HOW TO APPLY FOR A MY NUMBER CARD
AND HOW TO REGISTER YOUR HEALTH
INSURANCE CARD TO MY NUMBER CARD

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AGENDA

1. ABOUT MY NUMBER CARD
2. HOW TO APPLY FOR A MY NUMBER CARD
3. HOW TO USE YOUR MY NUMBER CARD AS YOURHEALTH INSURANCE CARD

2ABOUT MY NUMBER CARD

1．About My Number Card
Outline of My Number Card
The My Number Card※１ is an official identification card in Japan that displays the holder’s My
number and is made of plastic and contains an IC chip.
Everyone who has a residence certificate in Japan can apply for a My Number Card.
※1:My Number Card also called the individual number card
Front

The My Number Card can be used as an officialidentification document both in person and online.
The card contains the following information.
Front
①Name
②Address③Date of birth④Portrait photo
Back

Back
⑤My Number※a 12-digit number that is assigned to all residents ofJapan who have a Certificate of Residence.

⑥IC chip1．About My Number Card
What can you do with an My Number Card?
The My Number Card can be used as identification to prove you are who you say you are. It can also be
used for various services such as online applications that use digital identification such as municipality
services and e-Tax.

Function…

Description

It acts as personal identification

It can be used for signing up to a cellphone contract or registering as amember.

It can also be used as your health insurance
card

If you take your My Number Card to a hospital or clinic, you can use it
as your health insurance card※1.
On December 2, 2024, the My Number Card and health insurance card
will be integrated together, with the Japanese government shifting to asystem where the My Number Card will adopt the functionality of thehealth insurance card.

Various certificates can be obtained atconvenience stores

You can obtain documents necessary for receiving government services
such as copies of your residence certificate or taxation certificateswithout needing to go to your local municipal office.

Government procedures can be done online

You can undertake procedures 24/7 at your home or office without
needing to go to your local municipal.
Ex: ①Tax procedures are convenient with e-Tax※２.
②If you have your My Number Card and you are a foreigner, you canapply for residency procedures online.

※1:The health insurance card is a certificate that proves you are insured by a health insurance society.
By presenting your health insurance card at the service counter of a hospital or clinic when being seen by a doctor,
you can receive the necessary medical treatment while paying a portion of the medical expenses.
※2: e-Tax is a system in which you can carry out various domestic tax procedures electronically via the internet.

HOW TO APPLY FOR A MY NUMBER CARD

２．How to apply for a My Number Card
What you need• To obtain your My Number Card, you need an Application Form. About two to three weeks after yourresidence certificate ※is first created in Japan, the following sealed letter will arrive at the address on
your residence certificate.
• The envelope will contain your My Number Notice and the Application Form.

Mailed items
Card with recipient’s
name and address

My Number Notice

Issuing Application

Pamphlet

Front:Back:

Envelope for sending theapplication form for issuanceof the My Number Card

※A residence certificate will be created when you submit Notification on Change of Address at theResidential Affairs Division of your local ward or city office.
If you do not have an Issuing Application• Download and print the Issuing Application from the URL below.
https://www.kojinbango-card.go.jp/hpsv/wpmng/assets/pdf/download/pamphlet-for-foreigners-en.pdf

２．How to apply for a My Number Card
Outline of My Number Card
There are three methods for applying for the My Number Card.
1. Online application

2. Application by post (recommended)
3. From an instant ID photo booth２．How to apply for a My Number Card
Online application①The online application procedure is as follows
What you need
• Issuing Application• A smartphone or PC• Portrait photo data (if applying using a smartphone)
How to apply

STEP 1

STEP ２

STEP 3

STEP 4

STEP 5

Confirmation ofUser
Agreement

Register youre-mail address

Register yourportrait photo

RegisterApplication
Information

Application
information
registration
completed

Access theapplicantdedicatedwebsite notified
to the registeredemail address.

register yourportrait photo.

Access thefollowing website
and confirm useragreement.

Enter all otherinformation requiredfor your application.
Input items: date ofbirth, whether you
wish to have aelectroniccertificate※ issued,and whether you
wish to display yourname in braille.

The application iscompleted.

※What is an electronic certificate?
•An electronic certificate is required for receiving various services such as e-Tax digital application, logging in to Mynaportal,
and issuance services at convenience stores.

２．How to apply for a My Number Card
Application by post
②The postal application procedure is as follows.
What you need
• Issuing Application• Portrait photo (The photo must be 4.5 cm tall × 3.5 cm wide. Please write your name and date ofbirth on the back. The photo must have no background and you must not wear a hat. For yourportrait photo, you can take a photo using an instant ID photo booth.)• Residence Card.
How to apply

STEP 1

STEP ２Fill the the My Number Card application form

Post the document

Fill in the required items

Insert your application into the envelope for sending

according to the My Number Cardand put it into a post box.

application form, and then affix
your portrait photo.

