Foreign residents who plan to stay in Japan for over 90 days should register at the Civic Affairs Division of the city office. You should complete the stipulated procedures in person when applying for registration.
Those who are under 16 years of age should have the registration application completed by a family member of the same household. Since documents such as a letter from your doctor might be required if you are unable to come to the city office because of illness, please call the city office as early as possible.

* Inquiries (If you do not speak Japanese, please have a Japanese speaker make the call for you): Civic Affairs Division, City Office
Tel: 049-271-1111

　

Applying for New Registration

1. When entering the country

(1) Apply for foreign resident registration within 90 days of arrival in the country.

(2) Necessary items

2. When a child is born

(1) Register your child within 60 days of his/her birth.

(2) Necessary items

　

Application for Confirmation (Renewal)

(1) Foreigners 16 years of age and over must apply for their next confirmation (renewal) within the application period stated on their foreign registration card.

(2) Foreigners turning 16 years of age must go in person to their City Office within 30 days of turning 16.

(3) Necessary items

　

Application for Change in Registration

1. If there is a change in any registered information.

(1) Go to the city office within 14 days of changing your address, name, nationality, residence status, period of stay, occupation or location of work office. Furthermore, if changes occur in other items, please go to your city office to complete the procedures as soon as possible.

(2) Necessary items

2. Other Changes

People with permanent residency or special permanent residency must take the following to their city office within 14 days of acquiring such resident status.

　

Application for Replacement of Foreign Resident Registration Card

(1)If your foreign resident registration card becomes extremely torn or soiled, or if you run out of space for changes or revisions to name, date of birth, nationality, sex, etc., please go to your city office.

(2) Necessary items

Application for Reissuance of Foreign Resident Registration Card

(1) If your foreign resident registration card is lost or stolen, please go to your city office within 14 days of realizing the loss or theft.

(2) Necessary items

Foreign Resident Registration Card

A foreign resident registration card is your form of identification and you must carry it with you at all times (those under 16 years of age are not required to do this).

　

Returning Your Foreign Resident Registration Card

(1) You must return your foreign resident registration card to the authorities at the airport or port when leaving the country (if you have a re-entry permit you are not required to do this).

(2) People who obtain Japanese citizenship must return their foreign resident registration cards to their city office in person within 14 days of acquiring Japanese nationality. The family of a deceased foreigner must return the deceased's foreign resident registration card to the city office within 14 days of the death.

　

Proof of Foreign Resident Registration

(1) Proof of foreign resident registration serves as verification of the holder's registered information such as your domicile, etc.

(2) You or a proxy can apply for this proof by taking identification such as a foreign resident registration card, etc. to the Civic Affairs Division. Please note that a representative or proxy other than a person from the same household as the applicant must have a power of attorney.