Procedures for National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin)

Last updated on February 3, 2025.

Procedures that can be done at the ward office

Main target persons (residents of Aoba Ward)

No. 1 insured (self-employed, student, unemployed, etc. between 20 and 60 years old)
Voluntary insured persons
Claimant of old age basic pension
※Only the first insured person / voluntary insured person whose insured period is eligible.
The claimant of Disability Basic Pension
※If you are a second or third insured person on first visit (Shoshin) Day, please contact the pension Office.
The claimant of the survivor's basic pension
※If the survivor's pension is applicable, proceed with the procedures at the pension office.

Please refer to the "pension Office and the pension Consultation Service by telephone" for details and details of the pension Office.

List of procedures

In principle, the following is required. In addition, there are some items that can be omitted depending on the notification and application method.

Items that can identify you (My Number Card, Driver's License, etc.)
Those who know the basic pension number (pension notebook, basic pension number notice, etc.)
required documents for each procedure ※For more information, please refer to the following link.

Qualification acquisition (change type)

Major procedures
Contents	In such a case	required documents	Notification and application method
Notification of Qualification (Switching from No. 2 insured to No. 1 insured, etc.)	When a person between the ages of 20 and 60 retires from the company When you move into Aoba Ward from overseas	Style National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin) Insured Person Notification Form (outside site) attached documents Documents confirming the date of Employee Pension Plan (Kosei Nenkin)'s disqualification (such as employee health insurance Employees' Pension Insurance certificate, retirement certificate, employment insurance insured turnover slip, etc.) ※If you are transferring from overseas, attached documents is not required.	Internet Mailing Window
Notification of change of type (Switching from No. 3 insured to No. 1 insured)	When a person between 20 and 60 years old is out of spouse support When a spouse who has joined Employee Pension Plan (Kosei Nenkin) turns 65	Style National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin) Insured Person Notification Form (outside site) attached documents Documents confirming the date on which you are no longer a dependent spouse (such as a certificate of disqualification from employee health insurance Employees' Pension Insurance, a certificate of retirement, a employment insurance insured employee turnover slip, etc.) ※attached documents is not required if your spouse is 65 years old.	Internet Mailing Window
Application for voluntary participation	If you are 60 years old or older and under 65 years old who are not enrolled in Employee Pension Plan (Kosei Nenkin) and want to bring the basic retirement pension to the full amount (voluntary retirement). When a Japanese citizen who is 20 years old or older and less than 65 years old who is not a second or third insured person moves overseas from Aoba Ward and wants to continue joining National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin) (voluntary overseas)	Please bring one of the following. Deposits and savings passbook, cash card, bank seal Credit card ※In the case of voluntary overseas participation, the above two points are not required. ※If you have just retired, you may need a certificate of Retirement Day.	Window

※The switch from the first insured person to the second insured person or the third insured person is in charge of the change, so there is no need to do it yourself.

Exemption from insurance premiums

Major procedures
Contents	In such a case	required documents	Notification and application method
Application for special student payment	When it is difficult for students to pay insurance premiums ※List of schools eligible for special student payment (outside site) ※It may not be eligible depending on the school, course, and previous year's income.	Style National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin) Premium Student Payment Special Application Form (outside site) attached documents Student ID card (* not expired) or original student registration certificate	Internet Mailing Window
National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin) premium exemption・Deferral of paymentApplication for	When it is difficult to pay insurance premiums other than students ※If you have income in the previous year, the head of the household or spouse have income, you may not be able to receive exemptions or postponements.	Style National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin) Premium Exemption / Payment Deferral Application Form (outside site) attached documents If you are applying for unemployment, the following documents related to employment insurance (such as employment insurance Insured Person's Turnover Form, employment insurance Eligibility Certificate, employment insurance Eligibility Notification, employment insurance Eligibility Certificate, etc.)
Notification of exemption before and after childbirth	When you plan to give birth or give birth	Style National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin) Insured Person Notification Form (outside site) attached documents Maternal and Child Health Handbook (a page where you can check the mother's name and expected date of childbirth) ※After giving birth, you can also use certificate of family register, which shows parent-child relationships.
Notification of statutory exemption	When receiving grade 1 or 2 of Disability Basic Pension (or disability welfare pension or disability mutual aid pension)	A copy of the pension certificate	Window
Notification of statutory exemption	When receiving livelihood assistance under the Public Assistance Act ※Foreign nationals, those who are receiving assistance other than livelihood assistance (medical care, housing, etc.) If you are a student, please apply for a special student payment method. If you are not a student, please apply for "National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin) Premium Exemption / Payment Deferral".	Copy of Protection Decision Notice	Window

