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EnglishNotes on use
This page is run by NTT DATA JAPAN CORPORATION (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") and used
exclusively to pay by credit card the consular fees for passports, visas and certificates (hereinafter referred toas "the consular fees"). Of the consular fees, those for passports issued in Japan (by the local passport office)are to be paid to the national coffers (the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and the relevant local coffers (theprefectural government), and those for passports, visas and certificates issued outside Japan (by the relevant
overseas diplomatic establishment) are to be paid to the national coffers (the Ministry of Foreign Affairs). The
amount of the consular fees will be displayed in the Confirmation of Submitted Information screen, whichappears after you agree to the items set forth herein.
In the procedure described herein, the user entrusts the Company, which is a payments agent designated by
the Minister of Foreign Affairs or the head of the relevant prefectural government, with the payment of theconsular fees (advance payment on behalf of the user).
A due date is set for the payment of the consular fees by credit card. Please be advised that the consular feescannot be paid by credit card if the payment is overdue. The payment due date will be displayed in the
Confirmation of Submitted Information screen, which appears after you agree to the items set forth herein.
Before performing the procedure for using this service, the user must read and agree to all the items statedbelow. The user who agrees to the items set forth herein will be regarded as the same person who has appliedwith the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the issuance of a passport, a visa and/or certificates using the same
recipient number.

Confirmations and understandings〇

Items common to all users

１．When the entrustment contract pertaining to advance payment isestablished
When the user agrees to the items set forth herein and the validity of the credit card is confirmed after the
input of the credit card information, the application for the entrustment contract pertaining to the advancepayment of the consular fees between the user and the Company (hereinafter referred to as "theEntrustment Contract") is complete. When the credit of the credit card is verified and the process of sales iscompleted at the counter of the local passport office or overseas diplomatic establishment, the Company isconsidered to have accepted the application for the Entrustment Contract. At this point, the Entrustment
Contract is established. For cases when the Entrustment Contract is not established, see "2. When the
Entrustment Contract is not established."

２．When the Entrustment Contract is not establishedThe credit of the user's credit card is verified and the process of sales is completed later when the user
comes to the counter of the local passport office or overseas diplomatic establishment. If the user comes tothe counter after the payment due date, which will be displayed after agreeing to the items set forth herein,
the Entrustment Contract with the Company will not be established and the user will not be able to performthe procedure for the payment by credit card.
In other cases when the user's credit card cannot be used (referring to but not limited to those cases whenthe validity of the credit card cannot be confirmed or the credit verification or process of sales cannot becompleted), the Entrustment Contract will not be established, and the Company will not make the advancepayment nor will the consular fees be paid using the user's credit card.
In such a case, the user will be required to perform the payment procedure separately with stamps or cash
or to redo the procedure for the Entrustment Contract on this page.

３．Withdrawal (cancellation) of or change to the application for the
Entrustment Contract
When the user agrees to the items set forth herein and the validity of the credit card is confirmed after the
input of the credit card information, the application for the Entrustment Contract is considered as being
completed. Once completed, the application for the Entrustment Contract cannot be withdrawn(cancelled) or changed in principle. Note, however, that even after the application for the Entrustment
Contract is completed, the credit card to be used can be changed.

４．Cancellation of the Entrustment Contract
Once the Entrustment Contract is established after the credit verification and the process of sales
are completed, the user will not be able to cancel the contract. This does not apply, however, incase of default of an obligation by the Company.
Even after the Entrustment Contract is established, the Company may cancel the Entrustment Contract by
notifying the user of its intention to do so, if it is found that the application for the Entrustment Contract was
not filed by the legitimate user of the credit card to be used in connection to the Entrustment Contract or in
any other case when it is judged inappropriate for the Company to perform the payment procedure pursuant
to the Entrustment Contract.
In such a case, the user will be required to perform the payment procedure separately with stamps or cash
or to redo the procedure for the Entrustment Contract on this page.

５．Matters related to contract nonconformity
No refund request is accepted, in principle, due to the nature of the service. Notwithstanding the foregoing,a refund will be made or some other appropriate measure will be taken as provided for in the Japanese Civil
Code (Act No. 89 of 1896), if the user cancels the Entrustment Contract because of a defect or default of an
obligation by the Company.

６．Receipt
Please be advised that no receipt will be issued if you pay the consular fees via this page.

７．Credit card issued abroad
All the payments to be made via this page are in Japanese yen. If you use a credit card issued outside
Japan, you may be charged handling and other additional fees by the card issuer or other entity. For
information about the handling fee mentioned above, please contact your credit card company.

８．Governing laws and language
The procedure to be performed on this page and the Entrustment Contract shall be governed by the relevantJapanese laws. The only governing language of the procedure to be performed on this page and the
Entrustment Contract shall be Japanese. If other language translation hereof is made for reference purpose,
only the Japanese version shall be regarded as original.

９．Recommended environment
The recommended environment for the web screen to be provided is as follows.

