Hi All,
I am currently on a working holiday visa in Japan. As per the law (which changed in 2012), I have to register my new address within 14 days with my new ward office, whenever I move.
When I arrived, my first registration was a bit awkward because the lady I got handling it at the office was freaking out due to the nature of my registration (I intended to stay in that city a short time as I was traveling to begin with), and it took as translator and me saying "punishment for not complying is up to a year in prison" for her to get on with it. However, it got done. Following this, I submitted a "moving out notice" when I left, and they give you a certificate.
At the next city, I gave them that certificate, and they updated my address and gave me a new NHI card no problem (well not much problem, my Japanese and their English was very poor ).
During an address change, you have to tell them your next address, and previous address (at the next office).
However, for my next move, I only intend to stay in one city for a few days before settling at the next city. It seems silly to register and leave within 4 or 5 days.
So my question is: what should I do in this instance? Should I just say in City A "next address: City C", and stop by City B? The sheet also asks "when did you move in?". So I'm concerned they will ask "where were you in the 5 days in between?". At the first office I registered in I was basically grilled, and I don't want to run into any trouble. I always feel scared when I go up against Japanese bureaucracy. I get the feeling that I better have everything 100% perfectly correct or they'll boot me out of the country or cause me some other big problems.
Any advice would be much appreciated, or if there is a better English-speaking place I can ask these questions, it would be much appreciated.
Regards, Hansolo
I am currently on a working holiday visa in Japan. As per the law (which changed in 2012), I have to register my new address within 14 days with my new ward office, whenever I move.
When I arrived, my first registration was a bit awkward because the lady I got handling it at the office was freaking out due to the nature of my registration (I intended to stay in that city a short time as I was traveling to begin with), and it took as translator and me saying "punishment for not complying is up to a year in prison" for her to get on with it. However, it got done. Following this, I submitted a "moving out notice" when I left, and they give you a certificate.
At the next city, I gave them that certificate, and they updated my address and gave me a new NHI card no problem (well not much problem, my Japanese and their English was very poor ).
During an address change, you have to tell them your next address, and previous address (at the next office).
However, for my next move, I only intend to stay in one city for a few days before settling at the next city. It seems silly to register and leave within 4 or 5 days.
So my question is: what should I do in this instance? Should I just say in City A "next address: City C", and stop by City B? The sheet also asks "when did you move in?". So I'm concerned they will ask "where were you in the 5 days in between?". At the first office I registered in I was basically grilled, and I don't want to run into any trouble. I always feel scared when I go up against Japanese bureaucracy. I get the feeling that I better have everything 100% perfectly correct or they'll boot me out of the country or cause me some other big problems.
Any advice would be much appreciated, or if there is a better English-speaking place I can ask these questions, it would be much appreciated.
Regards, Hansolo