Benefits

Major procedures
Contents	Notification and application method
Request for old age basic pension ※Only the first insured person / voluntary insured person whose insured period is eligible.	Window ※Pension claims are accepted only on weekdays. Please note that we will not be able to accept applications on Saturday because it requires contact and confirmation with the pension office.
Disability Basic Pension's bill ※If you are a second or third insured person on first visit (Shoshin) Day, please contact the pension Office.
Request for a survivor's basic pension ※If the survivor's pension is applicable, proceed with the procedures at the pension office. For those who were the third insured on the day of death, please consult with the pension Office.

Notification and application method

Internet

If you have a My Number card, you can apply electronically from the minor portal.
For details, please refer to “Electronic Application Using Minor Portal (National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin)) (Japan pension Organization) (external site)”.

Mailing

Please send the required documents to the Aoba Ward Office.
In addition, please fill in the documents with an unerasable writing instrument such as a ballpoint pen. (Pink pencils and eraseable ballpoint pens are not allowed.)

※There is a service that creates some notifications on the Internet.
For details, please refer to “Creation of Notification Form Using Nenkin Net (Japan pension Organization) (outside site)”.
In addition, registration with "Nenkin Net" is required for use.

Documents to be sent

When personal number (my number) is listed in style, copy of both sides of my number card
required documents of each procedure listed in the “List of Procedures”
※Precautions are described in the form, so be sure to check it.
※I'd like a copy of attached documents. However, if you use student registration certificate for special student payment, please attach the original.

Destination

〒225-0024
31-4, Ichigaocho, Aoba-ku, Yokohama-shi
Aoba Ward Office Insurance and Pension Division National Pension Plan Section

Window

Please come to window 30 (National Pension Plan Section) on the second floor of the Aoba Ward Office.

Belongings

Items that can identify the person coming to the counter (My Number Card, Driver's License, etc.)
※When delegating to proxy/agent, a power of attorney created by the power of attorney (external site) may be required.
Those who know the basic pension number (pension notebook, basic pension number notice, etc.)
required documents of each procedure listed in the “List of Procedures”

Location

30th window on the 2nd floor of Aoba Ward Office (National Pension Plan Section)
※For details on access, please refer to the Aoba Ward Office Access Parking Lot.

Reception hours

Monday through Friday (Closed: national holidays, other holidays, and New Year's holidays December 29th-January 3rd)
From 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
2nd and 4th Saturday of every month
From 9:00 am to noon (open even if it overlaps with a holiday)
※About ward office window opening agency of the second, fourth Saturday

pension office and pension consultation desk by telephone

If you have any questions, please contact the pension office or the pension office by telephone.

Targets

National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin) insurance premiums for the first insured (self-employed persons, students, unemployed persons, etc. between 20 and 60 years old)
No. 2 insured persons (such as office workers and public servants under the age of 65 who are enrolled in Employee Pension Plan (Kosei Nenkin))
No. 3 insured (spouse aged between 20 and under 60 who is dependent on the No. 2 insured * In principle, resident in Japan)
Claimant of old age, disability, survivor's welfare pension
※The basic pension is also applied at the pension office.

Contents of inquiry

Main contents
Such a thing	Details
Matters related to receiving pension	Matters related to receiving and receiving pension
Thing about death of pensioner	Unpaid pension (excluding Disability Basic Pension, survivor's basic pension, widow's pension) Thing about survivor's welfare pension
Matters related to pension records	Confirmation of pension subscription record Matters related to regular pension flights pension split at the time of divorce
National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin) Insurance Premiums	Confirmation of payment status of National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin) insurance premiums and reissue of payment slips Payment and refund of National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin) premiums sent by the pension Office (Japan pension Organization) Additional payment of National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin) premium due to exemption and grace period Matters related to fund transfer and payment of National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin) insurance premiums by credit card
Reissue of pension Notebook and Basic Pension Number Notice	Application for reissue of Basic Pension Number Notification ※As of April 2022, we switched from the pension Notebook to the Basic Pension Number Notice.

Contact information

Inquiries to this page

Aoba Ward Health and Welfare Center Insurance and Pension Division

Phone: 045-978-2331

Fax: 045-978-2417

E-Mail address [email protected]

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