Notifications and application to be filed

Notification of a change of name, date of birth, gender, or nationality/region

In case you change your name, date of birth, gender, or nationality/region, for instance you change your name or your nationality/region because of marriage and other matters.

Notification period: Within 14 days of the change

Notification procedure: Notify the change at a Regional Immigration Office. This notification, in principle, must be filed in person at a Regional Immigration Office by the individual him/herself, but if that person is under the age of 16 or unable to do so because of sickness, etc., a family member living with the said individual must file the notifications on their behalf.

Required documents

• Passport
• ID Photo (4cm×3cm)
• Residence card (or Alien Registration Card)

Notification of an affiliated organization

In case a mid- to long-term resident with “Engineer” or another employment status (excluding “Artist,” “Religious Activities,” and “Journalist”), or “Student” or another learning status, leaves an organization (employer or educational institution) he/she belongs to (due to termination of contract) or moves into another organization (on a new contract), or such an organization changes its name, location, or breaks up, the resident has to notify the incident.

Notification period: Within 14 days of the incident

Notification procedure: Notify at a Regional Immigration Office or sending a notification to the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau