Moving-Out Notification (Tenshutsu-todoke) When Leaving Japan

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Anyone registered as a resident in Japan who moves abroad files a moving-out notification (Tenshutsu-todoke 転出届, often called Kaigai Tenshutsu-todoke 海外転出届 or Kokugai Tenshutsu-todoke 国外転出届) at their city or ward office, which removes them from the Basic Resident Register. The law requires you to notify before you leave, and municipalities generally apply the rule when you move abroad for 1 year or more, whether you are a Japanese citizen or a registered foreign resident.¹²³ Filing ends the address-based link to National Health Insurance, compulsory National Pension coverage, Child Allowance and seal registration, so the date you write on the form matters.⁴⁵⁶⁷

What Is the Tenshutsu-todoke and Why Is It Mandatory?

The Basic Resident Register and Article 24 of the Basic Resident Registration Act

The Basic Resident Register (Jumin Kihon Daicho 住民基本台帳) is the municipal record behind your Juminhyo (住民票, residence certificate). Every change of address is reported to it through a notification, and moving out of a municipality is governed by Article 24 of the Basic Resident Registration Act (Jumin Kihon Daicho Ho 住民基本台帳法).¹

転出をする者は、あらかじめ、その氏名、転出先及び転出の予定年月日を市町村長に届け出なければならない。

In plain English: a person who moves out must notify the mayor in advance of their name, destination, and planned date of moving out.¹ The provision contains no day count, which matters for the timing section below.

Notifications must be made in writing, and the municipality verifies the identity of whoever stands at the counter (Article 27).¹ An agent from outside your household must also show documents proving their authority, such as a power of attorney.¹

Foreign residents are recorded in the same register. Mid- to long-term residents, Special Permanent Residents and certain other foreign nationals have resident records under Article 30-45 of the same Act.¹ Meguro City and Ota City both state that foreign nationals registered with them must file the moving-out notification when they move abroad.²³

Not filing has a legal consequence. Under Article 52(2), a person who fails without justifiable reason to make the notification may be liable to a non-criminal administrative fine (karyo 過料) of up to ¥50,000, and Article 52(1) applies the same cap to false notifications; Article 53 assigns these cases to the summary court.¹ Meguro City notes that a significant delay after departure may lead to this fine, so treat it as a real possibility rather than an automatic charge.²

Who Must File: The 1-Year Abroad Threshold

The 1-year trigger comes from municipal practice, not from the statute. Meguro City requires the notification when you move abroad for 1 year or more, Ota City applies it to overseas business trips or travel of 1 year or more, and Suginami City uses the softer wording “roughly 1 year or more” (oomune ichinen ijo おおむね1年以上).²³⁸ The 1-year figure does not appear in the Act or its Enforcement Order.¹⁹

If your stay will be shorter or your plans are uncertain, ask your municipality first; tax and insurance residence is a separate analysis, covered in our guides to long-term relocation versus temporary stay and its effect on tax and legal status and resident versus non-resident status for Japanese tax.

How an Overseas Move Differs From a Domestic Move

A domestic move involves two offices. You file the moving-out notification at your old municipality, normally receive a moving-out certificate (Tenshutsu Shomeisho 転出証明書), and then file a moving-in notification (Tennyu-todoke 転入届) at the new municipality within 14 days after moving in (Article 22).¹⁹

An overseas move involves only one. The Enforcement Order requires the mayor to issue a moving-out certificate except when the person is moving out to a foreign country (kokugai ni tenshutsu o suru toki 国外に転出をするとき), and Meguro and Ota both state that no certificate is issued for moves abroad.⁹²¹⁰ The same clause also excludes certain My Number card cases, so overseas moves are not the only situation in which no certificate is issued.⁹

Step	Moving to another Japanese municipality	Moving abroad
Where you file	Old municipality, then new municipality	Former municipality only
Moving-out certificate (転出証明書)	Issued, except in certain My Number card cases⁹	Not issued⁹²¹⁰
Follow-up notification	Moving-in notification within 14 days after moving in¹	None in Japan
Mynaportal online filing	Available to eligible card holders (as of October 2026)¹¹	Not available (as of October 2026)¹¹¹²
Koseki no Fuhyo (Japanese nationals)	Updated with the new domestic address¹	Records overseas emigrant status and planned move-out date¹

Filing also invalidates the signing electronic certificate (shomeiyo denshi shomeisho 署名用電子証明書) on a My Number card (Yokohama City).¹² If you lack a full overseas address, ask the counter how much of it they need.

