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Guide to Alien Registration

Takamatsu City Hall, Citizens' Policy Department, Citizens' Affairs Section TEL (087)839-2282/FAX (087)839-2280

Foreign residents who are planning to live in Japan for more than 90 days are required to register at City Hall. Please apply in person. Bring two portrait photos (4.5cm x 3.5cm) and your passport to the Citizens' Affairs Section. Registration is free.

If there is a change in any of the information on the Alien Registration Card (ie. address, status of residence, etc) then please bring the card to the Citizens' Affairs Section within 14 days of the change and have the changes noted on the card. If you need a document proving your registration and listing the information on the card (a toroku genpyo kisai jiko shomeisho) then go to the Citizens' Affairs Section, a Citizens' Service Center, or your nearest branch office (including Sogawa, Higashi-ueta, and Nishi-ueta community centers, Shionoe, and Kaminishi liason offices) to apply for the document. There is a processing fee of 350 yen per copy.

Enrolling in National Pension

Citizens' Affairs Section (1st Floor, Window 6 TEL (087)839-2322)
Each Branch Office and Field Office

Everyone over the age of twenty and under the age of sixty with an address in Japan is required to enroll in the National Pension Plan

People who need to enroll:

  • People who have just turned twenty, or whose address or name has changed. (However, people who are contributing to employee's pension, are mutual aid association members, or are dependent spouses of said people do not have to enroll)
  • People who have quit their job.
  • People who have ceased to be dependent on a person who is either contributing to employee's pension or belongs to a mutual aid association
* n each case, please confirm in advance what needs to be brought in to complete the procedure, and come in to the Citizens' Affairs Section at City Hall or to your local Branch Office or Field Office. For enquiries about employee's pension and mutual aid association pension, please contact the office at your workplace, the mutual aid association, or the Takamatsu Nishi Social Insurance Office (087)822-2841, or the Takamatsu Higashi Social Insurance Office (087)861-3867.

Registering a Personal Seal (inkan toroku)

Citizens' Affairs Section (1st Floor, Window 5, TEL (087)839-2282),
Each Branch Office and Field Office

Anyone over age 15 (excluding wards of the court) with an address in Takamatsu can register a personal seal. There is a limit of one seal per person.

Who (Registrant) Things to Bring
People who register in person can receive the Proof of Registration immediately.
  1. Seal to be registered (must not be a rubber stamp)
  2. Personal Seal Registration Application Form
  3. Drivers license or other photo identification
Applying by proxy. (Proof of Registration will be sent later) Bring 1 and 2 as above, as well as a letter indicating power of attorney. After the application is submitted, notification will be sent to the applicant by mail, so bring in the reply card that has been signed and stamped by the applicant. Either the applicant or a proxy can bring in the reply card. Please bring ID when coming to collect the Proof of Registration.
* When the personal seal is registered, a "Proof of Registration" card will be issued. If you need a Personal Seal Proof of Registration Certificate, bring this card and some personal identification to the Citizens' Affairs Section window.
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