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Overseas Move-Out Notification

Before leaving Japan, notify your local city or ward office that you are moving abroad. After submitting, your National Health Insurance and National Pension obligations end. Note that resident tax (juminzei) is assessed based on your address as of January 1st — any amount already assessed remains payable even after you leave.

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Documents needed

✓Residence Card
✓ID document (passport, etc.)
✓My Number Card (if you have one)
✓National Health Insurance card or Qualification Confirmation Card (if applicable)
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Steps

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Go to your current municipal office before you leave - the Basic Resident Registration Act (art. 24) requires the move-out notification to be filed in advance

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Pick up the overseas move-out form and fill in the required information (destination country, planned departure date, etc.)

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Submit with your ID document and Residence Card

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If you have a My Number card, hand it in at the counter (you can ask to keep the card back with a hole punched in it)

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Important notes

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From the date your notification is submitted, your residence registration is cancelled. This ends your National Health Insurance and National Pension obligations. However, resident tax (juminzei) is assessed based on your address as of January 1st each year — any tax already assessed for the current year remains payable after departure. Settle any outstanding balance before leaving, or appoint a tax agent

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If you return to Japan and live here again, you will need to re-register your address (move-in notification)

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Since May 27, 2024 a My Number card can be kept in use after moving abroad, but that applies to people recorded on a family register supplementary record — Japanese nationals. Foreign residents are outside that scheme, so the card lapses on moving abroad (My Number Act art. 17(10), Enforcement Order art. 14(i)) and must be returned without delay (Enforcement Order art. 15(3)). You hand the card in at the counter when filing the overseas move-out notification (art. 17(6)); you can ask to keep it with a hole punched in it

Official info verified: 2026-09-17 / Source: laws.e-gov.go.jp ↗
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