When to File: Before Departure and the Common 14-Day Window

What the Law Requires vs What City Halls Accept

The law says only “in advance” (arakajime あらかじめ). Article 24 requires notification before the move, with no fixed number of days.¹ The 14-day periods in the Act belong to other notifications: moving in (Article 22) and household changes (Article 25).¹

Municipalities set their own acceptance windows, and many open about 14 days before departure. Our master relocation framework compares three Tokyo wards; the details below add what it leaves out (as of October 2026):

Meguro City: besides opening 14 days before departure, it sets a deadline of 14 days after the move (next business day if that is a closed day).²
Ota City: counter appointments can be booked online, and the night and holiday counters also accept the notification.³
Yokohama City: its counter and postal pages state only that you can file before the move, with no day count.¹²⁷

File inside your own municipality’s window, and check its page rather than assuming another ward’s rule applies.

Choosing Your Move-Out Date Strategically

The planned move-out date drives several clocks. National Health Insurance eligibility ends the day after you cease to have an address in the prefecture, and compulsory National Pension Category 1 coverage ends the day after you cease to have an address in Japan.⁴⁵ Child Allowance stops with the month in which the ground for payment ceases.⁶

Resident tax adds a calendar dimension around the turn of the year, because the assessment date is January 1 (see the resident tax section below).¹³ If you are weighing a late-December against an early-January departure, read our guide to inhabitant tax (Juminzei) for departing residents before you fix the date.

Filing After You Have Already Left

Late filing is possible, but you must prove when you left. Bunkyo accepts filing by a former household member within 14 days after departure, and asks for a copy of all passport pages when the move is backdated by 14 days or more (as of October 2026).¹⁴ Meguro City requires the original immigration entry and exit record (shutsunyukoku kiroku 出入国記録) from the Immigration Services Agency when the move is backdated by 1 year or more (as of October 2026).²

Ota City’s postal route asks people already abroad to add copies of the passport photo page and the departure-stamp page, and to contact the office in advance (as of October 2026).¹⁰ At the Ota counter, the departure date is checked against the passport.³

Until your record is updated, you may continue to be treated as a resident for resident tax, health insurance and pension purposes, and late filing leaves you exposed to the Article 52(2) fine.¹

Step-by-Step Filing Procedure at City Hall

Most people complete the notification in one visit, but preparation starts about a month ahead. The timeline below covers the final month and after departure; the full 12-month plan is in our master relocation framework.

T-1 month: plan the filing

Find your municipality’s page for moving abroad and note its acceptance window, counter location and hours (windows vary, as of October 2026).¹²²³¹⁴
Decide whether you will file at the counter or by post (Japanese nationals keeping a My Number card should plan on the counter).⁷
If someone else will file for you, download your municipality’s power of attorney template and sign it before you leave.¹⁴
If the household head is leaving and two or more people remain, decide who becomes the new head.¹¹⁵

T-3 to T-2 weeks: collect certificates

Obtain residence certificates, seal registration certificates and any other certificates you need while convenience-store issuance still works.¹⁴
Book a counter appointment if your municipality offers one.³

Inside the window, before departure: file and do the counter circuit

File the Tenshutsu-todoke in person, by post, or through a proxy.
Visit the National Health Insurance, National Pension, Child Allowance and tax desks as they apply to you.⁷
Japanese nationals: apply for My Number card continued use no later than the day before departure (as of October 2026).¹²²

After departure

If you did not file before leaving, have a household member or proxy file within the municipal window, with proof of your departure date.¹⁰¹⁴
Request the deregistered residence certificate (Juminhyo no Johyo) by post or through a proxy when you need it.¹⁶¹⁷

Before Your Visit: Certificates to Obtain While Still Registered

Convenience-store certificate issuance stops once you file. Bunkyo City states that its convenience-store service cannot be used after the moving-out procedure.¹⁴ Collect any residence, seal registration (Inkan Toroku Shomeisho 印鑑登録証明書) or other certificates you need for property, banking or visa paperwork first.

