Guide to Applying for the Lump-Sum Withdrawal Payment for Foreign Nationals

What is the Lump-Sum Withdrawal Payment? The Lump-Sum Withdrawal Payment is available to non-Japanese nationals who have lost their eligibility for the National Pension (Kokumin Nenkin) or Employees' Pension Insurance (Kosei Nenkin) and have left Japan. Please note that you must submit your claim within 2 years of departing Japan.

Eligibility Requirements You must meet certain requirements to receive the Lump-Sum Withdrawal Payment. Please check the Japan Pension Service website or their Q&A section for full details.

Required Documents - **Lump-Sum Withdrawal Payment Claim Form**: Submit the form available in various foreign languages. - **Copy of your passport**: Required to verify your name, date of birth, and other personal details. - **Document proving you no longer have an address in Japan**: Such as a document confirming your departure date or a certificate of removal from the residence registry (jūminhyō no josatsu). - **Bank account information**: A document confirming the bank account details in your own name. - **Document showing your Basic Pension Number**: Such as your pension booklet (nenkin techō). - **Letter of proxy (if a representative is handling the procedure on your behalf)**.

How and When to Submit - Submit your claim to the Japan Pension Service or your mutual aid association (kyōsai kumiai), as applicable. - You may submit by post or via electronic application. - Complete the procedure within 2 years of leaving Japan.

Important Notes - Payment may not be possible to Japan Post Bank (Yucho Ginko) or some online-only banks. - Documents may be submitted in electronic format, but doing so requires use of the e-Gov electronic application system.

For further details, please visit the official Japan Pension Service website.