When you have lost the passport with Re-Entry Permission or Special Re-Entry Permission abroad
2022/10/28
When you have lost the passport with a re-entry permission [Sai-nyukoku Kyoka] or a special re-entry permission [Minashi Sai-nyukoku Kyoka] abroad, you need to obtain a certification of the re-entry permit deadline [Sai-nyukoku kyoka kigenn shomei]. Please make contact with the nearest Regional Immigration Services Bureau, since you cannot apply through the Embassy.
1. Send “Application for certification of the re-entry permit deadline” and a power of attorney to your representative in Japan to apply for the proof at the nearest Regional Immigration Services Bureau.
2. Receive the issued proof from your representative.
3. Enter Japan with your new passport and the proof.
Flight company may ask you to present your residence card. Please make contact with your flight company if necessary.
You need to apply for a residence card at the nearest Regional Immigration Services Bureau within 14 days after your re-entry.
When you have lost the passport
2. Receive the issued proof from your representative.
3. Enter Japan with your new passport and the proof.
When you have lost the residence card
You may enter Japan with a re-entry permission in your passport, even if you have lost the residence card. If you have a special re-entry permission in your passport, you may enter Japan if you have a stamp of “DEPARTED [Shukkoku]” and DISEMBARKATION CARD FOR REENTRANT stamped “Out of the country on a special re-entry permission” in your passport.Flight company may ask you to present your residence card. Please make contact with your flight company if necessary.
You need to apply for a residence card at the nearest Regional Immigration Services Bureau within 14 days after your re-entry.