Some offices allow a short grace period. Bunkyo can still issue residence and seal registration certificates at the counter until the day before the planned move-out date, on presentation of a passport (as of October 2026).¹⁴ In Yokohama, seal registration expires automatically on the planned departure date, so do not count on obtaining a seal certificate afterwards.⁷

If you need tax certificates, ask the tax division before filing which ones will remain available after deregistration.

At the Resident Registration Counter

The form is usually the Jumin Ido Todoke (住民異動届, resident change notification). By law it must state your name, destination and planned move-out date.¹¹²

Check where your municipality takes overseas moves. Yokohama handles them at the ward office family register section (Koseki-ka 戸籍課), not at City Hall or its service corners (as of October 2026).¹² Bring photo ID for the person at the counter, plus a power of attorney if an agent is filing.¹²

If the household head leaves and others remain, the change of household head must be notified within 14 days under Article 25.¹ Meguro City says no notification is needed when only one person remains, while Nakano City’s postal form guidance calls for naming a new head when two or more people aged 15 or over remain.¹⁸¹⁵ Some moving-out forms include a field for the new head, so this can often be handled on the same visit.¹⁵

The Counter Circuit: NHI, Pension, Child Allowance and Other Desks

The moving-out notification is only the first desk. Yokohama notes that National Health Insurance, National Pension, Long-Term Care Insurance and Child Allowance may each require a separate procedure at the relevant department (as of October 2026).⁷ No official source fixes the order, so treat the flow below as a typical sequence.

flowchart TD
    A["Resident Registration desk: file Tenshutsu-todoke"]
    B{"Enrolled in National Health Insurance?"}
    C["NHI desk: return eligibility certificate, settle premiums"]
    D{"National Pension Category 1?"}
    E["Pension desk: loss of compulsory coverage"]
    E1["Japanese nationals: voluntary enrollment option"]
    E2["Foreign nationals: Lump-Sum Withdrawal option after departure"]
    F{"Receiving Child Allowance?"}
    G["Child welfare desk: notify move abroad"]
    H["Optional: Tax division for Nohzei Kanrinin designation"]
    I["Optional: My Number card continued use, Japanese nationals"]
    N["Note: desk order and availability vary by municipality"]
    A --> B
    B -- "Yes" --> C
    B -- "No" --> D
    C --> D
    D -- "Yes" --> E
    E --> E1
    E --> E2
    D -- "No" --> F
    E1 --> F
    E2 --> F
    F -- "Yes" --> G
    F -- "No" --> H
    G --> H
    H --> I

National Health Insurance (Kokumin Kenko Hoken 国民健康保険): return eligibility documents and settle final premiums.⁴
National Pension (Kokumin Nenkin 国民年金): confirm the end of compulsory coverage; Japanese nationals can ask about voluntary enrollment (Nin’i Kanyu 任意加入), foreign nationals about the Lump-Sum Withdrawal Payment (Dattai Ichijikin 脱退一時金).⁵¹⁹²⁰
Child Allowance (Jido Teate 児童手当): notify the move abroad.²¹
Tax division: if liabilities will remain, designate a tax agent (Nohzei Kanrinin 納税管理人).

Proxy Filing: Household Members and Power of Attorney (Ininjou)

The law allows others to file for you, within limits. The household head may file on behalf of household members and must do so if a member cannot, while an agent who is not in the same household must show documents proving their authority.¹

Meguro City lists who may file (as of October 2026): the person moving, the household head or a household member, a legal representative, or a voluntary agent.² A person from a different household needs a power of attorney (Ininjou 委任状) written by the person moving, and a legal representative brings proof of authority issued within 3 months, such as a family register extract showing parental authority.²

Living at the same address is not always enough. Yokohama requires a power of attorney from a person who shares the address but belongs to a separate household (as of October 2026).¹² Bunkyo requires the power of attorney to be signed by the principal and offers a template, or accepts the required items written on plain paper (as of October 2026).¹⁴

The proxy brings their own photo ID and the original power of attorney.¹²¹⁴ Municipal templates can be downloaded, printed and signed by hand without entering any information online.

Required Documentation: Japanese Citizens vs. Foreign Residents

The core filing is identical for both groups, but identity documents and the fate of the My Number card differ. Confirm the list against your own municipality’s page.

