Each year the Fund verifies the continuing eligibility of retirees and beneficiaries for the benefits they are receiving. Each person in receipt of a benefit from the Fund must annually submit to the Fund their proof of life in the form of the Certificate of Entitlement (CE) to ensure the continued payment of their benefit. Retirees and beneficiaries can fulfill the annual CE requirement either via the Digital CE OR by submitting to the Fund a duly signed barcoded CE form. All retirees and beneficiaries should issue their DCE or submit their barcoded CE form to the Fund at the very latest by 31 December 2025 to avoid the risk of benefit suspension. For more details, please read on.
2025 Certificate of Entitlement forms
On 1 July 2025 the Fund started mailing the 2025 CE forms to all retirees and beneficiaries worldwide whose benefits were implemented before 29 June 2025 and who by that date had not already opted to complete their 2025 Digital CE using the DCE app.
As of 01July 2025, the barcoded 2025 CE forms are also available for download and printing under the Documents tab in the Member Self-Service (MSS) accounts of all retirees and beneficiaries who are not paid under the Two-Track system. Those who opt to complete the CE requirement using the CE form (rather than the DCE app) and who can access the MSS CE form can either use their MSS CE form OR the CE form mailed to them by the Fund.
For those using the mailed CE form, they should return it to the Fund either electronically via their Member Self-Service (MSS) account using the ‘Document Upload’ functionality, or, in original format, duly completed, ideally within 45 days from date of receipt of the form to avoid receiving a reminder at the end of October 2025, and at the very latest by 31 December 2025 to avoid the risk of benefit suspension.
How to submit your 2025 CE to the Fund
Retirees and beneficiaries can use one of the following ways to submit their 2025 CE to the Fund and, thus, provide their annual proof of life:
- Using the DCE app to provide their ‘proof of life’ in biometric format inside the app. Note that all retirees and beneficiaries can enroll in the DCE app, including those who are paid under the two-track. Those paid under the Two-Track must issue their DCE while physically in their declared country of residence, otherwise the Fund will understand that they moved and request new proof of residence documents and forms. For more information about the DCE app and DCE submission please visit Digital Certificate of Entitlement (DCE).
- Using the paper CE form (mailed or printed from MSS) and:
- uploading a scanned copy of their dated and hand-signed barcoded CE form in the Document Upload tab inside their MSS account. All retirees and beneficiaries can use this feature to submit their CE form (and other documents) to the Fund electronically, including those paid under the two-track. For details about how to register for MSS and how to upload a document, please visit About Member Self-Service (MSS).
- mailing the CE form to the Fund. In this case, the Fund must receive the original dated and signed CE form with the retiree’s or beneficiary’s original ink signature on it. For the Fund’s mailing addresses please refer to our Contact Us page.
- dropping it off in person in New York or Geneva. Retirees and beneficiaries can drop their duly dated and signed CE form at the Fund’s New York and Geneva offices where dedicated UNJSPF mailboxes have been set up to receive your CE form and pension documents in general. For practical details of in-person mail drop off, please refer to our Contact Us page.
For more information, please visit the Certificate of Entitlement and the Digital Certificate of Entitlement webpages. If you have any questions, please contact the Fund via the official contact channels provided on our Contact Us webpage.
We thank our retirees and beneficiaries for their kind cooperation in this important exercise!
