RResidents in Japan

Problems with pension payment delay for student (Kyoto)

  • February 25, 2026

Hi all!

So basically, I turned 20 last year. I submitted my application for deferred payment of pension when I got the information In the mail, and I mailed it back to the office, fast forward 3 months I just got a slip for late pension payment and I’m terrified that the office might not have received my application. My questions are:

  1. If I go to the office in person, would they ask me to somehow prove I did mail the application? What kind of documents should I prepare?

  2. If they in fact didn’t receive it, will I have to pay the pension while they approve the new application? And is there any way to avoid that? This is what scares me the most because the pension amount is the same as what I earn from my work monthly, so there is no way I could pay it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

by Illustrious_Week5551