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 digital certificate, please see About update of electronic certificate of my number card.

Last update date May 14, 2024

About application form
How to apply
Precautions
About renewal application

Notice

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 you apply for a My Number Card such as taking a photo of your face. For more information, please see the page on My Number Card Visit Application Support.

Application form for my number card

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

If you have lost it, please.The ward office, Family Registry Division Registration SectionPlease contact us for more information.
You can also use a blank handwritten application form (you need to enter a 12-digit My Number) only for mailing applications. For more information.My 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 from the submission of the transference notice, you will receive a "personal number notice" by registered mail. The My Number Card application form is also enclosed, so please wait for the simple 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 or loss in postscript column of my number card.

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.
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.
Mail(*2)	Sign the application form, attach a photo of your face, and apply by mail. It takes more days for mailing than when applying on the Internet.
ID photo camera in the town (compatible models only)	Enter the 23-digit ID described in the application form on the ID photo camera in the town, and apply as it is with the camera. The photo taken with a photo taken with a camera.

※1 For details on the application site and how to apply, please see the My Number Card General Site (outside site).
※We help you apply for a My Number Card, such as taking a photo of your face, at four My Number Card Special Centers in the city and the ward office in your ward. For more information, we are helping to apply for a My Number Card! Please refer to the following page.

Example of envelope

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, you will be collected at the counter when you receive your My Number Card. Please be careful not to send it together if you apply by mail. (Please cut out the notification card and mail only the application form.)
My Number CardDigital CertificatesIt will be installed as standard. If a digital certificate is not required, the digital certificate of the application form must not be issued. □Please fill it in black. Please note that the "user certificate digital certificate" will be used to log in to the minor portal and to link your health insurance card.
My number card without a digital certificate can also be used as identity verification documents.
After applying for a My Number Card, the ward office will send a letter of advice (postcard) by forwarding-free mail. If you are using the post office transfer service.The ward office, Family Registry Division Registration SectionPlease contact us.

About renewal application

Sample of envelopes for updates

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

Precautions

If the expiration date is less than two months, you will not receive the notice of expiration date.The ward office, Family Registry Division Registration SectionPlease contact us for more information.
As with the first application, after the application, the ward office will send you a letter of advice (postcard) in about one month. When you receive the grant letter of advice (postcard), bring your My Number Card (*) and come to the ward office to receive a new card. For more information, please refer to "Receiving My Number Card".

　※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.