It is now possible to request a tax payment certificate via smartphone

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When foreign residents apply for permanent residence permission to the government, they need a tax payment certificate 納税証明書 – Nozei Shoumeisho (a document proving that they have no outstanding national taxes).

If you have a smartphone (one that can read My Number cards), you can apply for a tax payment certificate. This takes much less time than going through all the procedures at the tax office, so please make use of it.

For details on the procedure, please see the leaflet below.

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