I’ve read from multiple sources that all you need to do is take a photocopy of the last few months of transactions on your bank book, or screenshots if using an online bank.
My question is, let’s say I take a picture of the last few pages of my bank book… how would they know that those copies are from my bank book?
I could make a copy of the info page (first page) of my bank book, which would show my name, but still, how does that become proof that those transaction pages really come from the same bank book? I don’t see any indication that would tie the info page to the transaction pages, like an account number or my name.
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I requested a balance certificafe (残高証明書） from the bank just to be clear.
But even without that, if you doctor your documents then that is fraud. Immigration can strip your PR and you can be prosecuted. I think that is enough of a deterrent for most.
Because submitted fake/doctored documents would be fraud.
If later found out, PR obtained by fraud can very easily be revoked.
That’s not the only document you could forge without a lot of work. Not a recommended approach, but if you try it and get caught, please update us here.
I can’t wait for the inevitable “Police trying to arrest me for false documents?!” thread.