JP required documents
This page lists the required documents for stakeholders, applicants, and business types to onboard a corporate customer registered in Japan (JP).
Business details
The table below lists the document types required for Manual KYB verification for all available business entity types.
businessType | Manual KYB |
|---|---|
PRIVATE_COMPANY | A copy of the corporate registry (登記事項証明書, Tokijiko Shomeisho) is required. This document must be issued within 6 months of submission. |
PUBLIC_COMPANY | A copy of the corporate registry (登記事項証明書, Tokijiko Shomeisho) is required. This document must be issued within 6 months of submission. |
For a complete list of business document types, see the values listed in the Fetch Corporate Constants request using fieldName as the documentType.
Stakeholders
Each individual stakeholder must submit the following information when kycMode = MANUAL_KYC.
For each stakeholder, at least one of the following documents must be submitted:
- Passport
- National ID
- Driver's License
IMPORTANT
If the document does not include an address, you must submit an [acceptable document for `PROOF_OF_ADDRESS`](#acceptable-documents-proof-of-address) to verify the address with `documentType = PROOF_OF_ADDRESS`. If this additional document is not provided, a compliance agent will issue an RFI (Request for Information) for the `stakeholderAddress`. You can submit the additional document using the [Respond to RFI](ref:respondtorfi) request.
| Field name | Passport | National ID | Driver's License | Additional document required if the first document does not include an address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
documentType | PASSPORT | NATIONAL_ID | DRIVERS_LICENSE | PROOF_OF_ADDRESS |
documentNumber | Yes (Passport number) | Yes | Yes | No |
documentIssuanceCountry | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
documentExpiryDate | Yes | No | No | No |
document.fileName | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
document.fileType | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
document.document | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Note: Photocopies or scanned documents in black-and-white are not accepted.
Applicants
MANUAL_KYC methods is supported for applicants.
- In
MANUAL_KYC, applicants need to upload document files along with document details. LOA(Letter of Authorization) is always required. See Letter Of Authorization for suggested format of LOA in case you do not have one.
Applicant needs to submit one of these three document (Passport, National ID, Driver's License) along with the LOA.
IMPORTANT
If the document does not include an address, you must submit an [acceptable document for `PROOF_OF_ADDRESS`](#acceptable-documents-proof-of-address) to verify the address with `documentType = PROOF_OF_ADDRESS`. If this additional document is not provided, a compliance agent will issue an RFI (Request for Information) for the `stakeholderAddress`. You can submit the additional document using the [Respond to RFI](ref:respondtorfi) request
| Field name | Passport | National ID | Driver's License | LOA | Additional document required if the first document does not include an address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
documentType | PASSPORT | NATIONAL_ID | DRIVERS_LICENSE | LOA | PROOF_OF_ADDRESS |
documentNumber | Yes (Passport number) | Yes | Yes | No | No |
documentIssuanceCountry | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
documentExpiryDate | Yes | No | No | No | No |
document.fileName | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
document.fileType | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
document.document | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
For a complete list of personal document types, see the values listed in the Fetch Corporate Constants request with fieldName as documentType.
Note: Photocopies or scanned documents in black-and-white are not accepted for Passports or National IDs.
Proof of Address
The following table breaks down the document types that are accepted for PROOF_OF_ADDRESS. Please note, the following documents are required in addition to the standard documents mentioned above for Business details, Stakeholders, and Applicants.
These documents can be submitted with documentType as PROOF_OF_ADDRESS.
| Individual Stakeholder or Applicant | Business Details |
|---|---|
Note: Documents must be no older than 90 days at the time of submission.
Updated about 2 months ago