Personal Seal Registration Procedures and Personal Seal Registration Certificate
In Japan, personal seals are used as a symbol of agreement or approval, like a signature, to verify official documents, such as contracts.
You can order a personal seal for your name at a stamp engraving outlet and register the imprint at the City Office. When necessary, you can request a personal seal registration certificate that certifies that the personal seal is registered.
Personal Seal Registration Procedures
Please bring the personal seal you wish to register along with your valid residence card or special permanent resident certificate (foreign resident registration card) to the Family and Resident Registration Division of the City Office or local Branch Office, and complete the application procedures in person.
For information about application procedures, seals that cannot be registered, etc., click here.
Personal Seal Registration Certificate
If you need a personal seal registration certificate, please bring your personal seal registration card, and apply for a certificate at the Family and Resident Registration Division of the City Office or any Branch Office.
For more information, click here:
For information about what to do when you lose your personal seal registration certificate, discontinue personal seal registration or your certificate snaps, click here.
Notes:
- If you have completed personal seal registration but are moving out of Shinjuku City, please return the personal seal registration card. You will need to complete personal seal registration procedures at the municipal office of your new address. Even if you move back to the same address, you must still complete procedures for seal registration again.
- If a person with personal seal registration leaves Japan, the personal seal registration becomes invalid and is deleted.
Even if you move back to the same address, you must complete personal seal registration again.