There are two ways to verify your identity: by mail and by smartphone.
※Foreign nationals can currently only use identification by mail.
Notes
・Please confirm that the name, date of birth, and address on the documents match the information on the application.
※If your city or town has merged, enter your current (new) address, even if your document shows the former one.
・Please submit a photocopy of the original document (photocopies and scans are not acceptable).
・Please submit the original photo (photocopies and scans are not acceptable).
・Please submit documents with an expiration date within 6 months from the date of issue.
・Please use "png" and "jpg" file extensions for attachments.
(1)Identification by mail
When verifying the identity of the applicant by mail, the applicant is required to submit identification documents.
Please submit the following documents that confirm your name, date of birth, and current address.
Please submit the following documents that verify your name, date of birth and current address.
For Japanese citizenship
※To open an account, you will need two of the following documents.
※Passport applied for after February 4, 2020 do not have a “Holder's column” and cannot be used as identification document.
・National pension booklet
※Please submit the page with your name and date of birth as the front side and the page with your address as the back side.
※Please be sure to cover the basic pension number (symbols and numbers) with a post-it note or something.
※If you have a blue pension booklet, it cannot be used as an identification document as there is no space for your address to be entered.
・A copy of the certificate of residence
※If you have multiple pages, please submit all pages within 6 months of issuance.
・Certificate of seal registration
※If you have multiple pages, please submit all pages within 6 months of issuance.
For foreign citizenship
※Please submit two documents: one from the list below (ⅰ) and one from the list below (ⅱ).
Please submit two documents: one from among the following documents (i) and one from among the following documents (ii).
Example: If the name on the residence card is written in the alphabet and the name on the my number card is written in katakana
→The application will not be approved due to name mismatch.
・National pension booklet
※Please submit the page with your name and date of birth as the front side and the page with your address as the back side.
※Please be sure to cover the basic pension number (symbols and numbers) with a post-it note or something.
※If you have a blue pension booklet, it cannot be used as an identification document as there is no space for your address to be entered.
・A copy of the certificate of residence
※If you have multiple pages, please submit all pages within 6 months of issuance.
・Certificate of seal registration
※If you have multiple pages, please submit all pages within 6 months of issuance.
(1)Identification by smartphones
Notes ※Please make sure that the name, date of birth and current address on the form matches the content of your application. |