Use of Individual Numbers

when applying for nursery school admission

(1) Enforcement of the Number Law
With the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Act now in
effect, and with the partial revision of Enforcement Regulations for Children and Childcare Support Law,
those who wish to utilize nursery school facilities are now required to provide their Individual Number
(‘My Number’) within the application form.

(2) Proof of identification in association with your Individual Number

Several documents are required to prove the authenticity of the Individual Number provided within an
application form, etc. (for both proof of the number itself and for personal identification).

Please provide the following documents to prove the authenticity of your Individual Number and to
identify yourself

1. One of the following, in order to confirm your Individual Number

- Individual Number Card (also acts as personal identification)
- Notification letter for the Individual Number Card (mailed to your house after Oct. 2015)
- A duplicate of the Resident Register bearing the Individual Number, or a Certificate of the Resident
Register Description

Please note: The person who comes to turn in the application needs to provide his/her original
documentation. Submission of the documentation of both parents/guardians and the child themselves
is also necessary, but these can be provided as a photocopy.

2. One of the following, in order to confirm your identification

- Individual Number Card (also authenticates your Individual Number)
- Japanese Driver’s License - Passport
- Physical Disability Certificate - Rehabilitation Certificate
- Health and Welfare Certificate of Persons with Mental Disorders, etc.

Please note: The person who comes to turn in the application needs to provide his/her original
documents (no photocopies).

Alternatively, two of the following documents can be provided to confirm your identification
- Health Insurance Card - Long-term Care Insurance Card - National Pension Book
- Child-rearing Allowance Certificate - Special Child-rearing Allowance Certificate

When applying via mail, make photocopies of all necessary documents and attach them to the application
form.

<Enquiries are to be directed to the Nursery School Admissions Office>

Nursery School Admissions Office
Matsudo City Childcare Division
TEL: 047-366-7351