Living Guidebook for Foreign Nationals in Iwate

Immigration
Procedures

Alien Registration System

Alien Registration Card (Gaikokujin Toroku Shomeisho)

Alien Registration Completion Certificate (Gaikokujin Toroku Genpyo Kisai Jiko Shomeisho)

Alien Registration Procedure

Registration of a Change in Registered Matters

Re-issuance of Certificate of Alien Registration

Replacement of Certificate of Alien Registration

Application for Confirmation of Facts in Alien Registration

Criminal Prosecution

Alien Registration Completion Certificate
(Gaikokujin Toroku Genpyo Kisai Jiko Shomeisho)

At anytime Japanese and foreign nationals may be required to submit proof of their identity. However, because foreign nationals must carry their Alien Registration Card with them at all times by law, it is not possible to surrender it. In such circumstances, the individual may apply for an Alien Registration Completion Certificate, for a fee, at their local municipal office.