Claim LINEMO PayPay points only after the signup checks line up.

Choose the campaign after you choose the plan

The reward is useful only if LINEMO itself fits your Japan setup. Start with the phone-number task you need to solve, then decide whether the PayPay campaign is an extra benefit.

• Good fit: foreign residents, students, workers, and long-stay users who need a Japanese mobile number, can pass LINEMO identity checks, and already prefer a SoftBank online plan.
• Weak fit: short-stay visitors who only need maps, translation, hotel apps, messaging, and web access. Start with the data-only eSIM guide or before-arrival checklist instead.
• If LINE usage is the main reason you are considering LINEMO, read the LINE Giga Free resident guide before deciding between Best Plan and Best Plan V.

What the official rewards say now

The live official pages no longer match the older topic brief. During this run, LINEMO's Best Plan campaign page listed PayPay points worth 14,000 yen for eligible MNP and 7,000 yen for a new number. The Best Plan V campaign page listed 20,000 yen for eligible MNP and 10,000 yen for a new number.

• Both pages say SoftBank, Y!mobile, and LINE Mobile transfers are excluded from the MNP reward track.
• Both pages say the line must open by the end of the month after the application month. Best Plan V also requires staying on Best Plan V through the sixth month after the opening month.
• The benefit is scheduled around the upper part of the seventh month after opening, is sent as a PayPay gift card to the email registered in My Menu, and must be charged to PayPay within the stated receipt window.

Foreign residents should clear the boring checks first

The campaign does not remove the normal LINEMO application requirements. The practical risk is applying for the points before the documents, address, payment, and eSIM path are ready.

• LINEMO's identity-document page says foreign nationals may need a residence card, special permanent resident certificate, and in some cases a foreign passport depending on status.
• The name, address, and date of birth in the application need to match the identity document. SIM cards are sent to the contractor address, and new-style residence cards issued from 2026-06-14 have separate verification notes.
• Payment can use supported credit cards, some debit cards, or bank transfer, but card payment requires 3D Secure 2.0 and the credit card must be in the contractor's name.

Treat PayPay points as conditional value

The reward is not an instant discount and should not decide the plan by itself. It depends on route, opening, account state, email, PayPay readiness, campaign stacking, and later eligibility checks.

• The official Best Plan page says other PayPay-point campaigns may not stack; the Best Plan V page also highlights non-stack and plan-change exclusions.
• PayPay points cannot be withdrawn or transferred, and receiving the gift card requires a compatible PayPay app and PayPay account.
• If you would not choose LINEMO without the campaign, compare Japan mobile plans before counting points as savings.

A safer application order

Use the campaign page as the last confirmation screen, not the first reason to apply. That keeps the article's decision practical: the right line first, the reward second.

• First, decide whether you need a visitor data eSIM or a resident phone-number plan with SMS. If you need banking, housing, school, work, delivery, or 2FA, compare phone-number plans.
• Second, confirm Best Plan vs Best Plan V, MNP vs new-number status, device and eSIM support, Wi-Fi for activation, PayPay app/account access, and payment name matching.
• Finally, reopen the official campaign pages on the day you apply, then use the FAQ, plans page, and referral page only after the current official terms still fit.