•Failing to notify may result in penalties or adverse treatment in future residence applications (Immigration Control Act Article 19-16)
•Permanent residents and long-term residents do not need this notification. Those on Dependent, Spouse or Child of Japanese National, or Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident status also do not file the affiliation notification — but if they divorce or are widowed, a separate notification about the spouse is required within 14 days
•If you obtained a change of residence status at the same time as changing jobs, no separate notification about the job change is needed. Note also that for Highly Skilled Professional (i), the affiliated organisation is designated by the Minister of Justice, so moving to a different employer requires a change of status application
•Online notification requires prior registration on the ISA online system
•Filing through the online notification system requires no supporting documents. At a counter, present your residence card and hand in the form. By post, enclose the form and a copy of your residence card, mark the envelope in red with the Japanese for 'notification enclosed' or the words NOTIFICATION ENCLOSED, and send it to: Residence Investigation Division, Notification Reception, Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau, 14F Yotsuya Tower, 1-6-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0004