About new, update application of my number card

About re-grant of my number card, please see page about re-grant with full column or loss of postscript column of my number card, and about update of electronic certificate of my number card .

Last Updated October 16, 2024

About application
How to apply
Notes
About renewal application

Application for My Number Card

A special grant application is required to apply for a My Number Card. The application form is sent by mail at the following time.
For the first time in birth or overseas transfer Those who created resident certificate	About 3 weeks after submission of birth registration form and transfer notification ※It is enclosed with my number notification card or personal number notification.
Those who are under 75 years old and have not applied	From February to March 2013 From July to September 2004 From early November to early December of Reiwa 4
Those who are 75 years old or older and have not applied	around February, 2022
My Number Card Those who have reached the expiration date	About 3 months before expiration date ※Excluding foreign nationals who have a fixed period of stay

If you have lost it,Family Registry Division Registration Section, ward office in your wardPlease contact us.
Only for mailing applications, you can also use a blank handwritten application form (you need to enter a 12-digit My Number). For detailsMy Number Card General Site (outside site)Please take a look at it.

About application after returning from overseas

Those who create resident certificate for the first time or those who have been transferred before October 4, 2015
- About three weeks after submitting the transference notice, you will receive a "Personal Number Notice" by registered mail. The application form for My Number Card is also enclosed, so please wait for the registered mail to arrive.
Those who have moved out after October 5, 2015
- As we issue application of new my number card, please offer at the time of acceptance of transference notice.

※If you have created a My Number card before leaving Japan, the handling will be different. Specifically, please see page about re-grant with full column of postscript column of my number card or loss.

How to apply for a My Number Card

You can apply in one of the following ways.
Method	Details
Smartphone	Read the two-dimensional code displayed on the application form and apply from the Internet. You can use data taken with a smartphone or digital camera for your face photo.
Personal computer	Enter the 23-digit ID described in the application form on the application site (* 1) and apply from the Internet. You can use data taken with a smartphone or digital camera for your face photo.
Mail(*2)	Sign the application form, attach a photo of your face, and apply by mail. It takes more time for mailing than when applying on the Internet.
ID photo camera in the town (only compatible models)	Enter the 23-digit ID described in the application form on the ID camera in the town, and apply with the camera as it is. Use the photo taken with the camera for your face photo.

※1 As for the details about site for application and application method, please see my number card synthesis site (outside site).
※At four My Number Card Special Centers in 2 cities and the ward office in your ward, we help you apply for a My Number Card, such as taking a photo of your face. For more information, we are helping to apply for a My Number Card! Please refer to the following page.
※3 For those who have difficulty going out, the staff of Yokohama City visits their homes and welfare facilities, etc., and is implementing a service to help with applying for a My Number Card, such as taking a photo of their face. For details, [For those who have difficulty going out] We will help you apply for and receive your My Number Card! Please refer to the following page.

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Precautions for Application

If you have a personal number notice, please be careful not to mail it with the application form. Please keep it at home.
If you have a notification card or Basic Resident Register card, we will collect it at the counter when you receive your My Number card. Please be careful not to send it together when applying by mail. (Please cut out the notification card and mail only the application form.)
My Number CardDigital certificatesIt is installed as standard. If you do not need a digital certificate, you will not be issued an application digital certificate. □Please fill it in black. Please note that the "user certificate digital certificate" will be used to log in to the minor portal and link your health insurance card.
My number card without an electronic certificate can also be used as identification documents.
After applying for My Number Card, the ward office will send you a letter of delivery (postcard) by mail that does not require forwarding. If you are using the post office transfer serviceFamily Registry Division Registration Section, ward office in your wardPlease contact us.

About renewal application

Sample envelopes sent to the subject of renewal

The expiration date of My Number Card is from the date of issue to the 10th birthday (5th for minors). About three months before the expiration date, we will send you an expiration date notice in a blue envelope.
Please use the enclosed renewal application form to apply for a new card online or by mail.

Notes

If you do not receive a notice of the expiration date even after the expiration date is less than 2 months, please do so.Family Registry Division Registration Section, ward office in your wardPlease contact us.
As with the first application, the ward office will send you a letter of delivery (postcard) in about one month after the application. When you receive the delivery letter of advice (postcard), bring your My Number Card (*) and come to the ward office to receive a new card. For more information, see About Receiving My Number Cards.

※If you do not bring your My Number Card, it will be reissued due to loss and a fee will be charged at the time of receipt.