Persons who are under the age of 65, have not received Old-Age Benefits under relevant social insurance programs, including Civil Servant and Teacher Insurance Old-Age Benefits, Labor Insurance Old-Age Benefits, Military Insurance Discharge Benefits, and National Pension Insurance Old-Age Pension Benefits, and are actually engaged in agricultural work may voluntarily apply to make contributions if they meet any of the following conditions:
- They are insured persons under farmer health insurance and remain covered by farmer health insurance during the contribution period.
- They are insured persons under Labor Insurance or National Pension Insurance who have no employer making Labor Pension contributions for them in accordance with the law, and remain insured persons under Labor Insurance or National Pension Insurance during the contribution period.
For the above-mentioned persons participating in Labor Insurance or National Pension Insurance, if an employer reports and makes Labor Pension contributions for them during the contribution period due to short-term employment, Farmer Pension contributions shall not be made during the period in which Labor Pension contributions are made. If the employer reports and makes Labor Pension contributions for six consecutive months, Farmer Pension contributions shall cease from the date on which the six-month period expires.
In addition, young veterans who are actually engaged in agricultural work and meet any of the following conditions may voluntarily apply to make contributions, regardless of whether they have already received Military Insurance Discharge Benefits. However, they must be aged 50 or under when applying to make contributions for the first time. If they previously made contributions and then stopped contributing, they may apply again within five years from the day after the date contributions stopped:
- From January 25, 2022, persons who participate in farmer health insurance pursuant to Article 5-1 of the Farmers' Health Insurance Act.
- From August 1, 2026, persons who participate in Labor Insurance or National Pension Insurance, have no employer making Labor Pension contributions for them in accordance with the law, and remain insured persons under Labor Insurance or National Pension Insurance during the contribution period.
For persons participating in Labor Insurance or National Pension Insurance, if they are employed during the contribution period and their employer reports and makes Labor Pension contributions for them, the same provisions above shall apply. That is, Farmer Pension contributions shall not be made during the period in which Labor Pension contributions are made, and contributions shall cease once Labor Pension contributions have been made for six consecutive months.