- Top page
- Language
- For Residents (people who live in Yokohama)
- Japanese (original manuscript of multilingual pages)
- Notification and application
- birth registration form death registration/death notification form
Main content starts here.
birth registration form death registration/death notification form
Foreigners do not have family register, but if they give birth or die in Japan, they will be subject to the Family Registry Act, so they must submit a birth report or death report to the family register notification window of the municipality where they are located. This notification will be kept for 10 years.
Last Updated March 1, 2023
When a child is born
Procedures for birth registration form when a foreigner gives birth in Japan
When a foreigner living in Japan gives birth in Japan, the following items must be performed:
- Submitted by birth registration form
- Acquisition of status of residence for children
- Application to the Government of Japan
Location to be notified
Please notify the Family Registry Division window of the municipality where you are registered as a resident.
Necessary belongings
- birth registration form and birth certificate (birth registration form paper is handed over with birth certificate if it is delivered at a medical institution)
- Mother and Child Handbook
- Parent's passport (only if you wish to indicate your parent's nationality on the certificate of acceptance)
Characters that can be used for the child's name
- Katakana (Please add romaji)
- Kanji (for countries whose names are written in kanji under the Japanese law)
When the family died
Procedures for death registration/death notification form when a foreigner died in Japan
death registration/death notification form must notify you within seven days from the date you become aware of the death.
※If you are a foreigner married to a Japanese spouse and your Japanese spouse dies, you will need to change your status of residence, so please contact the nearest Regional Immigration Bureau, branch office or branch office Please contact us.
Location to be notified
The municipal office of the deceased or the location of Address in applicant.
applicant
- Relatives of living together (You can also submit notifications from relatives who do not live together)
- Other cohabitants
- Landlord, landlord, house or land caretaker
What you need
- death registration/death notification form (Please receive a notification form with the doctor death certificate (postmortem certificate) who attended the death at the hospital.)
- Fire Burial Permit Application (at the window of Family Registry Division)
※The Fire Burial Permit Application shall be submitted to the counter together with death registration/death notification form. Fill out the fire burial permit application form with the deceased's nationality, current address, crematorium, etc. If there is no defect in the documents, a fire burial permit will be issued on the spot.
Contact information
Name of ward office | Window | Telephone | Fax |
---|---|---|---|
Aoba Ward Office Family Registry Division | 21st floor, Aoba Ward Office, 2nd floor | 045-978-2225 | 045-978-2418 |
Asahi Ward Office Family Registry Division | 12th floor, Asahi Ward Office, 1st floor | 045-954-6031 | 045-955-4411 |
Izumi Ward Office Family Registry Division | 201, 2nd floor of Izumi Ward Office | 045-800-2341 | 045-800-2508 |
Isogo Ward Office Family Registry Division | 25th floor, Isogo Ward Office, 2nd floor | 045-750-2341 | 045-750-2535 |
Kanagawa Ward Office Family Registry Division | 107th floor, 1st floor of Kanagawa Ward Office Annex | 045-411-7031 | 045-324-3586 |
Kanazawa Ward Office Family Registry Division | 205, 2nd floor of Kanazawa Ward Office | 045-788-7731 | 045-701-5234 |
Konan Ward Office Family Registry Division | No. 20 on the second floor of the Konan Ward Office | 045-847-8331 | 045-841-1281 |
Kohoku Ward Office Family Registry Division | 24th floor, Kohoku Ward Office, 2nd floor | 045-540-2250 | 045-540-2260 |
Sakae Ward Office Family Registry Division | 11th floor, 1st floor, Sakae Ward Hall Main Building | 045-894-8340 | 045-894-3413 |
Seya Ward Office Family Registry Division | 23rd floor, Seya Ward Office, 2nd floor | 045-367-5641 | 045-362-1488 |
Tsuzuki Ward Office Family Registry Division | 15th floor on the 2nd floor of Tsuzuki Ward Office | 045-948-2251 | 045-948-2259 |
Tsurumi Ward Office Family Registry Division | Tsurumi Ward Office, 2nd floor, 4th | 045-510-1700 | 045-510-1893 |
Totsuka Ward Office Family Registry Division | Totsuka Ward Office, 2nd floor, 4th | 045-866-8331 | 045-862-0657 |
Naka Ward Office Family Registry Division | 21st floor, 2nd floor of Naka Ward Office Main Building | 045-224-8291 | 045-224-8289 |
Nishi Ward Office Family Registry Division | Nishi Ward Office 1st floor No. 6 | 045-320-8331 | 045-324-3585 |
Hodogaya Ward Office Family Registry Division | 1st floor, Hodogaya Ward Hall Main Building, 1st floor | 045-334-6231 | 045-335-6781 |
Midori Ward Office Family Registry Division | 24th floor, Midori Ward Office, 2nd floor | 045-930-2247 | 045-930-2255 |
Minami Ward Office Family Registry Division | 11th floor on the 2nd floor of Minami Ward Office | 045-341-1115 | 045-341-1123 |
Contents | Contact information |
---|---|
Inquiries about this page |
Service Section of Civic Affairs Bureau Ward Administration Support Department (* Japanese only) Telephone: 045-671-2176 Fax: 045-664-5295 Email address: sh-madoguchi@city.yokohama.jp |
Page ID: 933-248-765