Notification of transfer by mail of person who does not have my number card, Basic Resident Register card (moving out of the city)

• People who move out of the city
• Person who does not have my number card, Basic Resident Register card
• 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.
• When you apply at the counter.Notification of transfer at the counter (moving out of the city)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.

Prior to moving or within 14 days from the date of moving

After receiving the notification at the ward office Family Registry Division, usually about 10 days before the transfer certificate arrives.
※Before moving, please allow enough time to complete the procedure.

Notification of transfer (PDF: 156KB)

Please use the following for the transfer notice 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
• 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.
• When sending a copy of your health insurance card, please send the insurer number and the insured symbol / number so that they cannot be seen by black paint.

Please fill in the reply address ("Previous Address" or "Address") and attach a stamp.

Please refer to the sample and make it by yourself.
Power of Attorney (PDF: 136KB)

Please mail it to the ward office Family Registry Division before moving.
List of destinations (listed on page 2 of the form) (PDF: 156KB)

1. required documents to the ward office of Address (Yokohama)Family Registry Division before moving.
2. Mail a transfer certificate (documents required for transfer at the municipal office after moving) from the ward Family Registry Division
3. Bring your required documents, including the transfer certificate, and submit a transfer notification at the municipal office where you are moving.

• If the transfer notification processing has not been completed at the ward office Family Registry Division before moving, you will not be able to submit a transfer notice at the municipal office where you move.
• If you submit a transfer notice by mail, it will take a few days for the transfer at the ward office Family Registry Division. Please submit your report with plenty of time.
• If the transfer is canceled, you will need to cancel the transfer notice at the ward office in your ward.