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.

businessTypeManual KYB
PRIVATE_COMPANYA 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_COMPANYA 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

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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 namePassportNational IDDriver's LicenseAdditional document required if the first document does not include an address
    documentTypePASSPORTNATIONAL_IDDRIVERS_LICENSEPROOF_OF_ADDRESS
    documentNumberYes (Passport number)YesYesNo
    documentIssuanceCountryYesYesYesNo
    documentExpiryDateYesNoNoNo
    document.fileNameYesYesYesYes
    document.fileTypeYesYesYesYes
    document.documentYesYesYesYes

    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.

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    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 namePassportNational IDDriver's LicenseLOAAdditional document required if the first document does not include an address
    documentTypePASSPORTNATIONAL_IDDRIVERS_LICENSELOAPROOF_OF_ADDRESS
    documentNumberYes (Passport number)YesYesNoNo
    documentIssuanceCountryYesYesYesNoNo
    documentExpiryDateYesNoNoNoNo
    document.fileNameYesYesYesYesYes
    document.fileTypeYesYesYesYesYes
    document.documentYesYesYesYesYes

    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 ApplicantBusiness Details
  • Utility bills (gas, electric, internet, phone)
  • Financial records (bank statement, mortgage statement)
  • Insurance statements (life, health, auto, home, boat)
  • Medical records (doctor, hospital, or clinic)
  • Pay-slip
  • Government-issued letter
  • Utility bills (gas, electric, internet, phone)
  • Financial records (bank or mortgage statement)
  • Government-issued letter
  • Note: Documents must be no older than 90 days at the time of submission.