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

Open an account

Change address

Extend of period of stay

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HPOpen in new windows(You will be redirected to an external website.)