Immigration
Procedures
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Alien Registration Card (Gaikokujin Toroku Shomeisho) Alien Registration Completion Certificate (Gaikokujin Toroku Genpyo Kisai Jiko Shomeisho) Registration of a Change in Registered Matters Re-issuance of Certificate of Alien Registration Replacement of Certificate of Alien Registration |
Alien Registration SystemPersonal details of all Japanese citizens, for example births, parentage and marriage, are recorded in their family register. Information about residence and households is also recorded in the basic resident register. These registers are necessary when providing welfare services and personal identification. However, the family and resident registers do not cover foreign nationals so their role is performed by the alien registration system. Under Japan’s Alien Registration Law, all foreign nationals residing in Japan for longer than 90 days must apply for alien registration. Those residing in Japan for less than 90 days may also apply if they wish. When there is a change in your registered details ( >> Registration of a Change in Registered Matters) or when your registration period expires ( >> Replacement of Certificate of Alien Registration) you must follow the prescribed procedures. You must register at the local municipal office in the city, town or village in which you reside. Your “registered matters” are recorded in the alien registration record of your local municipality and by the Ministry of Justice in their immigration records. The confidentiality of individual's records is strictly maintained. Details of the alien registration record cannot be disclosed to anyone other than the registered person themselves, and can be provided to local government authorities only if there are legal grounds to do so. |