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FAQs: Future Schedule

  • Q & amp; A is added at any time.
  • At the end of each response, (Response in X, 20 xx) is indicated. Some responses were made before August 2021, but these responses were made on the Digital Agency website before the establishment of the Cabinet Office.

Q7-1 What are the specific benefits of adopting My Number System?

A7-1

There are three main advantages of My Number.

  1. It is to efficiency the administration and divert people and financial resources to the service of the people.
  2. This is due to the fact that the number of attached documents will be reduced in administrative procedures related to social security system, tax system, etc., and the convenience of citizens will be improved by the notification service through Mynaportal.
  3. It is to realize a fair and just society by design a delicate social security system by grasping income more accurately than before.

With the start of full-scale operation of information linkages in November 2017, documents that had been required to be submitted can be omitted for applicable administrative procedures. In addition, we have started to provide services for Mynaportal.

In addition, My Number Card (Individual Number Card) and Mynaportal can be used without using the My Number itself. We will make maximum use of them as an important foundation for private sector, including digital society utilization, and various utilization examples have already been created. (Updated in June 2023)

Q7-2 My Number Card is said to be a convenient card. What can I use it for?

A7-2

Like the Basic Resident Registration Card, the My Number Card is a card issued by a public institution with a face photo. It can be used as an identification card as well as a single card for identity verification. In addition, the IC chip installed in the card is equipped with a online application for tax E-Certificate, such as e-Tax, as a standard feature. These can be used immediately after obtaining the card, and are being increasingly used in private service as a means of identity verification when providing online services using the E-Certificate.

In addition, you can use it for services specified by library cards, such as local governments and seal registration certificates. There are also an increasing number of Issue where you can receive a local governments for certificates such as a copy of your resident's certificate at a convenience store. Please check with your local governments office for these services unique to local governments. (Updated June 2023)

Q7-3 Why is it possible to use My Number Card without amending the private sector Act?

A7-3

As a means of effectively using My Number Card, there are the use of E-Certificate, which is standard on IC chips, and the use of apps in the empty space of IC chips. However, since both methods do not use the My Number itself, it is not necessary to revise the law. On the other hand, if the My Number is used for private sector, it is necessary to revise the law.
(Updated June 2023)

Q7-4: What are the prospects for expanding the scope of use of My Number and what are the necessary procedures?

A7-4

The scope of use of the My Number itself is specified by regulation in law or local governments. In addition to the three areas of social security system, tax system, and disaster response, administrative operation will promote the use of the My Number by the Act to Partially Amend the My Number Act, which was established in June 2023.

On the other hand, as for the utilization of My Number Card and Mynaportal, it is possible to utilize them without using the My Number itself, and it is not necessary to revise the law, so we would like to realize them sequentially from the possible ones. The future schedule, such as the expansion of the scope of use of the My Number and the expansion of the utilization of My Number Card and Mynaportal, has been announced by , Priority plan, toward the realization of the digital society.
(Updated June 2023)

Q7-5 Will the numbering of deposit accounts become mandatory in the future?

A7-5

In the case of securities accounts such as specified accounts, prior to deposit accounts, the obligation to notify the My Number was imposed on the holder himself / herself, but in light of the fact that the number was not assigned, we are not considering imposing the obligation on the depositor himself / herself.

The "Act on Application for Use of Personal Identification Numbers for Deposits and Savings Accounts" enacted in May 2021 (to be enforced within three years of its enactment) aims to enhance the effectiveness of numbering by reducing the burden on depositors and expanding the benefits.
Specifically, we have established a mechanism that allows one stop linkage with My Number, including existing accounts held at other financial institutions, subject to the consent of the depositor. In addition, we are working to develop a mechanism that allows accurate confirmation of the location of accounts in the event of inheritance or disaster.
(Updated June 2023)