LIVING IN JAPAN
Procedures for reporting
changes

Example of a Resident Alien Card.
Changes in registration contents
Those who are registered as aliens must report changes in their
registration contents (address, name, nationality, occupation, status
of residence, period of stay, address of employment) within 14 days
to their city, ward, town or village office.
(1) Documents required for change in address:
Certificate of Alien Registration (card)
(2) Documents required for changes of;
name, nationality, occupation, status of residence, address of employment:
Certificate of Alien Registration (card)
Documentation which verify the change
2 photographs (4.5 cm X 3.5 cm) *Photographs are required when there
is a change of name or nationality.
(3) Documents required when a new Permanent Resident Permit (eiju
kyoka) or Special Permanent Resident Permit (tokubetsu eiju kyoka)
is received:
Passport
2 photographs (4.5 cm X 3.5 cm). Those under 16 years of age do
not require photographs.
Documentation that verifies a Permanent Resident Permit or Special
Permanent Resident Permit has been obtained
Certificate of Alien Registration (card)
Permanent Resident Permit and Special Permanent Resident
Permit holders are not required to report changes in employment,
address of employment or changes in the name of a privately owned
company (office) or its address.
Note 1 For details, ask a person who understands Japanese to enquire
for you at your city, ward, town or village office.
Note 2 The information given is that confirmed as of July 2002.
Note that a new system or system revisions may have been introduced
after this date.
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This information
is from the CLAIR
website. The Council of Local Authorities for International
Relations (CLAIR) was established in July 1988 in response
to rising concerns about local level internationalization
in Japan.
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