Notification of transfer by mail (moving outside of Japan)

• People who move out of the country
• Procedure by mail

• You may need to apply for National Health Insurance, National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin), The Long-term Care Insurance, Child Allowance, etc. at the counter. Please check in advance.
• If you are going to apply at the counter.Notification of transfer (moving outside of Japan)Please take a look at it.

• The person himself / herself
• Head of household or person and member of same household
• proxy/agent (a person who has a power of attorney from the person or a person in the same household)

Even though Address is the same, those who have different households need a power of attorney.

You can complete the procedures before moving.

The form can be obtained in the following way.

• About notice of transfer, procedure by mail (PDF: 155KB)Download and print
• The ward office also has a style.

Please use the following for notification of transfer by mail in foreign language version.

• (English) About method of transfer notice by mail (PDF: 130KB)
• (Chinese) Method of transfer notification by mail (PDF: 135KB)
• (Hangul) Method of transfer notification by mail (PDF: 141KB)
• (Español) How to submit a transfer notification by mail (PDF: 139KB)

Please be sure to provide a contact information that can be reached during the day. (If the contact information listed in the notification is different from the daytime contact information, please indicate each.)

• Driver's license
• Passport (passport)
• Health insurance card, etc.

• A detailed list of identity verification documents is available.About identity verification at the time of notification of family register / resident change and request for various certificationsPlease refer to the documentation.
• The identity verification document may contain the Address before the change of Address.
• When sending a copy of your health insurance card, please send the insurer number and the insured person symbol / number so that it is invisible due to black paint.

Please refer to the sample and make it by yourself.
Power of Attorney (PDF: 206KB)

Please mail it to the ward office Family Registry Division before moving.
List of destinations (listed on page 2 of the form) (PDF: 128KB)

• For inquiries regarding the National Health Insurance, The Long-term Care Insurance, National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin), Child Allowance, etc. after notification of transfer to a foreign country, please consult directly with the ward office in your ward. Specifically, please choose ward to live from list of procedures at the time of moving, and please confirm contact information of department in charge.
• Seal Registration will automatically expire on the date of transfer (planned) date, so you do not need to apply separately.