Hello,
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I have a permanent residence visa here in Japan. I’m a US citizen and am considering moving back home.
I know the US has a social security agreement with Japan, and I’ve been paying into shakai hoken for quite some time. If I move back to the US and end my permanent visa status in Japan, will that affect how those funds are transferred to US social security.
I should add that I don’t want to take the lump some withdrawal of my shakai hoken contributions.
Thanks
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maybe r/JapanFinance has some insight.
Your questions may be answered in the [JapanFinance wiki on pensions](https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanFinance/wiki/index/insurance/pensions).
> I’ve been paying into shakai hoken for quite some time.
If this means “more than 10 years,” and you have more than 40 quarters in Social Security, then you collect both.
You don’t get Medicare, though.