| Do these procedures when... |
What to do |
Place to Notify |
| Enrolling in/Withdrawing from National Pension Plan |
| Upon turning 20 |
Fill out the enrollment forms for the National Pension Plan |
Class I-insured go to the contact at main office/branch office Class III-insured go to spousefs place of employment |
| Upon retiring |
Fill out the enrollment forms for National Pension Plan (Dependant spouses should also do the same) |
Appropriate contact at main/branch offices |
| When becoming a dependant spouse due to marriage or retirement |
Fill out the change of class forms for a Class III-insured |
The spousefs place of employment |
| When you become independent of your spouse |
Fill out the change of class forms for changing from a Class III-insured to a Class I-insured. |
Appropriate contact at main/branch offices |
| When the spouse changes workplaces |
Fill out the forms indicating you will continue to be a Class III-insured. |
The spousefs new place of employment |
| When you lose your pension handbook |
Complete re-issuing procedures |
Class I-insured go to the contact at main office/branch office Class III-insured go to spousefs place of employment |
| When you pay the premium |
| When start or stop payments by bank transfer |
Present a bank transfer payment (change) request form |
Bank, post office, agricultural cooperative, cooperative bank, cooperative association, labor credit association, social insurance bureau |
| When you lose your payment slip |
Request a reissue of the payment slip |
Social Insurance Bureau |
| When you overpay the premium |
Submit a National Pension Plan Premium Overpayment Refund Request |
Social Insurance Bureau |
| When you have difficulty paying the premium |
You can request to be exempt from all of half of the premium |
Appropriate contact at main/branch offices |
| When you are a student that has difficulty paying the premium |
Apply for the special student payments |
Appropriate contact at main/branch offices |
| You want to receive your pension |
| Upon turning 65 |
Fill out the Old-age pension entitlement forms |
Go to the contact at main office/branch office only while you are Class I-insured Class III-insured should go to the Social Insurance Bureau |
| When you have become disabled |
Fill out the Basic Disability Pension entitlement forms |
On the day of the first diagnosis, Class I-insured should go to the contact at main office/branch office Class III-insured should go to the Social Insurance Bureau If you acquire a disability before contact at main office/branch office |
| When the insured passes away |
If the person was still enrolled in the National Pension Plan, the survivors should submit a request for the survivorfs pension, widowfs pension, and one time death benefit |
Appropriate contact at main/branch offices |