Identity verification documents

Verify Your Identity In-Store, Online, or At Home.*
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* Please note, the verification method and required documents may vary based on nationality.

Rakuten Mobile offers a variety of identity verification methods to meet your needs.

*Please refer here for the identity verification documents required for applications for those under 18.

Select a method

Identity verification in person at shops

Identify at a shop

Identity verification on the web

Upload identity verification documents

AI quick identity verification (eKYC) (for Japanese nationals only)

CONFIRMED BY DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO RAKUTEN GROUP

Identity verification at home (for Japanese nationals only)

Delivery & identity verification

Identify at a shop, or upload identity verification documents

Identify at a shop

When applying at a shop, please prepare one of the following documents ready and always bring the original. Copying is unacceptable.

Upload identity verification documents

When applying online and verifying identity by uploading documents, please prepare one of the following documents and upload the photographed images according to the procedure.

How to upload identity verification documents

List of identity verification documents

*Documents other than the following are not available.

AI quick identity verification (eKYC) (for Japanese nationals only)

If you have a driver's license or an Individual Number Card, you can use the "AI quick identity verification (eKYC)" that completes identity verification on the spot.

For details of eKYC

List of identity verification documents

CONFIRMED BY DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO RAKUTEN GROUP

If you're already a customer of Rakuten Bank, Rakuten Securities, or Rakuten Life Insurance, you won't need to submit identity verification documents again when signing up for Rakuten Mobile. Also, choosing eSIM allows for immediate activation and use of the service after your application is complete.

* Having a contract with Rakuten Bank, Rakuten Securities, or Rakuten Life Insurance doesn't guarantee eligibility for "verification through exsiting Rakuten Group documents".
* If we cannot confirm receipt of the non-forwardable email sent to you after your application, your application may be canceled or subject to additional identity verification steps.

What is "CONFIRMED BY DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO RAKUTEN GROUP"?

Delivery & identity verification

You can skip identity verification at the time of application online and verify your identity at home when receiving products. Please prepare one of the following documents ready.

*In the following cases, delivery & identity verification cannot be made.

When your payment method is Cash on Delivery (COD)

When the subscriber is under 18 years old

If you live in some regions excluded or remote islands.

  • Please submit supporting documents if your address is not up-to-date or if you present your "Japanese Passport" as identity verification documents. For details, please refer to the "Notes on Supporting Documents" displayed by clicking on the document's name below.

For details of delivery & identity verification

List of identity verification documents

Important Notes

  • If the information on the application form does not match the information on the identification documents or the uploaded documents are incomplete, the application cannot be accepted.

    Common mistakes made while submitting the identity verification documents

  • After you use Rakuten Mobile, you may be asked to resubmit identification documents by email or other means.
  • Rakuten Mobile may cancel your application based on the screening process. In such cases, please note that depending on the timing of the cancellation, you may receive an email asking to resubmit your identification documents.

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