Official Documents

Please bring the original document if you are required to present it at the airport counter.
Please make sure that official documents with a validity period are within the validity period.

Driver's license
Passport
Health insurance ID card *1
Basic Resident Registration Card (with photograph)
Individual Number Card (My number Card) *2
Pension book [Notice of Basic Pension Number]
Disabled Person's Certificate
Disabled Veteran's Certificate
Rehabilitation Certificate
Health & Welfare Certificate for Persons with Mental Disabilities
Residence Card (for foreign nationals residing in Japan)
Ward/city/town/village resident's certificate
Certificate of Residence *3
Driving record certificate (issued on or after April 1, 2012)
Real Estate Transaction Agent Identification Card
Radio Operator Licence
Mariner's Pocket Ledger

* 1

If you send a copy of your health insurance card by post, please black out the identifier, number and insured person's ID number (including the 2D barcode if there is one) so that they cannot be recognized.
* 2

If you send your individual Number Card (My Number Card) by post, please submit the front side of the card with your photo that confirms your name, current address, date of birth, and issuer (municipality).
Please do not send the back side of the card.
The "Notification Card" cannot be used as an identification document.
* 3

The document should be the one isuued within 6 months.
Except, it is not requested the issued date when proving the date of birth.
If you send your certificate of residence by post, please prepare a version that does not indicate your individual number (My Number). If your individual number (My Number) is shown on the certificate, please use a marker to black it out so it cannot be identified.