Document	Japanese citizens	Foreign residents	Notes (as of October 2026)
Photo ID	My Number card, driver’s licence or passport	Residence card or Special Permanent Resident certificate; My Number card, driver’s licence or passport also accepted	Required for the person at the counter¹²³¹⁴
My Number card	Bring it to apply for continued use, by the day before departure	Becomes invalid on moving abroad; Yokohama asks for it to be returned	Card-holder rules differ by nationality¹²²
NHI eligibility certificate (資格確認書)	Bring if enrolled	Bring if enrolled	Listed by Bunkyo¹⁴
Old health insurance card (保険証)	Not accepted as ID in Ota since 2 December 2025	Same	Check before relying on it³
Power of attorney (委任状)	Proxy filing only	Proxy filing only	Signed by the person moving¹²²¹⁴
Passport or proof of departure	Needed for filing after departure	Needed for filing after departure	Copies of photo and stamp pages, or full passport³¹⁰¹⁴

Japanese Citizens: Koseki no Fuhyo and My Number Card Continued Use

Your family register attachment changes too. The Koseki no Fuhyo (戸籍の附票), the address history attached to the family register, records that you are an overseas emigrant and your planned move-out date instead of a Japanese address.¹ Together with the deregistered residence certificate, it becomes your official address history in Japan.

Keeping your My Number card requires action at the counter. Meguro and Yokohama require the continued-use application by the day before departure, with the card brought when you file; otherwise the card becomes invalid (as of October 2026).¹²² Because this must be done in person, Yokohama advises these card holders to file at the counter rather than by post; the full procedure is in our guide to My Number card overseas use and departure procedures.⁷

Foreign Residents: What City Hall Does Not Handle

Your My Number card ends with your registration. Foreign residents’ My Number cards become invalid on moving abroad, and Yokohama asks for the card to be returned (as of October 2026).²¹² Holders of a combined residence card and My Number card (特定在留カード) or combined Special Permanent Resident certificate lose only the My Number function; the card remains valid as a residence card or certificate.²

Deregistration does not touch your immigration status. A standard re-entry permit (Sainyukoku Kyoka 再入国許可) is applied for with the Immigration Services Agency before you leave, while the special re-entry permit (Minashi Sainyukoku みなし再入国許可) is declared at the port of departure, where a resident leaving without a permit also returns the residence card.²²²³ None of this is done at city hall.

Filing by Mail (Mynaportal Online Filing Does Not Apply)

You cannot file an overseas moving-out notification online; the routes are the counter, post, or a proxy.

Why Mynaportal Online Filing Does Not Cover Overseas Moves

The Digital Agency’s online moving service is domestic only. Its moving procedure online service (Hikkoshi Tetsuzuki Online Service 引越し手続オンラインサービス, or moving one-stop service 引越しワンストップサービス) is limited to people moving within Japan (as of October 2026).¹¹ It notifies both your current and your new municipality, and the related provisions of the Act assume a later moving-in notification in Japan; an overseas move has no receiving municipality.¹¹¹

Municipalities say the same thing explicitly (as of October 2026):

Yokohama City: online moving-out filing through Mynaportal cannot be used for moves abroad.²⁴¹²
Hamamatsu City: online filing is limited to domestic moves, and overseas notifications cannot be handled online.²⁵
Meguro City: the one-stop moving service is limited to moves within Japan.²⁶

No municipal exception for overseas moves was found (as of October 2026).¹¹²⁴¹²²⁵²⁶

Filing by Post: What to Send and When

Postal filing is widely accepted for overseas moves, and Bunkyo City recommends it (as of October 2026).¹⁴ Contents vary, so use your own city’s form and instructions.

Yokohama’s postal filing package (as of October 2026):⁷

The printed postal notification form (guides are available in English, Chinese, Korean and Spanish).
A copy of the filer’s ID; on health insurance copies, black out the insurer number and insured person number.
A daytime contact phone number.
A power of attorney if a proxy is filing.
Send it to the family register section of the ward office for your pre-move address; it can be filed before the move.

Ota City’s postal filing package (as of October 2026):¹⁰

At least one ID copy (driver’s licence front and back, or My Number card front only).
No return envelope is needed when the destination is abroad.
If you have already left Japan, add copies of the passport photo page and the departure-stamp page.

