Foreign Resident Registration

Application forms involving foreign resident registration are handled at the Foreign Resident Registration Subsection at the City Office or at the Resident Registration Subsection at each branch office (excluding cases involving grant application of Foreign Resident Registration Certificate). Application procedures are as follows. For more information, please contact the Foreign Resident Registration Subsection.

Initial Registration

When	What to Bring	Application Period	Where to Apply
When entering Japan	Passport, two photographs	Within 90 days of arrival	Foreign Resident Registration Subsection of the City Office
When a child is born	Birth registration certificate or a physician’s certificate of birth	Within 60 days of birth

Notification of Changes

When		What to Bring	Application Period	Where to Apply
Change or correction in your name (excluding alias) or nationality		Foreign resident registration card, passport, other documents which certify the change, and two photographs	Within 14 days of the change	Foreign Resident Registry Subsection of the City Office
Change in visa status or length of stay		Foreign resident registration card and documents which certify the change		Foreign Resident Registration Subsection of the City Office or the Resident Registration Subsection of each branch office
Other changes			Together when registering other changes
Change of Address	Moving into Edogawa City	Foreign resident registration card	Within 14 days of the change
	Moving within Edogawa City

* When registering a change of address, visa status, etc. a family member who lives in the same household (16 years of age or older) may apply on your behalf (the exception is for the issuance of/application for the foreign resident registration card) at the City Office or each branch office.
* If you move out of Edogawa City, please file the change of address registration form with the municipal office of your new address within 14 days of your move. (Please bring your foreign resident registration card. Change-of-address certificates are not issued.

Confirmation (Renewal) of Registered Information

When	What to Bring	Application Period	Where to Apply
For those who are 16 years of age or older	Foreign resident registration card, passport and two photographs	Within the period written on the foreign resident registration card	Foreign Resident Registration Subsection of the City Office
For those who have reached 16 years of age		Within 30 days of the 16th birthday

* Returning the Foreign Resident Registration Card

When a person who has completed foreign resident registration leaves Japan, he/she must surrender the foreign resident registration card to the immigration officer (unless the person has a re-entry permit). In addition, if a foreign resident dies, a family member or proxy must return the foreign resident registration card to the City Office within 14 days of the death.

* Standard Requirements for Foreign Resident Registration Photographs:
• Must be taken within the past six months
• 4.5 cm in length x 3.5 cm in width
• Full face without hat
• Sharp photo with no background or shadow
Inquiries: Foreign Resident Registration Subsection, City Office, Tel: 5662-1642