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Terminal

Browser (*1)

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Latest version of Microsoft

Supported operating
systemWindows

Edge
Latest version of Google
Chrome2

Latest version of SafarimacOS

Latest version of Google
Chrome3

Smartphone

Latest version of Google

Android

Chrome4

Latest version of Safari

iOS*1: Available 1 month after a stable major version is released.
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Android and Google Chrome are trademarks of Google LLC.
iOS is the name of the operating system of Apple Inc. IOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco
in the U.S. and other countries and is used under license.
Safari and macOS are trademarks of Apple Inc. registered in the U.S. and other countries.

１０．Compensation for damages
If the user suffers damages for a reason attributable to the Company, the compensation for damages shallbe limited to ordinary damages, regardless of the cause of the claim, including default of an obligation,unjust enrichment, illegal conduct, and product liability. The user may not seek compensation for any otherdamages (including damages due to force majeure and damages and profit loss stemming from special
circumstances whether predictable or not). The total amount of damages to be paid by the Company shallnot exceed the amount of the consular fees entrusted by the user. This does not apply, however, if thedamages suffered by the user are caused by an intentional or gross negligent act of the Company.

１１．Service provider
Company name: NTT DATA JAPAN CORPORATION
Address: 3-3-3, Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-6033, Japan
Contact: kokopass_CS@nttdatacs.co.jp

As for the following items, check those that are relevant to you.
Applicants who have their passports issued in Japan (by the local passport office)→ See the items mentioned in "〇 Applicants who have their passports issued in Japan (by the local
passport office)."
Applicants who have their passports, visas and certificates issued outside Japan (by the relevant
overseas diplomatic establishment)→ See the items mentioned in "〇 Applicants who have their passports, visas and certificates issued
outside Japan (by the relevant overseas diplomatic establishment)."〇

Applicants who have their passports issued in Japan (by the local passport

office)１２．Advance payment date of the consular fees
Of the consular fees entrusted by the user, the Company, in principle, pays those to be paid to the nationalcoffers (the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) by the day following the day the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues a
passport to the user.
As for the consular fees entrusted by the user that are to be paid to the local coffers (the prefectural
government), the closing date is the final day of the month in which the Company is entrusted with thepayment of those fees and the Company makes the payment by the final day of the following month (or theprevious business day (Note 1) if the final day falls on a national holiday).
(Note 1) A business day refers to a day other than the holidays of the Company and the fee collection
organization.

１３．Payment date of the consular fees
As described in "1. When the entrustment contract pertaining to advance payment is established," theEntrustment Contract with the Company is established when the credit of the credit card is verified and theprocess of sales is completed. After the advance payment by the Company, the user is deemed to have paid
the consular fees to the national coffers (the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) pursuant to paragraph 4 of Article 6of the Act on the Use of Information and Communications Technology to Make Payments That Become Partof the National Revenue and to the local coffers (the prefectural government) pursuant to paragraph 3 ofArticle 231-2-5 of the Local Autonomy Act retroactively from the time when the Entrustment Contract isestablished.
Act on the Use of Information and Communications Technology to Make Payments That Become Part of
the National Revenue
Article 6 (Payments that become part of the national revenue through designated payments agents)
Paragraph 4 In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, if the designated payments agent makes
the payment in question by the date provided for by the Order of the competent Ministry, that payment isdeemed to have been made on the date that the agent was entrusted with making it. With respect to theapplication of the provisions of other laws and regulations that pertain to the delinquent charges
concerning the payment in question as well as to the money to be collected in relation to delays inpayments that become part of the revenue, however, the payment in question is deemed to have been
made on the date that the designated payments agent was entrusted with making it, regardless ofwhether or not the agent has made the payment by the date provided for by the Order of the competent
Ministry stated in the said paragraph.
Local Autonomy Act
Article 231-2-5 (Payments by designated payments agents)
When entrusted with a payment by a person who intends to make payments that become part of thenational revenue pursuant to the provisions of Article 231-2-2, the designated payments agent must
make the payment in question by the date designated by the relevant ordinary local public entity.
Paragraph 2 When entrusted with a payment by a person who intends to make payments that become
part of the national revenue pursuant to the provisions of Article 231-2-2, the designated payments agent
must notify the head of the relevant ordinary local public entity without delay about the entrustment andthe date that the agent was entrusted with making the payments in question, as provided for by theOrder of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
Paragraph 3 In the case referred to in paragraph 1, if the designated payments agent makes the payment
in question by the date provided for in the said paragraph, that payment is deemed to have been made on
the date that the agent was entrusted with making it.

