国民年金保険料 学生納付特例申請書こくみんねんきんほけんりょう がくせいのうふとくれい しんせいしょ(kokumin nenkin hokenryō gakusei nōfu tokurei shinseisho)
National Pension enrolment & student payment postponement
Students at eligible schools who meet the income requirement can apply to postpone pension contributions. Check the school and income conditions before filling in the form.
When you need it
Everyone living in Japan aged 20 to 59 must be enrolled in National Pension (国民年金), students included. Newcomers are enrolled at the ward office, usually on the same visit as the moving-in notification: the pension clerk prepares the enrolment slip and your basic pension number (基礎年金番号) arrives by post. Premiums are a flat amount (around ¥17,500–18,000 a month; it changes every April — check the JPS site). If you are at a university, graduate school, junior college, technical college, or an approved vocational or miscellaneous school (専修学校・各種学校 — many Japanese-language schools qualify; check the JPS list), the Student Special Payment System lets you postpone the premiums for the school year provided your own income last year was at or below ¥1.28 million plus deductions. Apply as soon as you are enrolled and again every April. Approved months count toward the 10-year eligibility period but not toward the pension amount; you can pay them back (追納) within 10 years.
Where to get it
The National Pension counter (国民年金係 — usually next to health insurance) of your ward or city office, any Japan Pension Service office (年金事務所), or your school if it is registered to handle applications (学生納付特例事務法人 — the JPS list of eligible schools marks these with a ○). The form is on the Japan Pension Service page linked above (print and hand in the 提出用 sheet plus the attachment column) and at the counter; it can also be posted or filed online.
What to bring
- Student ID card (copy of both sides) or a certificate of enrolment (在学証明書, original) showing the enrolment period
- Residence card
- Your basic pension number notice (基礎年金番号通知書) if you have already received one — otherwise your My Number card or notice; first-time enrolment and the postponement can be done in the same visit
- The completed application — one sheet per fiscal year (April to March)
- If you arrived after 1 January: the country you lived in on 1 January and your move-in date (they go in the remarks box)
Field by field
The usual boxes in the order they appear. Layouts vary by office and forms get revised, so treat this as a map, not a photocopy.
| On the form | Meaning | How to fill it in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 提出年月日teishutsu nengappi | Meaning:Date submitted | How to fill it in:Today's date. | Example:2026年4月15日 |
| 住所jūsho | Meaning:Address | How to fill it in:As printed on the back of your residence card. | Example:東京都千代田区丸の内1-1-1 ユズマンション101号 |
| 被保険者氏名hihokensha shimei | Meaning:Insured person's name (signature line) | How to fill it in:Your name as on the residence card; this box doubles as your signature. | Example:YUZU HANAKO |
| ① 個人番号（または基礎年金番号）kojin bangō / kiso nenkin bangō | Meaning:My Number or basic pension number | How to fill it in:Either one. Newcomers often have neither yet: ask the counter to enrol you first (your number is issued), or write your My Number once the notice arrives. | Example:基礎年金番号 1234-567890 |
| ② 生年月日seinengappi | Meaning:Date of birth | How to fill it in:Tick the calendar the form offers (西暦 or Japanese era) and fill in year, month, day. | Example:2003年4月1日 |
| ③ 氏名（フリガナ）shimei (furigana) | Meaning:Name with katakana reading | How to fill it in:As on your residence card, with the katakana reading in the small box. | Example:YUZU HANAKO（ユズ ハナコ） |
| ④ 電話番号denwa bangō | Meaning:Phone number | How to fill it in:Tick the type (自宅 home / 携帯 mobile / 勤務先 work) and write the number. | Example:自宅 03-1234-5678 ／ 携帯 090-1234-5678 |
| ⑤ 申請期間shinsei kikan | Meaning:Period applied for | How to fill it in:One fiscal year, April to March. Write the Japanese fiscal year (令和8年度 = April 2026 – March 2027); months before you turned 20 or before you enrolled are not covered. | Example:令和8年度（2026年4月〜2027年3月） |
| ⑥ 在学予定期間zaigaku yotei kikan | Meaning:Expected enrolment period | How to fill it in:From your admission month to your expected graduation month. | Example:2026年4月〜2028年3月 |
| ⑦ 学校の名称gakkō no meishō | Meaning:School name | How to fill it in:The official full name, as it appears on the JPS list of eligible schools. | Example:ユズ日本語学校 |
| ⑧ 学校の所在地gakkō no shozaichi | Meaning:School address | How to fill it in:Prefecture and city or ward is enough. | Example:東京都千代田区（ユズ日本語学校） |
| ⑨ 学生の区分gakusei no kubun | Meaning:Type of student | How to fill it in:Circle one: 大学 / 大学院 / 短大 / 高専 / 専修学校 / 各種学校 and so on. Japanese-language schools are usually 各種学校 or 専修学校 — check the JPS list. | Example:各種学校 |
| ⑩ 学生証の有効期限gakuseishō no yūkō kigen | Meaning:Student ID expiry date | How to fill it in:Only if an expiry date is printed on the card; otherwise leave blank. | Example:2028年3月31日 |
| ⑪ 前年所得zennen shotoku | Meaning:Last year's income | How to fill it in:Circle なし (none) if you had no income in Japan last year — the usual case for newcomers. | Example:なし |
| ⑫ 特例認定区分tokurei nintei kubun | Meaning:Special-case category | How to fill it in:Only for applicants who lost a job or whose business closed; otherwise leave blank. | Example:（空欄） |
| ⑬ 備考bikō | Meaning:Remarks | How to fill it in:If you lived abroad on 1 January of the year, write the country and your move-in date so that no Japanese income is assumed for you. | Example:2026年1月1日時点 トルコ在住、2026年4月8日に転入 |
Completed example
Every value below is fictional — the “YUZU Hanako” persona at a made-up Chiyoda address with the fake number 03-1234-5678. Copy the format, never the values.
