Basic Resident Registration Network (Basic Resident Registration Card)
Basic Resident Registration Network
This is a network that links the basic resident registers that each municipality manages through a dedicated communication line that crosses prefectural borders. In this network, a residence record number is assigned, making identity verification smoother when completing procedures such as obtaining a copy of your residence record at a different municipality and special procedures for moving in and out of a municipality.
Basic Resident Registration Card
The basic resident registration card has been discontinued since December 28, 2015. Although the basic resident registration cards can be used until their respective expiration dates, they will be collected when individual number cards are issued. You cannot use both your basic resident registration card and your individual number card.
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