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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

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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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Submitting your Residence Card with this notification also fulfills the address registration requirement under the Immigration Control Act

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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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