as of the 1st of the month of the decease, if the date of
decease was before the 16th of the month, and from the 1st of the
month following the month of the decease, if the decease date was
after the 15th of the month.
If the claim submission was delayed, the person eligible for the
pension is entitled to receive only 12 months retroactively