🇯🇵 Japan Phrasebook

身分証明書 (Mibun Shōmei-sho)

Identification

印鑑証明書 (Inkan Shōmei-sho)

Registered seal certificate or notarised signature affidavit

委任状 (Ininjō)

Power of Attorney (non-resident, optional)

収入証明 (Shūnyū Shōmei)

Proof of income

銀行口座 (Ginkō Kōza)

Japanese bank account

登記事項証明書 (Tōki Jikō Shōmei-sho)

Property registry extract

重要事項説明書 (Jūyō Jikō Setsumei-sho)

Important Matter Explanation document

売買契約書 (Baibai Keiyaku-sho)

Sales contract document

買付証明書 (Kaitsuke Shōmeisho)

Make an offer with a letter of intent

重要事項説明 (Jūyō Jikō Setsumei)

Receive the Important Matter Explanation

売買契約 (Baibai Keiyaku)

Sign the sales contract and pay the deposit

住宅ローン (Jūtaku Rōn)

Finalise the mortgage (if financed)

決済と登記 (Kessai to Tōki)

Attend settlement and file ownership-transfer registration

在留カード (Zairyū Kādo)

Resident Card

転入届 (Tennyū Todoke)

Move-in notification form

個人番号通知書 (Kojin Bangō Tsūchisho)

Notice of Individual Number

本人確認書類 (Honnin Kakunin Shorui)

Identity verification documents

転入届をお願いします

ten-nyū todoke o onegai shimasu

I would like to submit a move-in notification, please

Use when: Approaching the municipal counter for residence registration

個人番号カード (Kojin Bangō Kādo)

Apply for the Individual Number Card (Optional)

交付通知書 (Kōfu Tsūchisho)

Wait for the Issuance Notification Post-Card

個人番号カード受け取り (Kojin Bangō Kādo Uketori)

Collect the Individual Number Card at the Municipal Office in Person

マイナ保険証 (Maina Hokenshō)

Register the Card with the Health Insurer for the Maina Hokenshō Function (Optional)

e-Tax

Link the Card to e-Tax for Electronic Filing of the Income-Tax Return (Optional)

個人番号カード (Kojin Bangō Kādo) / 通知カード (Tsūchi Kādo)

My Number Card or Notification Card

健康保険資格喪失証明書 (Kenkō Hoken Shikaku Sōshitsu Shōmeishō)

Certificate of Loss of Health Insurance Qualification

パスポート

Passport

印鑑 (Inkan)

Personal seal

国民健康保険課 (Kokumin Kenkō Hoken-ka)

File NHI enrolment at the municipal counter

健康保険 (Kenkō Hoken) — 社会保険 (Shakai Hoken) bundle

Be enrolled by your employer in Employees' Health Insurance

パスポート (Pasupōto)

Passport

在留資格認定証明書交付申請書 (Zairyū Shikaku Nintei Shōmeisho Kōfu Shinseisho)

Certificate of Eligibility application

写真 (Shashin)

Recent photograph

雇用契約書 / 内定通知書 (Koyō Keiyakusho / Naitei Tsūchisho)

Employment contract or offer letter

卒業証明書 / 学位記 (Sotsugyō Shōmeisho / Gakuiki)

Academic credentials

雇用条件書 / 登記事項証明書 / 法定調書 (Koyō Jōkensho / Tōki Jikō Shōmeisho / Hōteichōsho)

Sponsor company documents

ポイント計算表 (Pointo Keisanhyō)

Points Calculation Table (HSP only)

技能試験合格証 / JLPT N4 / JFT-Basic A2 (Ginō Shiken Gōkaku Shō)

Skills proficiency and language certificates (SSW only)

返信用封筒 (Henshinyō Fūtō)

Return envelope with revenue stamp

旅券 (Ryoken — Passport)

Passport

在留カード (Zairyū Kādo — Residence Card)

Residence Card

住居地届出書 (Jūkyochi Todokede-sho)

Residence-Address Notification Form

在留資格認定証明書 (Zairyū Shikaku Nintei Shōmeisho)

Certificate of Eligibility

戸籍書類 (Koseki Shorui — Family Register Documents)

Family-relation documents (when registering a household)