１４．Point to note when the Company cannot fulfill the Entrustment Contract
If the Company fails to make the advance payment for a reason attributable to it, the user may be requested
again by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to pay the consular fees to the national coffers (the Ministry ofForeign Affairs) pursuant to Article 7 of the Act on the Use of Information and Communications Technology
to Make Payments That Become Part of the National Revenue or to the local coffers (the prefectural
government) pursuant to Article 231-4 of the Local Autonomy Act.
Act on the Use of Information and Communications Technology to Make Payments That Become Part of
the National Revenue
Article 7 (Collection of payments that become part of the national revenue from designated payments
agents)Paragraph 1 If the designated payments agent fails to make the payment set forth in paragraph 3 of thepreceding Article by the date provided for by the Order of the competent Ministry stated in the said
paragraph, the head of the Ministry or Agency will use the rules on collection that are applicable tonational tax guarantors to collect the payment from the agent.
Paragraph 2 With respect to the payment to be made by the designated payments agent as provided forin paragraph 3 of the preceding Article, unless there is a balance to be collected even after measures tocollect arrears have been implemented using the rules on collection that are applicable to national tax
guarantors as stated in the preceding paragraph, the head of the Ministry or Agency is not entitled tocollect that balance from the person who entrusted the payment in question under the provisions ofArticle 5.
Local Autonomy Act
Article 231-4 (Collection of payments that become part of the national revenue from designated payments
agents)If the designated payments agent fails to make the payment set forth in item 1 of Article 231-2-5 (limited
to contributions; hereinafter the same in this item) by the date specified in paragraph 1 of the said Article,
the provisions of Article 13-4 of the Local Tax Act apply to the collection of the payment in question.
Statutory lien assigned to the payment to be collected in this case shall come after national tax and local
tax.
Local Tax Act
Article 13-4 (Special provisions for the collection of payments when payments are entrusted to a
designated payments agent)
The designated payments agent stipulated in item 1 of Article 231-2-3 of the Local Autonomy Act(referred to as the "designated payments agent" in the remainder of this Article) is entrusted with making
a payment as provided for in Article 231-2-2 of the said Act and does not complete the payment to bemade to the relevant local public entity under the provisions of item 1 of Article 231-2-5 of the said Act by
the date specified in the said item, the head of the local public entity will use the rules on collection thatare applicable to money collection guarantors of the local public entity to collect the payment from theagent.
Paragraph 2 With respect to the payment to be made by the designated payments agent to the local
public entity as provided for in item 1 of Article 231-2-5 of the Local Autonomy Act, unless there is abalance to be collected even after measures to collect arrears have been implemented for the agent, thehead of the local public entity is not entitled to collect that balance from the taxpayer or special tax
collector pertaining to the payment to the entity.

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Applicants who have their passports, visas and certificates issued outside Japan(by the relevant overseas diplomatic establishment)

１５．Advance payment date of the consular fees
As for the consular fees entrusted by the user, the Company, in principle, pays them by the day following
the day the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues a passport, a visa and/or certificate to the user.

１６．Payment date of the consular fees
As described in "1. When the entrustment contract pertaining to advance payment is established," theEntrustment Contract is established when the credit of the credit card is verified and the process of sales iscompleted. After the advance payment by the Company, the user is deemed to have paid the consular fees
pursuant to paragraph 4 of Article 6 of the Act on the Use of Information and Communications Technology to
Make Payments That Become Part of the National Revenue retroactively from the time when the Entrustment
Contract is established.
Act on the Use of Information and Communications Technology to Make Payments That Become Part of
the National Revenue
Article 6 (Payments that become part of the national revenue through designated payments agents)
Paragraph 4 In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, if the designated payments agent makes
the payment in question by the date provided for by the Order of the competent Ministry, that payment isdeemed to have been made on the date that the agent was entrusted with making it. With respect to theapplication of the provisions of other laws and regulations that pertain to the delinquent charges
concerning the payment in question as well as to the money to be collected in relation to delays inpayments that become part of the revenue, however, the payment in question is deemed to have been
made on the date that the designated payments agent was entrusted with making it, regardless ofwhether or not the agent has made the payment by the date provided for by the Order of the competent
Ministry stated in the said paragraph.

１７．Point to note when the Company cannot fulfill the Entrustment Contract
If the Company fails to make the advance payment for a reason attributable to it, the user may be requested
again by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to pay the consular fees pursuant to Article 7 of the Act on the Use ofInformation and Communications Technology to Make Payments That Become Part of the National Revenue.
Act on the Use of Information and Communications Technology to Make Payments That Become Part of
the National Revenue
Article 7 (Collection of payments that become part of the national revenue from designated payments
agents)Paragraph 1 If the designated payments agent fails to make the payment set forth in paragraph 3 of thepreceding Article by the date provided for by the Order of the competent Ministry stated in the said
paragraph, the head of the Ministry or Agency will use the rules on collection that are applicable tonational tax guarantors to collect the payment from the agent.
Paragraph 2 With respect to the payment to be made by the designated payments agent as provided forin paragraph 3 of the preceding Article, unless there is a balance to be collected even after measures tocollect arrears have been implemented using the rules on collection that are applicable to national tax
guarantors as stated in the preceding paragraph, the head of the Ministry or Agency is not entitled tocollect that balance from the person who entrusted the payment in question under the provisions ofArticle 5.

Payment method
Only lump-sum payment is accepted.
The following credit cards are available for the procedure.
Visa、Mastercard、JCB、American Express、Diners Club

Handling of personal information
For the handling of personal information, see "Privacy policy" at the bottom of this page. Read and agree tothe policy before performing the procedure. When the user clicks the "I agree" button, the Company
considers that the user agrees to the privacy policy.

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