Lost my residence card, I saw online that I have to go to a koban, report it missing, then go to a proper police station and get a report, then take that to immigration to get a new card printed (I'm in Tokyo).
I went to the Koban and they gave me a piece of paper that has a report number on it and told me to take it to immigration as proof of report.
Does this mean I don't have to go to the proper police station for this mysterious third step? Can I take the Koban form right to immigration or am I missing something?
Also, does it cost anything to get the new card issued?
Thank you!
by Higgz221
9 comments
I don’t think you need to go to proper police station. I lost my zairyu card once and only koban slip needed. It was a long time age. So I don’t know rules have changed since.
So long as you have the number you can go straight to immigration.
Your 3step is outdated information and you can go directly to the BI, afaik.
Instructions here:
https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/procedures/nyuukokukanri10_00010.html
I lost my wallet and zairyu card a long time ago. I went to the police station and they gave a report as proof.
I don’t remember going to the koban. After then I just went straight to the Tachikawa immigration and got a new one (but had to wait for long hours). The sad (and funny) part is that they found my wallet and card a few weeks later and returned them to me after I had already gone through all the trouble of cancelling my credit cards and renewing everything.
police station to report lost/stolen. Get their proof/cert. Get passport from home if you haven’t had time yet (though I assume police would want it for the report) as you will need to carry this + the thing from police until you get your new card. Go to immigration to get new card.
In my experience, this little paper is all you need.
When I lost my card I went to a koban and was instructed to go to the local police station.
I don’t think there’s a cost, other than taking a photo.
You dont have to go to the main police station as long as you reported the incident and the police gave you the 受理番号/acceptance number, thats all you need to fill up your 陳述書/statement.
go here:
[https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/procedures/nyuukokukanri10_00010.html](https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/procedures/nyuukokukanri10_00010.html)
download the 陳述書/statement. Also, there is a checklist on what do prepare for application of reissuance of your residence card.
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