Alien Registration = Gaikokujin Touroku

Foreigners planning to stay over 90 days in Japan
must apply for registration within 90 days of their
initial entry into the country.  An application form is submitted
along with the passport to the local ward office where the
applicant is living. 

Applicants 16 years or older must appear in person and submit
two 3.5cm x 4.5cm sized portrait photos taken within six months
of the date of application.

You must to have your alien registration card to open your
bank account or purchasing a mobile phone in your name.








Issuing the alien registration card takes about 2-3 weeks.

Some major bank or mobile phone companies accept 
'Certificate of Alien Registration', so it's better to apply for
it when you apply your alien registration card. 
It only costs you 300 yen per certificate.

*See also 'Re-entry Permit' blog.


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