Changing personal information （name, etc）

You need to notify the Immigration Bureau when you change personal information. You’ll need to bring your passport, a photo, and your resident card along with an application to the Morioka Immigration Office. You must notify them within 14 days of the change. They will supply you with a new Residence Card.

• Morioka Immigration Office

This is for changing:

• Name
• Gender
• Date of birth
• Nationality

Note: When changing your address, you only need to notify the city hall of the place you move from, and the city hall of the place you move to. They will notify Immigration for you.

• changing your address

What you need

Item	Japanese translation	Details	Where to get it?
Passport	パスポート, pasupoto		N/A
Residence card	在留カード, zairyruu kado		N/A
Application	在留カード記載事項変更届出書, zairyuu kado kisai jikou henkou todokedesho	Link to the application	Online or at the Immigration Office
4cm x 3cm photo of the applicant	-	The photo must show the applicant facing forward, without any hats or head coverings. The background must be plain, and the photo easy to see. It must be taken within the last three months.	Photo booths or photo shops
Documents proving the change in question		Such as a passport with the new name/gender, a marriage certificate, etc

• Link to the application（外部リンク）

Further details can be found at:

• Notification of a change in an item on the residence card （other than the address）（外部リンク）