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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Pitarou wrote: |
| My full story is: My employer wanted me to provide evidence that I will be insured for the period from when I arrive in Japan to when I start working for them. That's not a problem once I have residency status and can join kokuho, |
And any responsible employer should know this and allow you a day after arrival to apply for it. Not all are responsible, though.
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| but it looked like getting private insurance for the period when I'm on a tourist visa was going to be expensive. (Most travel policies exclude one-way trips.) |
I've just run across a 2005 newsletter from the union that says travel insurance is something foreign residents of Japan can get only if they are on shakai hoken. This was reported by an insurance underwriter. Perhaps the union needs to follow up on this more or broadcast it better.
http://www.generalunion.org/voice/voice0201.pdf
in order to purchase traveller�s
insurance (for a resident of Japan
for use in Japan), the condition is that
one must be enrolled in Shakai Hoken.
Mitsui Sumitomo claims that NOVA
told them that all teachers were enrolled. |
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Pitarou
Joined: 16 Nov 2009
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Location: Narita, Japan
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| Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 3:15 am Post subject: |
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| cariocas27 wrote: |
I enrolled in Kokumin Hoken at the end of August thinking my employer wasn't going to give me Shakai Hoken, found out that I was in fact going to be getting Shakai Hoken and asked to be removed from the latter.
HOWEVER, since my coverage for Shakai Hoken started in September I was still owing for the two weeks or so that I had been on Kokuho in August; so when I went to the Ward Office they ripped up my kokuho bills and told me I was going to be sent a bill reflecting the outstanding charges for the two weeks I was enrolled. |
So how much was your final kokuho bill? Was it the same as you would have paid for a full month's coverage, or was it only half-a-month's coverage? |
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cariocas27
Joined: 17 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:25 am Post subject: |
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| it was less than a full months coverage... |
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slodziak
Joined: 17 Oct 2005
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Location: Tokyo
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| Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I just thought I would post my experience of a recent visa renewal. I applied for an extension of my Specialist in Humanities/International Services visa and everything was as I remembered it from three years before. Health Insurance wasn't mentioned in any part of the application process. |
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Pitarou
Joined: 16 Nov 2009
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Location: Narita, Japan
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 8:18 am Post subject: |
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| slodziak wrote: |
| I just thought I would post my experience of a recent visa renewal. I applied for an extension of my Specialist in Humanities/International Services visa and everything was as I remembered it from three years before. Health Insurance wasn't mentioned in any part of the application process. |
Thanks.
I remember confidently predicting that the issue of Health Insurance and visas "is not going to go away". It looks like I've been proved wrong.  |
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ginjoshu
Joined: 13 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Does anyone know if it's easy to switch from Kokumin henko hoken to shakai hoken after a year? |
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Pitarou
Joined: 16 Nov 2009
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Location: Narita, Japan
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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| ginjoshu wrote: |
| Does anyone know if it's easy to switch from Kokumin henko hoken to shakai hoken after a year? |
I know of no reason why it should be a problem. People move between the two all the time. It's all part of the same system. The problems arise when people try to move into / out of the system.
I can't say more than that without knowing more about your particular circumstances. |
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Apsara
Joined: 20 Sep 2005
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Location: Tokyo, Japan
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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| It's perfectly normal to switch to shakai hoken from NHI if you start a job where the employer will enrol you in it- my husband did this several times a few years back when he would work for a year or so and then take 6 months off. He's now a seishain again and his company enrolled him in shakai hoken, as required by law. |
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ginjoshu
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| Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 6:55 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the info! |
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