GaijinPunch
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- 25 Nov 2004
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Hey cats:
I don't think this is common knowledge, so I figured I would post this info. Any foreigner that has paid into the Japanese Social Security plan (ナ津コツ青カ窶扼窶ケテ?) is able to get a portion of that back when they leave Japan. As my whole company moved, other people investigated and found out what I needed to do... my wife did most of the leg work. When in doubt, contact your local kuyakusho.
Anyways, it's not always a small amount. I haven't figured it out exactly, but I *THINK* it's about 40% of the total you paid. For simplicities sake, let's say you make 5 million yen a year for 10 years. Average payment for SS is roughly 8%. That's roughly 400,000 yen a year * 10 years = 4 million yen. If it's 40% of that, you'll get around 1.6 million yen back. Not a bad cookie, is it?
The only rule is that you HAVE to turn in your gaijin card. For those that kept it, thinking it would be a cool souvenir... you already screwed yourself. I left Japan after 7 years in October, and just got my payment in the bank yesterday, so drinks are on me this weekend!
I don't think this is common knowledge, so I figured I would post this info. Any foreigner that has paid into the Japanese Social Security plan (ナ津コツ青カ窶扼窶ケテ?) is able to get a portion of that back when they leave Japan. As my whole company moved, other people investigated and found out what I needed to do... my wife did most of the leg work. When in doubt, contact your local kuyakusho.
Anyways, it's not always a small amount. I haven't figured it out exactly, but I *THINK* it's about 40% of the total you paid. For simplicities sake, let's say you make 5 million yen a year for 10 years. Average payment for SS is roughly 8%. That's roughly 400,000 yen a year * 10 years = 4 million yen. If it's 40% of that, you'll get around 1.6 million yen back. Not a bad cookie, is it?
The only rule is that you HAVE to turn in your gaijin card. For those that kept it, thinking it would be a cool souvenir... you already screwed yourself. I left Japan after 7 years in October, and just got my payment in the bank yesterday, so drinks are on me this weekend!