==Procedure==

==Procedure==

You will filing for the lump-sum withdrawal payment.

You will be filing for the lump-sum withdrawal payment.

#Before you leave Japan, obtain the claim form, “Request for Arbitration for Lump-sum Withdrawal Benefit” from the Social Insurance Office or the National Pension Section of the municipal office nearest you.

#Before you leave Japan, obtain the claim form, “Request for Arbitration for Lump-sum Withdrawal Benefit” from the Social Insurance Office or the National Pension Section of the municipal office nearest you.

#Once you return home, fill in the necessary information found in your pension book (ie. pension number) and mail it to the Social Insurance Office within 2 years of leaving Japan. Send it to:

#Once you return home, fill in the necessary information found in your pension book (ie. pension number) and mail it to the Social Insurance Office within 2 years of leaving Japan. Send it to: