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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Documents needed

✓ID document (Residence Card, passport, etc.)

✓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

Visit your current city / ward office before moving or within 14 days of your move date

Pick up a move-out notification form at the counter and fill it in

Submit the form with your ID document

Receive your Move-Out Certificate (counter / postal applications only) — keep it safe, you will need it for move-in registration

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Important notes

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If you applied at the counter or by post, a Move-Out Certificate will be issued. Do not lose it — you will need it for move-in registration

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If you used the My Number Card online move-out service, no Move-Out Certificate is issued (the information is sent electronically to your new city office)

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Foreigners must present their Residence Card when completing move-in (or change-of-address) registration within 14 days of moving to the new address. Delays may result in a fine or disadvantage in residence status review

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Links

My Number Portal↗

🔗 Related procedures

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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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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