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ALIEN REGISTRATION in Japan

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Alien Registration = Gaikokujin Touroku
Foreigners planning to stay over 90 days in Japan must apply for registration within 90 days of their initial entry into the country.  An application form is submitted along with the passport to the local ward office where the applicant is living.
Applicants 16 years or older must appear in person and submit two 3.5cm x 4.5cm sized portrait photos taken within six months of the date of application.
You must to have your alien registration card to open your bank account or purchasing a mobile phone in your name.

Issuing the alien registration card takes about 2-3 weeks.
Some major bank or mobile phone companies accept ‘Certificate of Alien Registration’, so it’s better to apply for it when you apply your alien registration card.
It only costs you 300 yen per certificate.

*See also ‘Re-entry Permit’ blog.

 

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RE-ENTRY PERMIT

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Foreign residents are required to obtain a re-entry permit if leaving Japan and planning to return with the same visa.
There are 2 types of re-entry permit; SINGLE and MULTIPLE re-entry.
Application form can be downloaded from
here.

Application fee
(as of December 2008)
Single re-entry permit : 3,000 yen / person
Multiple re-entry permit : 6,000 yen / person
A multiple re-entry permit is valid until the date of expiration of your visa, or for a maximum of 3 years.
16 years of age and older applicants must appear in person to the Immigration Office near you.

What to bring:
1. Application Form
2. Certification for payment of fee*
2. Passport with valid visa attached
3. Alien Registration Card
or Certificate of Alien Registration
*you need to purchase 3,000 yen / 6,000 yen revenue stamp (Shu-nyu-inshi) from post office or convenience store and   attatch to the certificate. 
  It can be purchased at ‘ampm’ convenience store on the ground floor of Tokyo Immigration Office.

Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau (Tokyo Immigration Office)
Address: 5-5-30, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Tel: 03-5796-7111
Office hours: 9am – 12pm, 1pm – 4pm  except Sat., Sun., and holidays.

To find your nearest immigration office, please click:  http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/info/index.html

*See also “Alien Registration Card” blog.

 

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