Kyoto life support | how to apply the Employees’ Pension Insurance refund ( Lump-sum Withdrawal Payments)

If you planning to leave japan and will not have japan address anymore(you will not come beck to japan), you have the right to apply the Lump-sum Withdrawal Payments（within 2 years ).

# Here are some explanation in English for how to do from the Japan Pension Service official website
http://www.nenkin.go.jp/service/jukyu/sonota-kyufu/dattai-ichiji/20150406.files/A.pdf

# And the Japan Pension Service official website
http://www.nenkin.go.jp/service/jukyu/sonota-kyufu/dattai-ichiji/20150406.html

* You must participate in the Employees’ Pension Insurance over half-year.
* The maximum they will refund you is until 3 years, over that you will only get the maximum.

**Before quitting the job:

1st, you need to go to the Japan Pension Service office nearby you(e.g. Kyoto Shimokyoku Japan Pension Service) to check that how long you have participated in the Employees’ Pension Insurance and also you can ask the Pension Service staff to calculate the amount of your refund (you need to tell them when you will quit the job).
* After consulting do not forget to ask them to give you the paper of application for the Lump-sum Withdrawal Payments(they have English and Japanese version, it's up to you.)
* For consulting your pension insurance statement, you need to show them your residence card and the Pension Handbook (the blue one, it's very important item for each part of all the processes. )

***After quitting the job:

Ask company to give you the certification of releasing from the job and certification of Withholding Income Tax.（when you get the refund, the japan government will deduct you the income tax again directly as the refund also kind of income: )  you need to apply the tax refund again to got the full amount.  this document takes time, it's better to ask company earlier.）

****Before leaving Japan

1st, one week before leaving(the earliest), you need to go to the Household Registration Office to change the address to the one in your country (where you will move ). 

2nd, go to the ministry of finance office that you belong to apply the tax agent( need one friend who live in japan to sign. ) maybe you need to go twice. one for getting the paper and take it to your friend to sign, one for submitting it.

*****After coming back to your country

Fill out the application paper and send it back to the Japan Pension Service office immediately because it takes you 3-6 months to get the refund.
* Before sending the application back to Japan, please check that you have the following items in the envelope or you can't apply it sucessfully :

  “ the blue note is very important, do not lose or forget it and good luck! ”