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Clients wishing to open a personal bank account

Pre-visit requests

Please prepare the below and visit the branch in person.
  • Customers who are working in Japan (Residents)

- Residence (zairyu) card (*1) (we will check the period of residency in Japan, residency status, etc.)

- Personal seal (*2)

- Documents to confirm your Individual Number (My Number) (*3)

- Documentation verifying your working status in Japan

Ex.: Your health insurance card with the name of the company where you work,
your statement of withholding tax with your company's seal, your employment contract, etc.
Note: In some cases, we may confirm your employment with your employer

  • Customers who have resided in Japan for longer than six months (Residents)

- Residence (zairyu) card (*1) (we will check the period of residency in Japan, residency status, etc.)

- Personal seal (*2)

- Documents to confirm your Individual Number (My Number) (*3)

- Documentation verifying that you have resided in Japan for longer than six months

Ex.: Your residence (zairyu) card with a date of permission to reside in Japan of six months or more prior (if you have renewed your residence (zairyu) card, you may also use your previous residence (zairyu) card), your passport with your most recent visa to enter Japan showing an entry date of six months or more prior, your certificate of residence (juminhyo) with a date of becoming a resident of six months or more prior, etc.

  • Customers for whom (1) and (2) above do not apply (Non-residents)

- Residence (zairyu) card (*1) (we will check the period of residency in Japan, residency status, etc.)

- Personal seal (*2)

- Documents to confirm your Individual Number (My Number) (*3)

  • (*1) 
    As you may generally apply to renew your residence status three months before the expiration of your period of residence, in the following case in which you have four months or less remaining in your period of residence, please visit the branch after renewing your residence status.
  • (*2) 
    Rubber stamps, etc. cannot be used.
  • (*3) 
    Documents to confirm your Individual Number (one of the following: Individual Number card, notification card, transcript of resident register or Certificate of Items Stated in Resident Register (showing Individual Number)

 

* The above documents (originals) must be within the expiry date, or have been issued in the past six months.

  • Under the law, customers who do not have Japanese nationality are treated as non-residents, except in the case of working in Japan (excluding part-time and temporary work) or having resided in Japan for 6 or more months.
  • Please be aware that non-residents are subject to some restrictions on banking services, including being able to apply for internet banking, credit cards, debit cards, and certain other products.
  • Please confirm your country of residence as defined in the "Act on Special Provisions of the Income Tax Act, the Corporation Tax Act and the Local Tax Act Incidental to Enforcement of Tax Treaties" (Act on Special Provisions) prior to your visit, as you will be requested to submit this information in accordance with this act.
For more information, please see the website of the National Tax Agency.

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As of March 4, 2020