About notification cards

A notification card is a paper card that informs you of your 12-digit personal number (My Number).

The notification card is used as a document to prove your My Number when you are asked to present it for social security/tax procedures, etc.

Note: The notification card can only be used as a document to prove your My Number if the information on the notification card (address, name, etc.) matches the resident record.

Note: Although this card has your name, address, date of birth, and gender written on it, it does not contain a photo of your face, so it cannot be used as an ID.

The design of the card is as follows.

As the notification card system has been abolished due to legal revisions, it is no longer possible to change the information on notification cards (address, name, etc.) or reissue them after May 25, 2020.

Even if the notification card system is abolished, if the information on the notification card (address, name, etc.) matches that on the resident registration card, it can still be used as a document certifying your Individual Number.

In addition, even after notification cards are abolished, you can still apply for a My Number card.

1. For information on how to obtain a My Number (individual number) card, please refer to the "About My Number Card (Individual Number Card)" page.

2. “Copy of resident record” or “certificate of items listed in resident record” with My Number listed
Please refer to the "Residence Card" page for information on how to obtain one.

3. Notification card (limited to those whose address, name, etc. on the notification card match the resident record)

If you are being assigned a My Number for the first time, you will be notified of your My Number by "Individual Number Notification Card."
For details, please refer to "About Individual Number Notification."

Note: This notification is to notify you of your My Number and cannot be used as a My Number confirmation document or identity verification document.
Also, it cannot be reissued.
If you need a document to prove your My Number, please obtain a My Number card, a copy of your resident's card, or a certificate of items listed on your resident's register.