国民年金保険料 学生納付特例申請書
- 提出年月日
- 2026年4月15日
- 住所
- 東京都千代田区丸の内1-1-1 ユズマンション101号
- 被保険者氏名
- YUZU HANAKO
- ① 個人番号（または基礎年金番号）
- 基礎年金番号 1234-567890
- ② 生年月日
- 2003年4月1日
- ③ 氏名（フリガナ）
- YUZU HANAKO（ユズ ハナコ）
- ④ 電話番号
- 自宅 03-1234-5678 ／ 携帯 090-1234-5678
- ⑤ 申請期間
- 令和8年度（2026年4月〜2027年3月）
- ⑥ 在学予定期間
- 2026年4月〜2028年3月
- ⑦ 学校の名称
- ユズ日本語学校
- ⑧ 学校の所在地
- 東京都千代田区（ユズ日本語学校）
- ⑨ 学生の区分
- 各種学校
- ⑩ 学生証の有効期限
- 2028年3月31日
- ⑪ 前年所得
- なし
- ⑫ 特例認定区分
- （空欄）
- ⑬ 備考
- 2026年1月1日時点 トルコ在住、2026年4月8日に転入
Common mistakes
- Assuming students are exempt automatically — enrolment is compulsory from 20, and the postponement must be applied for every school year.
- Applying for the wrong fiscal year — the form covers April to March; a January–March application belongs on the previous year's sheet.
- Forgetting the student ID copy (both sides) or certificate — the application is returned without it.
- Leaving the remarks box empty when you arrived mid-year — without the 'lived abroad on 1 January' note the office may ask for income proof.
- Ignoring the first bill while the application is pending — approval is backdated, but call the counter if a payment reminder arrives.
- Treating postponement as a free pass — approved months count toward eligibility but not toward the amount; you can pay them back within 10 years (追納).
- Skipping the My Number / pension number line — one of the two is required; newcomers get enrolled first at the same counter.
Glossary
- 国民年金kokumin nenkin
- National Pension
- 第1号被保険者dai-ichigō hihokensha
- Category 1 insured — self-enrolled (students, self-employed)
- 基礎年金番号kiso nenkin bangō
- Basic pension number
- 学生納付特例gakusei nōfu tokurei
- Student Special Payment System — premium postponement for students
- 免除menjo
- Exemption (full or partial) for low income
- 納付猶予nōfu yūyo
- Payment postponement
- 追納tsuinō
- Back-payment of postponed premiums (within 10 years)
- 年度nendo
- Fiscal year, April to March
- 年金事務所nenkin jimusho
- Pension office
- 在学証明書zaigaku shōmeisho
- Certificate of enrolment
- 脱退一時金dattai ichijikin
- Lump-sum withdrawal payment when you leave Japan
Show this to the staff
Hand this to the counter staff. The Japanese says what you need and that you don't speak much Japanese; the translation below is for you.
すみません、日本語があまり話せません。国民年金の加入手続きと、学生納付特例の申請をしたいです。学生です。学生証と在留カードを持っています。日本に来たばかりで、基礎年金番号はまだ持っていません。書き方を教えてください。できれば、やさしい日本語か英語でお願いします。
EN · Excuse me, I don't speak much Japanese. I would like to enrol in the National Pension and apply for the Student Special Payment System. I am a student. I have my student ID and residence card. I have just arrived in Japan and don't have a basic pension number yet. Please show me how to fill in the form. Simple Japanese or English would help.
TR · Affedersiniz, Japoncam pek iyi değil. Ulusal Emeklilik kaydımı yaptırmak ve Öğrenci Özel Ödeme Sistemi'ne başvurmak istiyorum. Öğrenciyim. Öğrenci kimliğim ve ikamet kartım yanımda. Japonya'ya yeni geldim; henüz temel emeklilik numaram yok. Formu nasıl dolduracağımı gösterebilir misiniz? Mümkünse basit Japonca ya da İngilizce konuşursanız sevinirim.
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General guidance, not legal advice. Deadlines, accepted documents and form layouts differ by municipality and change over time — confirm with your ward office, school, employer or the Immigration Services Agency before relying on a detail here.