Japan now requires “Residence Card” instead of “Alien Registration Certificate”
The Japanese government repealed The Alien Registration Act and is now requiring a “Residence Card” instead of an “Alien Registration Certificate”. Mid- or long- term residents must change their alien registration certificate to a residence card according to the government’s guidelines.
Residents can make the change at the nearest Regional Immigration Bureau, Immigration Offices of the Bureau, or their Branch Offices (hereinafter referred to as “Regional Immigration Bureaus, etc.”, except at Immigration Offices or Branch Offices which have jurisdiction solely over an airport).
