The other day I received a sealed envelope asking me to apply for my number card.。
The notification of my number arrived in 2015, and it was possible to make my number since then.
But there was no advantage to making my number, so I didn't.
Last year, when I applied for government benefits due to the coronavirus, I was able to get the benefits earlier than the general public because my number card allowed me to apply electronically. That was the only benefit I got.
In Japan, the most effective form of identification is a driver's license, which can be used as an ID card anywhere.
A health insurance card can also be used, but since it does not have a photo, other documents may be required.
Because of this, I have not applied for a My Number Card.
The reason why I applied this time is that I will be able to use it as my health insurance card, and there is a campaign to get 5,000 yen worth of points to popularize the My Number Card.
In order to qualify for this campaign, you need to apply for your My number card by the end of March.
So yesterday, my wife and I applied online for two of them.
In order to receive points, you need to register one of the participating electronic money or credit cards and make a cashless payment.
Points will be awarded according to the amount of payment made by the end of September. Points will be awarded at a rate of 25% with a maximum of 5000 points.
If you make a purchase worth 20,000 yen, you will get 5,000 points, note that it is not cash. However, you can use the points granted to make purchases, and since one point is one yen in any payment service, you can make purchases worth 5,000 yen.
Only Sumitomo Mitsui Card and Rakuten Card can be used with the credit cards that I own. If you want to shop with points, the Rakuten card is easy to use in Rakuten Market.
In the case of Rakuten Card, if you make a purchase worth 20,000 yen by the end of September, you will receive the points around November 25, which is great to use for shopping in December when you have a lot of things to buy.
I was able to apply for my number card at a good time because it is supposed to be used as a driver's license as well as an insurance card.
