{"id":718,"date":"2023-02-13T10:50:47","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T10:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/?p=718"},"modified":"2023-03-06T11:14:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T11:14:03","slug":"how-to-get-a-japanese-residence-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/other\/how-to-get-a-japanese-residence-card\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Get a Japanese Residence Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In order to apply for a MobalPay card, you must have one of these forms of ID:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Japanese Residence Card (Zairy\u016b Card)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Japanese Driving License<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The easiest one of these for a new expat in Japan to get hold of is a Residence Card, aka Zairy\u016b Card \u2013 in fact, you can get one when you arrive at the airport!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With a few exceptions, the Residence Card is designed for any expat who\u2019ll be living in Japan more than three months. Getting one is simple \u2013 as part of the arrival process in Japan, your photo and fingerprints are taken, and then the card is issued. It really is as simple as that! The card carries important information such as your name, date of birth, and visa status.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">What next?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Within 14 days of moving into a new address, you must head over to your nearest Municipal Office and present your Residence Card, along with your passport. Your new address will then be printed onto your Residence Card.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">Applying for MobalPay Using a Residence Card<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Once you\u2019ve got your Residence Card, it\u2019s really easy to apply for MobalPay. All you need to do is upload a photo of your card to our secure system, and we do the rest. If your ID is approved, you can pay for your card, which will then be posted right to you! All you need to know is <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/mobalpay.com\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">right here<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to apply for a MobalPay card, you must have one of these forms of ID:\u00a0 Japanese Residence Card (Zairy\u016b Card)\u00a0 Japanese Driving License\u00a0 The easiest one of these for a new expat in Japan to get hold of is a Residence Card, aka Zairy\u016b Card \u2013 in fact, you can get one when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=718"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":736,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718\/revisions\/736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}