Identity Verification Document
1.You are required to submit any one set of the Identity Verification Document listed in Section A below for any kind of request. However, for the request of amendment, erasure or discontinuance of usage of personal information, postal matter you received from Citizen substitutes for the Identity Verification Document.
2.If someone you appointed to be your representative makes the request on behalf of you, in addition to the Identity Verification Document of you or the substitutive document in 1. above, your representative is also required to submit a)any one set of the Identity Verification Document listed in Section A below and b) pertinent documents in Section B below to verify the relationship.
A.Identity Verification Document
(Following documents must be provided to Citizen at your expense.)
| document | Condition | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | copy of Japanese driver’s license and copy of certificate of residence |
Must be valid and bear the name and current address. Issued within the last 3 months . |
| (2) | copy of Japanese passport and copy of certificate of residence |
Must be valid and bear the name. Issued within the last 3 months. |
| (3) | copy of health insurance certificate/card and copy of certificate of residence |
Must be valid and bear the name and current address. Issued within the last 3 months. |
| (4) | copy of pension book and copy of certificate of residence |
Must bear the name and current address. Issued within the last 3 months. |
| (5) | copy of long-term care insurance certificate |
Must be valid and bear the name and current address. Issued within the last 3 months. |
| (6) | copy of basic resident register card and copy of certificate of residence |
Must be valid and bear the name and current address. Issued within the last 3 months. |
In case of foreign nationals without above documents
| (1) | copy of Certificate of Alien Registration and copy of passport or utility bill / receipt |
Valid proof of status of residence. Must be valid and bear the name. utility bill / receipt for electricity, gas, water or phone carrier services (issued within the last 3 months with the current address) |
*Please make the part of permanent domicile information obscured and unreadable when making a photocopy.
B.Documents verifying the relationship to the principal.
1)As a legal representative of a minor;
- Person with parental authority: a copy of extract of family register of the ;Principal
- Guardian: a copy of extract of family register of the principal
2) As a legal representative of an adult ward;
- Statement of commencement of guardianship
3)As a representative by power of attorney
- Power of Attorney
The registered seal of the principal must be stamped and a certificate of seal impression (inkanshomeisho) of the principal must be attached.
*If the representative is to receive the response from Citizen, the Power of Attorney must clearly state to the effect that "the principal authorizes the representative to receive from Citizen the response to the request."
Absent such statement, the response will be directly sent to the principal.
