US paper check

[RetireJapan]

Someone just sent me a US paper check (issued by JP Morgan Chase).

What are my options to cash it?

(this is very annoying)

[goodandbadjapan]

A couple of folk on twitter have tweeted about this in the last few months. Seems it was a bit of a pain, but they could get it done at major banks. Think you need your My Number and am sure there will be plenty of forms!

[RetireJapan]

Thanks! Thinking of going through my UK bank instead. I may blog about it if it is interesting enough (well, by my low standards)

[goodandbadjapan]

Speaking of UK banks, I just got a letter from mine asking to confirm I was resident in Japan and asking for my My Number (well, it just said TIN, but it's the same thing). Is this the tax sharing info thing ramping up, I wonder?

[RetireJapan]

Yep, I got one from HSBC. Blog post soon