Specified Residence Card (from June 2026): What Changes When Residence Card & My Number Card Are Integrated?
From June 14, 2026 (planned), Japan will start operating the “Specified Residence Card,” which integrates functions of the Residence Card (or Special Permanent Resident Certificate) and the My Number Card into one card.
- Start date (planned): June 14, 2026
- Who can apply: Mid-to-long term residents recorded on the Basic Resident Register / Special Permanent Residents
- Optional: You can still keep two cards (Residence Card + My Number Card)
- Where to apply: Immigration (during status-related procedures) or City/Ward Office (during move-in reporting)
1. What is the Specified Residence Card?
The Specified Residence Card is a Residence Card that also includes My Number Card functions. The goal is to reduce procedural burdens and improve administrative efficiency.
What is “My Number” (Individual Number)?
My Number (the Individual Number) is a 12-digit number used to identify individuals in legally defined administrative procedures in Japan, mainly in social insurance, tax, and disaster-related areas. Information-sharing among government agencies can reduce paperwork, such as simplifying supporting documents in certain procedures.
- You receive a 12-digit My Number when your resident record (resident certificate) is created in Japan.
- In general, you keep the same number for life (including when you leave Japan and later re-enter and create a new resident record).
- My Number is mainly used for social insurance and tax-related procedures (e.g., documents for your employer, municipal procedures).
What is the My Number Card?
The My Number Card is a photo ID card with an IC chip issued free of charge upon application. The front can be used for identity verification, and the back shows your 12-digit My Number. The IC chip enables secure online identity verification and electronic procedures.
- Identity verification (in-person and some private services)
- Online procedures (secure authentication / e-signature use cases)
- My Number confirmation in legally defined procedures
In this article, the “Specified Residence Card” refers to an initiative to integrate Residence Card functions and My Number Card functions into a single card, with application routes depending on timing and venue (Immigration vs municipality).
2. Eligibility
Eligible applicants are mid-to-long term residents recorded on the Basic Resident Register, and Special Permanent Residents.
3. Is it mandatory?
Obtaining the Specified Residence Card is optional. You may continue to hold a Residence Card and a My Number Card separately. However, because it is a Residence Card, the carry requirement applies.
4. Where and when can you apply?
There are two main routes (Immigration / City or Ward Office). Role-sharing generally remains; it does not mean all procedures become one-stop.
A) At Immigration
You may apply when filing status-related applications (extension/change) or Residence Card-related procedures.
B) At the City/Ward Office
You may apply when filing move-in notifications treated as residence reporting. For Special Permanent Residents, municipal procedures remain central.
If you need help planning the best timing (extension/change/move-in) and document flow for obtaining the Specified Residence Card, please contact Tommy’s Legal Service.
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企業・個人いずれのクライアントにも寄り添い、迅速・丁寧で負担の少ない手続きをモットーとする。
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After working in Japanese and foreign-affiliated companies in the fields of scientific instruments, sensors, vacuum equipment, and chemical processing machinery, I passed the national Administrative Scrivener examination in 2020 and founded Tommy’s Legal Service Administrative Scrivener Office in April 2021.
My practice is specialized in immigration procedures—visa applications, extensions, changes of status, and online filings for both companies and individuals. I support employers and foreign nationals with fast, accurate, and stress-free application processes.
English guidance and bilingual documentation are also available.
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