Gabon - Apply for Disability Benefits (Social Security Funds)

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Procedure

How to Apply:

1. You should visit the Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale (CNSS) office near you and express your interest at the service desk.
2. Application form can be obtain at any CNSS branch office or download it via the CNSS website portal or click the link below to download :(Application form)
3. Submit the completed duly filed application form along with the supporting documents (listed under “Required Documents” section) for verification and processing to the attending official at the CNSS.
4. If the authorized official is satisfied that all the documents are in order you will be notified of the outcome and be given further instruction.

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Required Documents

• Birth certificate or supplementary judgment (legalized photocopy)
• The applicant's social security card.
• Work certificates from all employers.
• 2 passport photos.
• Individual civil status file (for foreigners)
• Attending physician's medical certificate
• Medical certificate confirming invalidity with IPPs Signed by a CNSS doctor
• Certificate of cessation of work
• Identification document (ID crd/passport)

Office Locations & Contacts

CAISSE NATIONALE DE SECURITY SOCIALE (CNSS):
Address: Boulevard de independence Gabon
PO BOX: 134 Libreville Gabon
Telephone: (+011) 791200
Fax number: (+011) 746425
Website: Website

Eligibility

Disabled insured person who meet the following criteria,

• Be under 50.
• Have been registered with the CNSS for at least 5 years at least.
• Have completed at least 30 months of insurance during the 5 years preceding the onset of the incapacity which led to the invalidity.
• Be affected by premature wear and tear of his physical or mental faculties making him unfit to exercise a salaried activity.

Fees

• No fees associated with the service

Validity

• Validity period is as long as you are insured with the CNSS

Documents to Use

(Application form)

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Processing Time

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Instructions

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Required Information

Information about the insured

• Names of the applicant/insured
• Social security number
• Date/place of birth
• Gander
• Country/nationality
• Full names of the your parents
• Marital status
• Contact detail

Need for the Document

This is a pension scheme which is granted to disable person monthly as long as there are social insured, having practiced in the private sector and recognized as disabled by the medical commission of the CNSS and provided that the disability is of non-professional origin.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

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