Foreign people who have lived in Japan for more than 90 days need to register as foreign citizens.

【Initial Registration: first entry or newborn baby】

Alien registration cards will be issued to registered people. (It takes about a month for those who are 16 years old or over.)

★Required Items: Passport (If you have one) and two signed photos (taken within 6 months, with no hat, no scenery, 4.5cm high × 3.5cm wide, Photos are not required for those under 16 years old.)

【Registering a Change e.g. move to Toyokawa, change of address, change of period of stay】

If your registered personal details change, report the change within 14 days in person or through a family member if you are living together. This can’t be done by *third parties regardless of a proxy.

If the change can’t be written on the back of the registration card because its space is full, you have to renew the card. Bring your registration card, passport and 2 photos (taken within 6 months, with no hat, no scenery, 4.5cm high × 3.5cm wide).

★Required Items: Alien registration card and any documents that show the change such as passport, etc

【Renewal: expiration】

You must apply to renew your Alien Registration during the period written on your card. After your registration has been confirmed your card will be issued.

★Required Items: Passport (If you have one) and two signed photos (taken within 6 months, with no hat, no scenery, 4.5cm high × 3.5cm wide, Photos are not required for those under 16 years old. It takes about a month for those under 16 years old.)

【Lost Cards】

If you lose your card, report the loss to the police. Then, apply for a new card.

★Required Items: Passport (If you have one), the number which you will get when you report your lost alien registration card to the police and two signed photos (taken within 6 months, with no hat, no scenery, 4.5cm high × 3.5cm wide, Photos are not required for those under 16 years old.)

【Certificate】

The document verifying your alien registration is called “certificate of alien registration”. (It costs 200yen per document to issue.) If family members who are not living with you or third parties apply in your place, you must sign a proxy granting them permission to do so.

Contact: Citizen’s Affairs Division0533-89-2136