Updated October 8, 2026
June 08, 2026
Important Notice
[Updated] Information on the New-Format Residence Card
Thank you for your continued support of Seven Bank.
On June 14, 2026, the Japanese government began issuing new types of identification documents, including Specified Residence Cards, Specified Special Permanent Resident Certificates, Second-Generation Residence Cards and Second-Generation Special Permanent Resident Certificates.
Seven Bank is currently updating its systems to support the new format of Residence Cards. As additional time is required to complete the necessary preparations, procedures involving the new format of Residence Cards will be suspended.
Procedures for the following new residence card types are currently suspended:
New-format Residence Cards:
Specified Residence Card
Special Permanent Resident Certificate
Second-generation Residence Card
Second-generation
Special Permanent Resident Certificate
ATM Madoguchi
Note: The above procedures will be available at ATM Madoguchi starting Wednesday, December 23, 2026.
Customers with old format of residence cards
Old-format Residence Cards:
First-generation Residence Card
First-generation
Special Permanent Resident Certificate
Applications and procedures using the old design Residence Card and Special Permanent Resident Certificate issued on or before June 13, 2026, will continue to be accepted.
Future handling of other procedures
Account opening, address changes, and period-of-stay updates at ATM are scheduled to be available from Wednesday, December 23, 2026.
Further information on other procedures will be announced on our website and through other channels once details are confirmed.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and sincerely appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
Source: Immigration Services Agency of Japan (ISA) 出入国在留管理庁HP(You will be redirected to an external website.)