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| After Leaving Japan
Step 1: Getting your 80% pension refund You MUST apply for the Lump-sum Withdrawal Payment within two years of finishing your ALT contract and withdrawing from the pension scheme. Complete and return the Claim Form for the Lump-sum Withdrawal Payment Claim, available here: http://www.sia.go.jp/e/pdf/english.pdf *Complete the form in CAPITAL LETTERS* Box 3: - The address you fill in is where they will send the necessary papers for claiming your 20% tax refund ? make sure you will have access to this address! - If you are uncertain where youfll be living, you may want to use your parentsf address. Box 4: - You must be able to prove the listed bank account is yours and exists - the form asks for a certified bank stamp. - However, a bank statement is sufficient, if it lists your name, account number, the bank name, branch name, and branch address. - You canft have the money sent to someone elsefs bank account. Box 5: - You only need to write your basic pension number: History (Public Pension Plan Subscription Process): - Office: Sendai Board of Education - Address: 3-7-1 Kokubuncho, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi 980-0803 - Period of enrolment/employment should be in the form of from MM/YY to mm/YY (same as your contract dates; check on your Certificate of Participation - Your pension type is Employeesf Pension Insurance (#2) * Hello World ALTs who first worked for a different BOE should list those details as well, with dates for each period of employment* Documents to enclose: - Your blue pension book - Copy of your passport pages showing your name, date of birth, date of your final departure from Japan, nationality, signature, and resident status (i.e. your cancelled work visa) - Proof of your bank account Send your application form and documents to (a mail label is included in the application pack): Social Insurance Operation Centre 3-5-24 Takaido Nishi Suginami-ku, Tokyo JAPAN 168-0071 *Do not send the claim form to Shidoka!* Receiving your pension refund: - It will take several months to receive your pension refund. However, if you submit the claim form immediately after leaving Japan, you should get your 80% by Christmas. - The lump-sum payment will be made into the designated account in your home country. @- The amount remitted to your account will be calculated at the currency exchange rate on the day of transaction. - When you receive the refund payment (minus 20% tax), you will also receive a slip called Notice of Lump Sum Withdrawal Payment (entitlement). It will be thick white paper, about A4 size, with blue writing. DO NOT throw this paper out! You need this paper to claim your 20% tax refund. Part 2: Getting your 20% Tax Refund You MUST apply for a refund of the 20% tax within five years of finishing your ALT contract and withdrawing from the pension scheme. Send the notification to Shidoka: - The white card/blue ink Notice of Lump Sum Withdrawal Payment (entitlement) should be sent to Shidoka (assuming you chose us as your Tax Representative). Send the ORIGINALS but keep copies for yourself: Holly Bailie, ALT Advisor Guidance and Supervisory Division Sendai City Board of Education 1-1 Futsukamachi, Aoba-ku Sendai-shi 980-8671 JAPAN - We will file the application for the tax refund on your behalf - Once filed, it takes anywhere from one to three months for the Tax office to process and return the tax. - Once we receive the refund, we will send it to you using your designated method (Go Lloyds or Postal Order). - Make sure to notify us if you change home or email address |
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