Hello everyone!
So I am currently a student in Tokyo (have been for almost 2 years) on a student visa. I have a Japanese bank account and phone number as well.
So I want to travel in Japan after graduating in September. I know I need to leave the country and come back to get the 3 month temporary visitor status that I want and I have that planned and ready.
However, I am wondering what happens to my bank account and phone number. Does me not being a resident anymore cause an issue? I saw an earlier thread where the bank asked for an updated resident card when one expired (my resident card does state it expires in 2024 though). If possible I’d really like to keep them since it would make the travelling a lot easier (and would avoid high fees on taking out cash with my European credit card).
So I’d like to know if anyone has any information on how this works, and if not, do you have any suggestions on how to deal with the credit card issue? Thanks for reading this far
For reference, it’s a Japan Post account and Rakuten number.
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Phone number should be less of an issue, but for banks I believe it is a prerequisite for account holders to be residents. I might be wrong so don’t quote me on it.
If you already have a bank account made I think as long as you don’t cancel it, then nothing will happen. I didn’t cancel mine after my 2 year visa (2020-2022ish) and then I went home for about a year before coming back and all I needed to do to continue using it was get a new card issued since it had expired. You do indeed need to be a resident to have a bank account made and have more than 3 months left before the resident card expiration. If you have troubles with your account while under a tourist visa I’m not sure how to they’ll handle that, since you’ll have no zairyuu card to show them. I never used mine while a non resident, but it also didn’t automatically get cancelled or anything.