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Change to “the Proof of Life Certificate” service

The British Embassy Tunis no longer offers the service of witnessing 'life certificates'

• From: British Embassy Tunis
• Published: 7 November 2013
• Last updated: 7 November 2013 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The British Embassy in Tunis no longer offers the service of witnessing ‘life certificates’ (also known as ‘Declaration of Existence’) issued by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to UK state pensioners living abroad to check their continued eligibility to receive their state pension.

For guidance on how to have the certificate signed, information can be found through the following link click here

Published 7 November 2013
Last updated 7 November 2013 + show all updates

1. 7 November 2013

   Updated wording in the summary section.

2. 7 November 2013

   First published.