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nobuko · Joined: 14 Oct 2007 Posts: 17 Location: Canada

I put myself in a bit of a predicament by losing my bank card and my alien registration card on my trip to Nagano. Has this happened to anyone in the pass and how do you go about getting it all back? Also how long can I expect to wait? I'm stuck without any money and I have to work tomorrow. Crying or Very sad

fluffyhamster · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:53 am Post subject:

Dear me. You'll have to call or go into your bank (ideally the branch at which you opened your account) and tell them what's happened. Take along some ID, your hanko, and proof of address, basically whatever allowed you to open the account, and they should let you have some cash (probably the charge will be slightly higher than using the ATM). The new card will probably take about a week to arrive. As for the ARC, trek to your City Hall (i.e. the one that issued it) and get it replaced ASAP (you don't want to get stopped without it by the police, and I am sure there is a time limit in which you are expected to act).

nobuko · Joined: 14 Oct 2007 Posts: 17 Location: Canada

Thanks for the advice. I'll let you know how it goes. Would you know if I would need another photo to replace my alien registration card?

fluffyhamster · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:19 am Post subject:

You know, I can't remember if they ask for and then keep surplus copies of the small photo that you submitted to get the card, but I doubt it. Chances are that all they now have is a b/w p.copy of the issued card (which is now lost or stolen), so my guess is that you'll need to get new photos done. But by all means give them copies of the old photo, if you still have any and your appearance hasn't changed much, to spare yourself the additional expense.

BobbyBan · Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 201