Airport cash payment of a pension refund: how far ahead to apply
The service is widely described as something you do at the airport. It is not — it is applied for at a branch beforehand, and the employer has a deadline of its own that the employee cannot see. Anyone who leaves the day after their last working day is at risk of missing it without ever being told.
- Applies to
- Departing foreign nationals wanting the refund in cash at Incheon on the day they fly
- Review cadence
- Checked once a year
What we have recorded
- 2026-09-16Within 1 month before departure
Applied for at an NPS branch within a month of departure, selecting airport payment; the airport counter is collection, not application. The former employer must also have completed the loss-of-coverage report by the day before departure. The service runs on weekdays and carries flight-time conditions, so a weekend or late-night departure cannot use it.
National Pension Service — airport payment of lump-sum refund
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