Hello, everybody. I have read through a handful of Reddit posts on this subject, but I am still not sure what to do.
I had two jobs in Japan this year; my main visa sponsor and an independent contractor job. I don’t pay into the Employee’s pension for either, so instead I pay into the National pension.
I am leaving Japan, and I need to get a certificate of coverage. I went to the pension office, and they didn’t know what to do.
They said that this form:
https://www.nenkin.go.jp/service/shaho-kyotei/shikumi/shinseisho/usa/usa1.files/1-7.pdf
Is only for people who are sent to Japan from a US company, and doesn’t apply to my situation (which is working for a Japanese company in Japan).
They also said they could not complete this form: https://www.nenkin.go.jp/service/shaho-kyotei/shikumi/shinseisho/usa/usa1.files/005d.pdf
because I do not have a US employer, and therefore could not complete the section that asks for one.
They said instead they can send me a piece of paper (all in Japanese) that is just a log of my payments and the months that are attributed to it. It will also have my name, birthday, and pension number.
However, I few like something is off. Can anybody share their experience with this? I am trying to get a certificate of coverage for the sake of my US taxes.