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Move-In Notification

Register your address at the city or ward office of your new location. If moving from within Japan, you must complete the move-out notification first. If arriving from abroad for the first time, no move-out certificate is required.

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Documents needed

✓Residence Card
✓Move-Out Certificate (only if moving from within Japan — not required for arrivals from abroad)
✓ID document (driver's license, My Number Card, etc.)
✓My Number Card (if you have one)
✓Personal seal / hanko (if registered)
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Steps

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Visit your new city / ward office within 14 days of your move date (Basic Resident Registration Act, art. 22)

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Pick up a move-in notification form and fill it in

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Submit your documents (Move-Out Certificate required if moving within Japan; foreigners must also present Residence Card)

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Your new address will be printed on the back of your Residence Card (foreigners)

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If needed, handle National Health Insurance and National Pension registration at the same counter

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Important notes

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If moving from within Japan, complete the move-out notification before coming here

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When you submit your residence card with a move-in (or change-of-address) notification, that filing counts as the address notification required under the Immigration Act (art. 19-7(3) for your first address after arriving in Japan, art. 19-9(3) when you change address). You do not need to report separately to the immigration bureau

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You may be able to update your National Health Insurance and National Pension address at the same counter

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If you hold a My Number card with valid electronic certificates (or the smartphone equivalent) and are moving within Japan, you can file the move-out notification and book your move-in visit through Mynaportal, which normally removes the need to visit your old municipality at all. The move-in notification still has to be done at the counter, with one of the people moving presenting their My Number card

🔗 Related procedures

Move-Out Notification
Notify your current city or ward office that you are moving out. Required when moving to a different city or ward.
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Residence Card Address Update
After moving, your new address must be recorded on the back of your Residence Card. Present your card when submitting your move-in notification (or change-of-address notification if moving within the same city) and it will be handled at the same counter.
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My Number Card Address Update
If you have a My Number card, you need to update the address printed on it and in its electronic certificates after moving. Bring the card with you when you file your move-in notification (or change-of-address notification if you stayed in the same municipality) and it is done at the same time. Both notifications are due within 14 days of the move.
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Official info verified: 2026-09-16 / Source: laws.e-gov.go.jp ↗
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