Required Documents (KYC)

How we verify your identity before signing, under Japan’s Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds.

Identity Verification

Under Japan’s Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds, we verify your identity before you sign. As a rule this is done at the office, by reading the IC chip in your ID and checking the photo on it. For corporations we also confirm that the company exists (certified company registry) and identify the beneficial owner.

At the office (standard)

Once your application passes screening, we arrange a date for your visit. Please bring the original of the following.

Corporations	Certified company registry, and the representative’s photo ID with an IC chip
Individuals	Photo ID with an IC chip

*Photo ID with an IC chip: My Number card, driver’s licence, residence card, etc.

If you cannot visit (by post)

We can also handle this by post. You send us the original of your residence certificate (juminhyo), and we send you non-forwardable registered mail for you to receive. This takes longer than visiting, because we have to confirm the mail reaches you.

*Corporations also need to send the original certified company registry.

If an agent handles the procedure (corporations)

We need the agent’s photo ID with an IC chip (or a copy of their residence certificate, by post), a power of attorney, a seal registration certificate, and the original certified company registry.

*Documents with an expiry date must be valid; documents without one must have been issued within the last 6 months.
*We explain the required documents in detail in the screening form and in the email confirming you have passed screening.

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