FAQ

These are the two documents required upon application: Residence Card (including special permanent resident certificate) and Certificate of Residence (which is issued within three months).
※Permanent residents are not required to submit a Certificate of Residence.

You must be at least 18 years of age at the time of application with and a stable flow of income to apply for the card. Your custodial parent will need to cosign for you if you are under 20 years of age.

If you are approved after a specific review process, we will send the card in about two weeks with recipient validation mail support or by registered post (signed by the addressee only).
For identification purposes, you will be asked to present your Residence Card upon receiving the card.

Please submit a Notification of address change at the city hall of your residence before applying for the card.

It is engraved on the front side of the card issued to you.

There is a transfer payment slip enclosed with the card, you can use it to make the security deposit.

You can use financial institutions in Japan.

Please cross out the wrong information (wrong bank account and Hanko seal etc.) with double lines. *The correction shall made with the Hanko seal registered with your bank. Then, please give the correct information and affix the seal in a blank space.

We may make such calls for identity verification purposes if it is deemed to be necessary in the assessment process.

Please apply again.