Rules and Applications for the Social Security Agreements

Index

Common Rules and Applications
Notes on Individual Rules under Each Agreement
Effective Date of Each Agreement and Applicable Social Security Systems

Common Rules and Applications

The rules for the Agreements are basically the same, while there are some different rules specific to individual Agreement. The common rules and applications are as follows.

	For company workers and self-employed persons (Elimination of dual coverage)	For those who had been enrolled in the pension systems of the agreement countries and Japan (Totalization of coverage periods)
If you leave Japan to work in the agreement country	Systems You Should Enroll in If You Work in the Agreement Country When You are Working in the Agreement Country	Special Provisions for Pension Payments of the Agreement Countries Applications for Pension Benefits of the Agreement Countries
If you leave the agreement country to work in Japan	Systems You Should Enroll in If You Work in Japan When You are Working in Japan	Special Provisions for the Japanese Pension Payments Applications for Japanese Pension Benefits

Notes on Individual Rules under Each Agreement

Effective Date of Each Agreement and Applicable Social Security Systems

The following table shows social security systems included in each agreement. Social security systems which are not included in each agreement could be subject to dual coverage and you may be required to enroll in the systems in both countries.

Table (Effective Date of Each Agreement and Applicable Social Security Systems)（PDF　239KB）

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