(4) Lump-sum withdrawal payments (upon leaving Japan)
Foreign residents who have contributed to the National Pension and employee’s pension for a total of six months or more may claim the Lump-sum Withdrawal Payment within two years of leaving Japan according to designated procedures. For details, please contact the pension department of your local municipal administrative office.
●To apply for the national pension lump-sum withdrawal payment
| Conditions |
Documents to be submitted |
Additional documents to be submitted |
| Foreign residents who have contributed to the National Pension for a total of six months or more, and who apply within two years of leaving Japan. |
Application form for the lump-sum withdrawal payment
(for national pension and employee’s pension Insurance) |
1. Copy of your passport (pages where your latest date of emigration, name, date of birth, nationality, signature, and status of residence can be verified.)
2. Bank name, branch name, branch address, account number, account name to be paid into, and a document proving that the account belongs to claimant himself/herself (a proof issued by the bank etc. or a document which has been stamped with the seal of the bank in the column for proof of account)
3. Pension booklet
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●The amount of the national pension lump-sum withdrawal payment (as of FY2007)
| Total contribution-paid period |
Benefit amount |
| Between 6 and 11 months |
42,300 yen |
| Between 12 and 17 months |
84,600 yen |
| Between 18 and 23 months |
126,900 yen |
| Between 24 and 29 months |
169,200 yen |
| Between 30 and 35 months |
211,500 yen |
| 36 months or more |
253,800 yen |
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*The period of exemption is calculated according to the each type of exemption
Exemption of three-quarter → one-quarter of a month
Exemption of one-half → one-half of a month
Exemption of one-quarter → three-quarters of a month |
Source: Social Insurance Agency
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