Recent experience, September 2025…
- Reported the loss of my residence card to my local police station and obtained a report number;
- Attended my local immigration center, i) filled out a replacement form with a ii) recent picture (4×3 @ ¥1,000, iii) my current passport plus the police report number;?
- Received my replacement card within 30 minutes of arriving at the immigration center
(total cost ¥1,000 for the picture plus 30 minutes of my time)
Attended my local city hall and applied for 'my number' replacement card using the aforementioned police report number plus my newly-obtained residence card.
Will take about 6-8 weeks to obtain.
(total cost ¥1,000 plus 20 minutes of my time)
Lesson learned…don't lose your important cards!
by allan0227