Post suits people not using My Number continued use, since that requires a counter visit.⁷ Make sure the notification arrives inside your municipality’s window, and keep a copy of everything you mail.

flowchart TD
    S{"Japanese national keeping the My Number card?"} -- "Yes" --> C["File in person at the counter, by the day before departure"]
    S -- "No" --> L{"Still in Japan inside the municipal window?"}
    L -- "Yes" --> O["Counter, post, or proxy with power of attorney"]
    L -- "No, already abroad" --> P["Post or proxy, with passport copies or immigration record"]
    M["Mynaportal online filing: not available for overseas moves"]

The Deregistered Resident Certificate (Juminhyo no Johyo): Why You Need It Abroad

Once deregistered, you can no longer obtain an ordinary Juminhyo. What you request instead is a certified copy of the deregistered record (Juminhyo no Johyo 住民票の除票).

What the Johyo Shows and Who Asks for It

When your resident record is deleted, the municipality keeps it as a deregistered record (johyo 除票) in a separate register.¹ Minoh City describes how a person’s record becomes a deregistered residence record on moving out of the city; the person may request a copy, and an agent needs a power of attorney.²⁷

In practice, the Johyo proves your last Japanese address and the date you left the register. Some institutions request it when you handle Japanese matters from abroad, so ask whether yours needs one.

How to Request It From Abroad or via a Proxy

Fees are low, but payment is the hard part. Meguro City and Kobe City each charge ¥300 per copy, and their other practices differ sharply (as of October 2026).¹⁶¹⁷

Item	Meguro City (as of October 2026)¹⁶	Kobe City (as of October 2026)¹⁷
Fee	¥300 per copy	¥300 per copy
Payment	Fixed-amount postal money order (Teigaku Kogawase 定額小為替); credit card and PayPay for postal requests from 1 April 2026; stamps, revenue stamps and cheques not accepted	Online payment (requires an account) or fixed-amount postal money order
Where it is sent	Only to the requester’s registered address	To your overseas address by ordinary mail, international registered mail or EMS
Proof of address	Not applicable (sent to the registered address)	Copy of an official ID showing your current overseas address, with a Japanese translation; a passport does not prove address
Return postage	Per municipal instructions	Japanese stamps or International Reply Coupons

Fixed-amount postal money orders are usually bought at a Japanese post office, which is difficult from abroad, so a proxy in Japan holding a signed power of attorney is often the practical route.²⁷ Convenience-store issuance is not available after moving out.¹⁴

Retention Period: The 150-Year Rule

Deregistered records are now kept for 150 years. The Enforcement Order requires municipalities to keep deregistered resident records and deregistered Koseki no Fuhyo records (戸籍の附票の除票) for 150 years from the date of deletion.⁹ The period was previously 5 years, and Yokohama City dates the change to 20 June 2019.²⁸

Older records may still be unavailable. Yokohama cannot issue deregistered certificates for records up to 31 March 2013, and Minoh cannot issue those removed on or before 20 June 2014 (as of October 2026).²⁸²⁷

Downstream Consequences of Deregistration (Taxes, Healthcare, Pension)

Deregistration switches off several address-based systems at once. Topics with their own guides are covered here only at pointer level.

Item	What happens on deregistration	Action needed	Full guide
Resident tax (Juminzei 住民税)	No assessment for the following fiscal year if deregistered by December 31; the current year’s bill remains¹³	Plan the departure date; settle or appoint an agent	Inhabitant tax for departing residents
National Health Insurance	Eligibility ends the day after you cease to have an address in the prefecture⁴	Return documents, settle premiums	NHI and Shakai Hoken cancellation
National Pension	Compulsory Category 1 coverage ends the day after you cease to have an address in Japan⁵	Choose voluntary enrollment or Lump-Sum Withdrawal	Pension guides
Child Allowance (Jido Teate)	Payment ends with the month eligibility ceases⁶	Notify the child allowance desk²¹	This guide
Seal registration (Inkan Toroku)	Expires automatically on the planned departure date (Yokohama)⁷	Get certificates first	This guide
My Number card	Japanese nationals: continued use on application; foreign nationals: invalid¹²²	Apply or return the card	My Number card guide
Tax agent (Nohzei Kanrinin)	No automatic designation	Appoint one if liabilities remain	Appointing a tax agent
Long-Term Care Insurance	May require a separate procedure⁷	Ask the relevant desk	Municipal page

