What this document is
This is a NOTIFICATION, not a permission application — Immigration simply records it; free and quick. It is still an obligation: skip it and your file stops matching, which Immigration notices at the next renewal.
What it must show
- The notification form (the app fills it in for you at the final station)
- A copy of both sides of your residence card
Where to get it
Three ways: ① Immigration's electronic notification system (online, fastest) · ② By post to the notification desk of the Tokyo Immigration Bureau — it handles the WHOLE country; write 「届出書在中」 on the envelope · ③ In person at your local Immigration Bureau.
Notes
⚠️ This notification does NOT replace a permission application. If the new job differs in content → you still need a status change. Tokutei 1 workers changing employer → the status change must be APPROVED before you start work (see the 🔀 Change employer procedure).
Procedures that use this document
- Engineer renewal
- Change to Engineer
- Engineer renewal
- Change to Tokutei Ginou 2
- Tokutei Ginou 2 renewal
- Tokutei Ginou 1 renewal
- Change employer (Tokutei Ginou 1)
- Contract-related notification
- Change to Designated Activities
- Renew Designated Activities
- Permanent residence application
- Family sponsorship (COE)
- Change to Dependent status
- Dependent visa renewal
- Child born in Japan