Move in / outNew Entry to Japan
New Entry to Japan
Resident Registration
〈Notification Period〉
Within 14 days from the day you decide your address after entering Japan〈Notification Location〉
Ward or Branch Office Citizen Services Division where you live〈Necessary Items〉
- The passports of all individuals moving in
- The Special Permanent Resident Cards or Residence Cards (not necessary if not issued at airport, etc.) of all individuals moving in
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In the event that you have come to Japan with your family, or your family already lives in Japan in the location where you are planning to perform Resident Registration: an identification document that lists family members’ relationships that was issued by an official agency in your home country (i.e., Certificate of Family Matters, Marriage Certificate, Birth Certificate, etc.) and a Japanese translation of said document.
* Please have the translator sign any translated documents
- Special Permanent Residents and Medium to Long-Term Residents (whose period of stay exceeds 3 months) who have been issued a Residence Card will be included on Residence Records (juminhyo).
- Procedures are generally performed at the Ward of Branch Office Citizen Services Division of the location of Resident Registration for the individual concerned. However, in the event that the individual him/herself is unable to go or is under the age of 16, family members living together with said individual may perform the procedures on the person’s behalf. You must bring your Special Permanent Resident Card or Residence Card to perform the procedures.
* In the event that your notification is late, you must create a written statement of the reason and send it to the Summary Court. In this case, you may receive further inquiries or a maximum fine of \50,000 from the Summary Court.
Changing Your Residential Address
The translation is based on the data available as of December, 2012. Please note that new systems, system changes etc. may have been introduced after this date. Responsibility for the linked websites lies with their creators. Kobe City accepts no responsibility for their content etc.