<aside> 💡 Many foreign workers have inquired about taxes and National Pension enrollment.

Here is a guide on how foreign workers can enroll in the National Pension and claim a lump-sum refund.

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Eligibility for Enrollment

Foreigners who reside in Korea long-term must pay taxes and enroll in the National Pension the same way as Korean citizens.
Foreign workplace subscribers: Foreign employees and users aged between 18 and 60 working at businesses subject to the National Pension.
Foreign regional subscribers: Foreigners aged between 18 and 60 who are not workplace subscribers.

Trainees (training employment is eligible), students, diplomats, and others exempt from mandatory National Pension enrollment by law.
Nationals of countries that do not mandate South Korean citizens to enroll in a similar pension system: If the laws of the home country do not apply their pension system to South Korean citizens.
Workers dispatched to Korea from countries that have a social security agreement with Korea and who have submitted proof of enrollment in their home country's pension system.