Identity verification document
The document required for Identity Verification varies depending on the business form and location (domestic / overseas) of the advertiser. Check the following links for the details.
- The overseas company, small business owner
- Domestic company
- Domestic civil service
- Domestic small business owner
The overseas company, small business owner
The following document is needed for Identity Verification.
<Passport>
-Must be valid when submitting.
-Name of the user (as registered on Yahoo! Business manager), current address, the expiration date must be clearly shown.
-If the current address is listed on a separate page, a separate image is needed.
-If the passport does not include the address, prepare an official identification document that includes the user’s name and current address.
Domestic company
Two documents are required. Select one from each type below:
<Type 1> Certificate of business/company registered matters (Certificate of all present matters, Certificate of partial present matters, or Certificate of all historical matters)
-Trade name (company name), current address, and issue date are clearly shown.
-The document must be issued within the past three months.
<Type 2> One of the following documents.
The document must include the address.
| Type of document | Notes |
|---|---|
| A receipt or related documents of electric/city gas/water/fixed phone | ・Receipt, payment certificate, bill, information slip for electricity, city gas, water, fixed (landline) telephone. |
| Receipt of certificate of national/local tax payment | ・The document must be issued within one year |
| Blue-form Return Approval Application (copy) | ・The document must have a stamp by the tax office ・Issued within one year ・When submitted online, the acceptance by the tax office and its date must be confirmed. |
| Receipt/notice of payment (payment statement) for social insurance premium | ・Issued within one year |
Domestic civil service
The following document is needed for Identity Verification (only one document).
<ID card>
ID card issued by the government office.
- Valid when uploading the image.
- The name of government officials and responsible person (matching registered employee information on Yahoo! Business manager) is clearly shown.
*To upload the ID card of the government office, contact us.
Inquiry form
Domestic small business owner
Two documents are required. Select one from each type below:
<Type 1> One of the following documents
The documents must be valid when submitting them.
| Type of document | Notes |
|---|---|
| Driver's license | ・Expiration date is clearly shown ・When the current address is written on the back, images of both sides are needed. |
| Certified driver’s record | ・Issued after April 1, 2012. ・When the present address is written on the back, images of both sides are needed. |
| Passport | ・Expiration date is clearly shown |
| Health insurance cards | ・When the present address is written separately, the separate image needs to be uploaded as well. |
| Pension book | For a blue pension book, write your current address in blank space. |
| Certificate for health and welfare (includes physical disability certificate) | ・Date issued is clearly shown ・When it has an expiration date, it needs to be shown clearly with the issued date. |
| Basic resident registration card | ・Expiration date is clearly shown |
| Residence card | ・Expiration date is clearly shown ・When the present address is written on the back, images of both sides are needed. ・Alien Registration Card is not acceptable |
| Special permanent resident certificate | ・Expiration date is clearly shown |
<Type 2> One of the following documents
The document must include the address.
| Type of document | Notes |
|---|---|
| Receipt and related documents for utility bills | ・Receipt, payment certificate, bill, information slip for electricity, city gas, water, fixed (landline) telephone. ・The document must be issued within the past three months |
| Receipt/notice of payment (payment statement) for social insurance premium | ・Issued within one year |
| Receipt of certificate of national/local tax payment | ・Issued within one year |