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How to Register

Item to prepare for registration

zairyu card

Non-Japanese citizens

  • Residence Card (Zairyu Card)
japanese

Japanese citizens only

  • Driver’s License
  • My Number Card



Steps to register

Step 1
register account

Create account

See how to
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Step 2
tori verifying ekyc

eKYC (verify account)

See how to

Step 1

How to create an account

1. Select the country you currently reside in and language
image showing list of countries japan, singapore and canda List of languages
2. Swipe left to see the app’s features or tap “Skip” to move forward
slider
3. Tap “OK” to receive notifications from the app
turn on notification confirm notification
4. Tap “Create account” and “First time”
tap create account click first time
5. Answer whether you’re a Japanese citizen or not and choose your nationality if you selected “No”
are you japanese select nationality
6. Tap on box to check off that you agree and choose your preferred way to create account
agree select preferred way
7. Tap the blue triangle and input secret code sent to your email
tap blue triangle input secret code
8. You now have a Smiles account! You can optionally set up a passcode for added security.
welcome to smiles set passcode

Step 2

How to verify account

1. Tap “OK”
tap ok
2. Check the “I agree to the Terms and Conditions” box and tap “Next”
click i agree
3. Check the “I understand the statements above” box and tap “Let’s start!”
click let's start
4. Review the necessary documents and move forward by tapping on the highlighted buttons
review documents
5. See how to take ID photo, tap “OK” and take photo
how to take id photo take id photo
6. If your photo is clear and legible, tap “Take backside of card”
click take backside of photo
7. Tap “OK” and take photo of card’s backside
take-backside-card-photo
8. If your photo is clear and legible, tap “Take selfie”
click take selfie
9. See how to take selfie photo, tap “OK”, take selfie photo and if you’re photo is clear enough, tap “Submit to proceed”.
how to take photo take selfie submit to proceed
10. Input your details for “ID Info”, “Profile” and “Contact”. Select one of the PEP declaration answers and tap “Submit to complete”
input details more info submit
11. Your application has been received! Please wait for approval (no need to register again). *Verification may​ take 2-3 business days ​to approve​
APPLICATION SUBMITTED wait for approval
I couldn’t complete my registration
can't complete registration

If one of these screens appear, please contact our customer service

050-5305-6669

(9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Mon-Sun)

FAQs

Frequently asked
questions

To register with Smiles, you will need:
  • A valid email
  • Valid Japan ID document such as residence card (if you are non-Japanese) or valid Japanese driver's license (if you are Japanese).

Approval times depend on when and where you register: -Online: It may take one to two days to approve your account. -In-person events: Minutes! After you register and verify your account at any of our in-person events, we will make your account a priority so it can be approved within a few minutes.

Yes, it is completely free to register for a Smiles account on the app.

No, in order have access to Smiles-exclusive offers, features and plans, you will need to register and verify your account.

As long as your visa is up to date, you will not have any problems registering a Smiles account and purchasing a Smiles Connect SIM plan.
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