Residence Card Address Update

No separate visit is needed — this is processed together with your move-in notification

If you do not report a new address within 90 days of leaving the one on record, your status of residence can be revoked (Immigration Act art. 22-4(1)(ix), unless you have a legitimate reason). Making a false address notification carries up to 1 year of imprisonment or a fine of up to 200,000 yen (art. 71-2(i))

Do not forget to bring your Residence Card

Which provision applies depends on the notification. A change of address after moving falls under article 19-9(1) and is due within 14 days of moving into the new address. Registering an address for the first time after arriving in Japan falls under article 19-7(1) and is due within 14 days of settling there. Neither carries a fee

You file this yourself unless you are under 16. Where the person is under 16, or illness or another reason prevents them attending, a relative aged 16 or over living in the same household may act for them. If they are acting at the person's request, bring a letter of authorisation or similar evidence, and have the person carry a copy of their residence card