Required documents

Proof of employment

If both the issuance date [許可年月日] on your residence card and the effective date [資格取得年月日 or 適用開始年月日] on your health insurance card have not passed six months, you'll need to scan and submit proof of employment that includes your full name written in Katakana and the name of your employer in Japan so that we can verify that you are employed at a Japanese workplace.

We accept the following forms of proof of employment:

• Business card
• Company ID
• Certificate of employment

Sample of a business card with Katakana name

Points to note

• Only proof of employment officially provided by your employer will be accepted. For example, we are unable to accept self-printed business cards.
• Your proof of employment must show both your name in Katakana and the name of the company/organization you work for.
• Please make sure that your proof of employment shows your full legal name as printed on your residence card in Katakana.

Why this information is required

Under Japanese law, if both of the issuance date [許可年月日] on your residence card and the effective date [資格取得年月日 or 適用開始年月日] on your health insurance card have not passed six months, you must be able to verify that you are employed at a Japanese workplace in order to be considered a "resident" of Japan. In order for us to confirm that you are working for a company in Japan, you must submit your proof of employment in addition to your Japanese Social health insurance card.

Your name in Katakana is required for some banking procedures in Japan. To make things easier for you, we will register your Katakana name with the document uploaded.