FAQ
Germany - Replacing Documents

PD U1 form (Confirmation of periods to be taken into account for unemployment benefits) is a confirmation of employment abroad during which your employer paid unemployment insurance contributions on your behalf.

The form is issued by the foreign employment office after the employment termination and is submitted to the employment office in your home country or the country where you are claiming unemployment benefits.

You will need to present this document when you return from abroad to your home country or another EU country to claim unemployment benefits.

To obtain a U1 form, you will need the following documents:

• Power of Attorney (obtained from us),
• payslips or an annual income certificate Lohnbescheinigung,
• all employment contracts for the given period,
• all employment termination certificates for the given period,
• other documents.

It always depends on your situation. We will be happy to obtain the U1 form for you. Read how the service works or fill in the order form straight away.

We are able to help you obtain these documents from Germany:

• Lohnsteuerbescheinigung: certificate of taxable incomes,
• U1: it proves the entitlement to unemployment benefits after your return from abroad,
• S1: it entitles the taxpayer to use the full health care in the home country while working in different country in the EU.

In addition, we can help you obtain an EWR form to give you unlimited taxpayer status. This will enable you to claim a refund and qualify for various other tax reliefs.

The Lohnbescheinigung is a form that every employer must give to their employees at the end of the year. It is a certificate of the employee's annual income and the taxes withheld from each month's wages for the previous calendar year.

To obtain a Lohnbescheinigung form, contact your employer and ask them to issue the form. If you had more than one employer, you will need a Lohnbescheinigung form from each of them.