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The month of the application specified in Paragraph 2 of Article 56 of the Act shall be based on the postmark of the original post office or the date of delivery to the insurer.

Those who apply for annuity benefit by the provisions of the Act and do not have household registration in ROC shall submit their identity or residence-related documents verified by the units listed in Paragraph 1 of Article 47, which shall be submitted to the insurer for re-examination every year.

Where the distribution of annuity benefit is suspended by Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of Paragraph 2 of Article 44 and Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of Article 54 of the Act, upon the reasons for the suspension no longer exist, the applicant may re-apply to the insurer, and the insurer will distribute the benefit by the provisions of Paragraph 2 of Article 56 of the Act; the survivor's annuity shall be distributed by the provisions of Paragraph 3 of Article 56 of the Act. However, this does not apply to the circumstance in which the spouse specified in Paragraph 1 of Article 54 of the Act remarries.
If the distribution of annuity benefit is suspended by the provisions of Subparagraphs 3 and 4 of Paragraph 2 of Article 44 and Subparagraph 3 of Article 54 of the Act, the distribution of annuity benefit shall be suspended from the month when the altered materials at the government agency’s media are sent to the insurer.
Upon the reasons for the suspension of distribution as specified in the preceding Paragraph no longer exist, the applicant may apply to the insurer with a document proving that the reasons for the suspension of distribution no longer exist, and the insurer will issue the distribution by the provisions of Paragraph 2 of Article 56 of the Act; the survivor's pension will be distributed by the provisions of Paragraph 3 of Article 56 of the Act.
If the applicant fails to submit the supporting documents to the insurer by the provisions of the preceding Paragraph, the distribution of the insurer shall be resumed from the month when the altered materials are sent by the government agency’s media to the insurer.

The supporting documents to be attached by Paragraph 3 of Article 57 of the Act are as follows:
1. Transcript of the household registration with the date of death of the recipient of annuity benefits.
2. Transcript of the household registration of the legal heir.
The transcript of the household registration in the preceding Paragraph may be replaced by a photocopy of the household registration.