Same-Sex Marriage Policy

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ORANJESTAD – Social Security Bank, SVb informs about the Same-Sex Marriage Management.

Social Security Bank, SVb, based on recent sentences of:

  • Court of First Instance of Aruba;
  • Common Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten, Boneiro, Saba and St. Eustatius;
  • Supreme Court of the Netherlands;
  • College of Appeal of Aruba.

Invites all persons who, from May 1, 2021, to the current date, consider they are entitled to:

  • Old age pension (AOV) for couples because they have reached or were of retirement age in the mentioned period and are or were married to a person of the same sex who has not reached retirement age;
  • Widow's pension for being married to an insured person of the same sex and who died during the mentioned period;

To submit their pension application via our MiPensioen app or contact its Pension department via telephone at 5272760, via email at pensioenen@svbaruba.org, or Whatsapp +2975272760 (message only – cannot call via Whatsapp).

Deviating from Article 11, paragraph 3 of the National Ordinance Old-Age Insurance (AOV) and Article 15 of the National Ordinance Widow and Orphan Insurance (AWW), SVb will apply a transition arrangement until December 31, 2024.

You may consult the full text of the policy (Dutch).