⏱ Within 14 days
Enroll in National Pension
If you are 20 or older and not enrolled in a company welfare pension (kosei nenkin), you must enroll in National Pension (kokumin nenkin) as a Category 1 insured person within 14 days of registering your address. This is usually handled at the same counter as National Health Insurance.
🔗 Related procedures
Move-In Notification
Register your address at the city or ward office of your new location. If moving from within Japan, you must complete the move-out notification first. If arriving from abroad for the first time, no move-out certificate is required.
Enroll in National Health Insurance
If your employer does not enroll you in shakai hoken (company health insurance), you must enroll in National Health Insurance (kokuho) within 14 days of registering your address. In many cases, you can handle this at the same counter as your move-in notification.