Status of Residence Resident Registration System Disaster and Emergency Information Pregnancy and Birth Housing

Transportation Jobs and Job-Hunting Telephones, Post Offices, and Financial Institutions International Marriage and Divorce Pension and Welfare

Medicine and Healthcare Children’s Education Interpretation and Translation for Daily Life English-Speaking Resources

Status of Residence

Immigration Bureau of Japan
http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/index.html

Immigration control pamphlet
https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/policies/policies/shiori.html

Procedures (when changing status of residence, etc.)

Osaka Immigration Bureau, Kyoto Branch

TEL  ：075-752-5997
Open Hours: 9:00～12:00　13:00～16:00 (closed on weekends and holidays)
For more information:
 https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/about/region/osaka/index.html#midashi03

Osaka Immigration Bureau, Maizuru Port Branch

TEL: 0773-75-1149
Open Hours: 9:00～12:00　13:00～16:00 (closed on weekends and holidays)
For more information:
 https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/about/region/osaka/index.html#midashi04

Locations that offer multi-lingual consultation services

Foreign Residents General Information Center

English, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, etc.
Offering consultation for all types of concerns related to immigration and stay.
Consultation is available not just by telephone and in person, but also by email.

TEL: 0570－013904（ＩＰ,ＰＨＳ,Overseas:03-5796-7112）
Open hours: 8：30～17：15 (closed on weekends and holidays)
Inquiries by email are done through Japanese and English.
https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/consultation/center/index.html

Kyoto Prefectural International Center

You can consult with a specialist (*) regarding matters such as extending your period of stay or changing your status of residence. Online consultations available! (International residents in Kyoto Prefecture only)
https://www.kpic.or.jp/english/information/counseling.html

Kyoto City International Foundation

Immigration procedure consultations by judicial scriveners
TEL  : 075-752-3511　＊Reservations are necessary
http://www.kcif.or.jp/en

Links

Kyoto Gyosei Lawyer’s Association

Questions and answers regarding permanent residency and naturalization, labor, and marriage
https://www.kyoto-shoshi.jp/gyomu/　(Japanese)

Ministry of Justice, Civil Affairs Bureau

Q&A regarding nationality
http://www.moj.go.jp/MINJI/minji78.html　(Japanese)