Hi all sorry if this has been asked before but I can’t find out exactly online.
A Japanese fiend of mine spent *about* 3 years living and working in the UK, I think they said about 10 years ago. They were working for a Japanese company and I believe they said their company sorted all their tax stuff out for them.
I am under the belief that if you work in the uk for 3 years you qualify to enter the uk pension system, and then need to continue to pay an extra 7 years to get the minimum uk pension payout.
Is this correct? If so, can anyone point me in the right direction of the literature please?
Or what my friend can do to make sure they are able to get the uk pension if they qualify?
Uk pension for Japanese national
-
- Veteran
- Posts: 512
- Joined: Mon Sep 16, 2019 1:30 am
- Location: Fukuoka
Re: Uk pension for Japanese national
Does your friend have a national insurance number? You can work from there and contact HMRC, be prepared to wait for a long time for a reply.KCLenny wrote: ↑Wed Sep 25, 2024 11:55 pm Hi all sorry if this has been asked before but I can’t find out exactly online.
A Japanese fiend of mine spent *about* 3 years living and working in the UK, I think they said about 10 years ago. They were working for a Japanese company and I believe they said their company sorted all their tax stuff out for them.
I am under the belief that if you work in the uk for 3 years you qualify to enter the uk pension system, and then need to continue to pay an extra 7 years to get the minimum uk pension payout.
Is this correct? If so, can anyone point me in the right direction of the literature please?
Or what my friend can do to make sure they are able to get the uk pension if they qualify?
Re: Uk pension for Japanese national
He isn’t aware of having one.
But how would he find out if he does or not?
But how would he find out if he does or not?
Re: Uk pension for Japanese national
Can he contact the office of the Japanese Company in the UK, or does he have payslips or tax docs (P60)
https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-i ... tributions
But he would need to know or find his National Insurance Number, if he ever had one,
https://www.gov.uk/find-national-insurance-number
https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/fill-onl ... er-by-post
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisat ... ndividuals
https://www.gov.uk/find-national-insurance-number
and write to
PT Operations North East England,
NIC&EO,
BX9 1AN.
United Kingdom.
:
:
This Guide to Japanese Taxes, English and Japanese Tai-Yaku 対訳, is now a little dated:
https://zaik.jp/books/472-4
The Publisher is not planning to publish an update for '23 Tax Season.
:
This Guide to Japanese Taxes, English and Japanese Tai-Yaku 対訳, is now a little dated:
https://zaik.jp/books/472-4
The Publisher is not planning to publish an update for '23 Tax Season.
Re: Uk pension for Japanese national
It's on the P45. If he worked via a UK subsidiary while in the UK he should have one.
The arrangement with his Japanese company may have been different (seconded from HQ, for example), but my understanding is that they are still supposed to pay NI, which means having a NI number.
Aiming to retire at 60 and live for a while longer. 95% index funds (eMaxis Slim etc), 5% Japanese dividend stocks.
-
- Veteran
- Posts: 512
- Joined: Mon Sep 16, 2019 1:30 am
- Location: Fukuoka
Re: Uk pension for Japanese national
You can't do any work in the UK unless it's illegal without a National insurance number.beanhead wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 11:35 pmIt's on the P45. If he worked via a UK subsidiary while in the UK he should have one.
The arrangement with his Japanese company may have been different (seconded from HQ, for example), but my understanding is that they are still supposed to pay NI, which means having a NI number.
Re: Uk pension for Japanese national
I believe you can at least start a job even if you don't have an NI number.Wales4rugbyWC23 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2024 6:18 am You can't do any work in the UK unless it's illegal without a National insurance number.