What to do when a child is born
Last UpdateJuly 18, 2008
(1) Birth notice: Submit a notice of birth to the Citizens' Registration and Affairs Section of the City Office within 14 days of the date of birth along with a birth certificate issued by a doctor.
(2) Complete foreign resident registration within 60 days of the date of birth (individuals who submit a birth notice to a city other than Nishitokyo must obtain a birth notice submission receipt or a certificate of items registered in the foreign registry).
(3) Apply for a passport for the child at the embassy.
(4) Apply for a visa (to obtain residency status, length of stay) at the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau within 30 days of the date of birth.
Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau
Address: 5-5-30 Konan, Minato-ku
Tel: 03-5796-7111
Getting there: Take a bus from JR Shinagawa Station
Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau, Tachikawa Branch
Address: Tachikawa Hohmu Sogo Chosha, 3-31-2 Kita, Kunitachi-shi
Tel: 042-528-7179
Getting there: Take a bus from Tachikawa Station on the JR Chuo Line
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. (closed on weekends and holidays)