Resident Tax (Juminzei) and the January 1 Rule

Resident tax is most affected by your filing date. The assessment date for individual inhabitant tax is January 1, and for people covered by the Basic Resident Registration Act, having an address in a municipality means being recorded in its register.¹³²⁹ Each fiscal year (April to March) is assessed on the previous calendar year’s income, so a moving-out notification effective on or before December 31 means no assessment for the following fiscal year, while the current year’s bill remains due.¹³²⁹

Deregistering on paper is not enough. A municipality may still tax a person who actually lives there even if they are not recorded in its register.¹³ The calculations and the tax agent forms are covered in our guides to inhabitant tax for departing residents and to appointing a tax agent (Nohzei Kanrinin) in Japan.

National Health Insurance and National Pension

Both systems are tied to your address, so the end dates follow the move-out date described in the timing section above.⁴⁵ One pension exception is worth knowing: a dependent spouse in Category 3 can remain covered abroad where a Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare ordinance treats them as having their base of living in Japan.⁵

For premiums and pension options after departure, see our guides to National Health Insurance and Shakai Hoken cancellation, voluntary National Pension enrollment for Japanese citizens abroad, and the lump-sum pension withdrawal for foreign residents.¹⁹²⁰

Child Allowance (Jido Teate) Termination

Child Allowance follows the parent’s address. It is paid to a parent who has an address in Japan, and the child must also have an address in Japan unless abroad for study or another reason set by Cabinet Office Ordinance.⁶ Payment ends with the month in which the ground for payment ceases.⁶

You must notify the child allowance desk. The Children and Families Agency requires a notification when the recipient’s, spouse’s or child’s address changes, including moves abroad.²¹ Payments for months after eligibility ended may have to be returned, so check the procedure with your municipality.

If your child stays in Japan, a person in Japan whom the parents designate (fubo shiteisha 父母指定者) and who cares for the child may receive the allowance; the agency’s Q&A gives a grandparent as an example.⁶³⁰

If your child moves abroad with you, the allowance is in principle not paid; the study-abroad exception applies only where the child lives abroad for education and not with the parents.³⁰

Current amounts are ¥15,000 per month under age 3, ¥10,000 from age 3 through high school age, and ¥30,000 for the third child onward, paid in even months for the preceding two months (as of October 2026).²¹

Inkan Registration and Other Resident-Linked Services

Seal registration ends without a separate step, as described in the certificates section above.⁷ Abroad, a signature certificate replaces the seal certificate: the Ministry of Justice states that a person living abroad who cannot obtain a seal certificate may use a signature certificate (Shomei Shomei 署名証明) issued by a Japanese consul instead, in the context of real estate registration.³¹ Check your Japanese embassy or consulate’s page for requirements.

Common Pitfalls & Regulatory Compliance Risks

Calling the 14-day window “the law”. Article 24 requires only advance notification; windows are municipal practice.¹
Not filing at all. Failing to file without justifiable reason can lead to an administrative fine of up to ¥50,000.¹
Trying Mynaportal for an overseas move. Online moving-out filing is limited to domestic moves (as of October 2026).¹¹¹²²⁵²⁶
Forgetting certificates. Convenience-store issuance ends after filing, and seal registration expires on the planned departure date.¹⁴⁷
Filing by post when you want to keep your My Number card. Continued use needs a counter application by the day before departure (as of October 2026).¹²⁷²
Leaving a household without a head. If two or more people remain, the household change must be notified within 14 days.¹¹⁸
Filing late without proof of departure. Backdated filings require passport copies or an immigration entry and exit record.²¹⁴
Moving out on or after January 1 without planning resident tax. Registration on January 1 means an assessment for the fiscal year that starts that April.¹³
Forgetting Child Allowance. Notify the move abroad to avoid overpayments you may have to return.²¹
Foreign residents assuming city hall settles immigration status. Re-entry permits and residence card procedures are handled by the Immigration Services Agency, not by city hall.²²²³

References & Official Sources

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