The Gunma Guide, Yes
英語版 TThhee GGuunnmmaa GGuuiiddee November/December 2012 Q4. What is the procedure for foreigners newly entering Japan? Once your new address is finalized, bring your Four months have passed since the new residency Resident Card (zairyu card) that you were issued at management system and foreign resident registration the port of entry upon arrival to Japan and submit a system went into effect. The abolition of Alien “notification of moving in” to the municipality where Registration system was one of the biggest changes, you live. Please be aware that the householder is a but the partial amendment of the Basic Resident foreign resident, you will need to prove official Registration Act, which enables applicable foreign documentation to prove your relationship to them. residents to receive a Residence Record (juminhyo), wa s also a significant change. With this change, there Q5. Is it true that under the new are many situations where foreign residents are system, I will have to submit a required to go through the same procedures as “notification of moving out” if I change address? Japanese nationals. In this issue of the Gunma Guide, Yes. Under the new system, foreign residents will we would like to share some Q&As you may want to have to go through the same procedures as know. Japanese nationals when changing address. Q1. When do I need a copy of my Resident Record? You will need to apply for a “notification of moving out” You will need a copy of your Resident Record when you at the municipality where you used to live, and submit have to prove your address.
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