※If you have lost the envelope for sending•

Paste the paper downloaded from the URL below onto an envelope.
https://www.kojinbango-card.go.jp/hpsv/wpmng/assets/pdf/download/envelope-en.pdf

２．How to apply for a My Number Card
Applying from an instant ID photo booth③The procedure for applying for an instant ID photo booth is as follows.
What you need
• Issuing Application• Money for photos

How to apply

STEP 1

STEP ２

STEP 3

STEP 4

STEP 5

Find an instant
ID photo booth

Scan the QR
code

Take yourportrait photo

Confirm
Application
Information

Application
informationregistration
completed

Find an instantID photo booth.
Select My
Number Card
Application fromthe touch panel,insert yourmoney for thephoto.

Scan the QR codeon your Issuing
Application using
the barcode.

Follow theinstructions on
the screen, enter
the required
items, and thentake your portrait
photo.

Confirm
information
required for yourapplication.

Receive a
confirmation ofapplication forissuance of mynumber card.
The application iscompleted.

eader.

２．How to apply for a My Number Card
Receiving your My Number Card after applying
You will need to go to your local municipal office to receive your My Number Card after applying.
What you need•

Issue notice (postcard)•ID (residence card, etc.)

How to apply

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

Receive your issue notice

Take necessary items to theplace of delivery

Set your PIN number

Prepare what you need toOnce your identity has beenbring and collect your My

verified at the issuance

Number Card yourself by theservice counter, your card willdate printed on the issue

be issued after setting yournotice (postcard)*.

PIN number.

After applying for issuance ofan My Number Card, the issue

notice will arrive at yourhome from your local
municipal office approximately
one month later.

Where your My Number Card
will be issued is printed on theissue notice (postcard).

HOW TO USE YOUR MY NUMBER CARD AS YOURHEALTH INSURANCE CARD

3．How to use your My Number Card as your health insurance card
How to register to use your My Number Card as your health insurance card
You need to register to use your My Number Card as your health insurance card.
There are three ways to register.
1. Registering at a medical institution

2. Prior registration at Seven Bank3. Prior registration on Mynaportal

3．How to use your My Number Card as your health insurance card
Registering at a medical institution①The procedure for registering at a medical institution is as follows.
What you need• My Number Card

How to apply

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

Select ‘Register’.

Confirm the terms of use on
Mynaportal

Select ‘Next’

If you agree, select that youconsent to proceed.

Your My Number Card has now beenregistered
to use as your health insurance card.
Select ‘Next’ toreturn to the procedure.

3．How to use your My Number Card as your health insurance card
Prior registration at Seven Bank
The procedure for registering at Seven Bank is as follows.
What you need•My Number Card

•User verification passcode

How to apply

How to apply to use your My Number Card as your health insurance card
Select ‘Various Procedures’*The button name may be ‘My Number Card
Procedures’ depending on the type of ATM.

Insert your My Number Card

Select ‘Apply to use your My
Number Card as your healthinsurance card’Press ‘Confirm’ to consent tothe terms of use

Enter your user verification PIN(four digits)

The application is complete

Take your My Number Card to an ATM!
*You do not need your health insurance card to operate the ATM.

The application will
be completed in oneminute!

3．How to use your My Number Card as your health insurance card
Prior registration on Mynaportal
The procedure for registering on Mynaportal is as follows.
About Mynapportal
This application provides functions to log in toadministrative services (Mynaportal) from an
iPhone using a My Number card, sign
electronic application documents, andprovide input support when preparing
application documents.

What you need:•My Number Card•User verification passcode•

Smartphones•Installing the Mynaportal app

How to apply

Follow the procedure on the following page.

3．How to use your My Number Card as your health insurance card
Prior registration on Mynaportal
How to apply

STEP 1

STEP ２

STEP 3

STEP 4

STEP 5Press the ‘Apply
to Use’ button

Confirm theMynaportal termsof use

Press the ‘Apply’button.

Enter PIN numberthat you set
yourself.
Press ‘Next’ or ‘OK’.

Application
information
registration
completedPress the ‘Apply toUse’ button at thetop of this page toopen theapplication page.

Confirm theMynaportal terms
of use, and thentap the consent
button to proceed.

When collecting
your My Number
Card at the service
counter of local
municipality office,enter four digit PIN
number that youset yourself.Press‘Next’ or ‘OK’.

The application iscompleted.

Press the ‘Apply’
button.

※Digital Agency accepts inquiries regarding My Number Card, My Number Notices, and Notification Cards by phone or via ourinquiry form.
①Temporary suspension of Individual Number Card due to loss or theft of Individual Number Notice, Notification Card,
Individual Number Card or smartphone with an Individual Number Card and electronic certificate installed 0120-0178-27.
②Inquiry Form inContact us – マイナンバーカード総合サイト (kojinbango-card.go.jp)