Residence Card & Notification of moving in 　& National Health Insurance

　The residency management system will be applied to all foreign nationals residing legally in Japan for
　the mid- to long-term with resident status under the Immigration Control Act (hereinafter referred to
　as "mid- to long-term residents") and, moreover, foreign nationals who do not come under any of the
　following 1 through to 6.

1. (1) Persons granted permission to stay for 3 months or less
2. (2) Persons granted "Temporary Visitor" status
3. (3) Persons granted "Diplomat" or "Official" status
4. (4) Persons recognized by Ministry of Justice ordinance as equivalent to the foreign nationals in the
   aforementioned (1) to (3)
5. (5) Special permanent residents
6. (6) Persons with no resident status

　Moreover, because the new system will allow authorities to more accurately track resident status than
　with the previous system, it makes it possible to introduce measures that will improve the convenience
　of foreign nationals who legally reside in Japan, such as a maximum period of stay of five years instead
　of period of three years, and a new reentry permit system that waives reentry permit formalities for
　foreign nationals who leave and reenter Japan within one year of the date of their original departure.

　Access to Tsukuba city Hall

　Foreign residents who are eligible to receive a Residence Card need to do a procedure of notice of
　“Moving-in Notification” at the Tsukuba City Hall(Shimin-ka), when deciding on a new address.
　Please bring your Residence Card.

　Please see the PDF for procedure of the Notification of moving-in at the Tsukuba City Hall. PDF

　　　How to fill application in 　a,i,u,e,o Chart 　Japanese Calender

　　Notification of moving in ---- “Shimin-ka”(Tsukuba City Hall 1st floor)
　　　Business hours : 8:30 am – 17:15 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday)
　　　Business hours : 8:30 am – 20:00 (Thursday)

　・Please see the New Resident Registration System for Foreign Residents (2012.07.09)
　　http://www.soumu.go.jp/main_sosiki/jichi_gyousei/c-gyousei/pdf/eng_page.pdf 　　　

　In the KEK Users Office, we perform support duties of noticing the “Moving-in Notification” to the
　Tsukuba City Hall as a part of support duties for the Users. Please contact us if you need our support.
　A passport and a document with your present address in Tsukuba are necessary for the notice of
　“Moving-in Notification”

　It is necessary to apply for the National Health Insurance at a different counter at the same time to
　inform a notice of “Moving-in Notification” in Tsukuba City Hall. The article which is necessary at the
　time of application is a residence card and application document. The KEK Users Office has it. You
　should fill it in Japanese beforehand.
　The amount of National Health Insurance tax is calculated based on the subscriber's previous year's
　a lump-sum payment.
　total income and number of dependent family. It is divided into 9 installments. However you can make.

　Please see the PDF for procedure of the National Health Insurance application at the Tsukuba City Hall.

　　　How to fill application in

　　National Health Insurance --- “Kokumin-kenko-hoken-ka” (Tsukuba City Hall 1st floor #7)
　　　Business hours : 8:30 am – 17:15 (Monday – Friday)

　Please visit the Tsukuba City website to see more informatin:
　http://www.tsukubainfo.jp/tax/national.html 　　　　

　Application of the National Health Insurance:
　http://www.city.tsukuba.ibaraki.jp/dbps_data/_material_/localhost/fuk/kokuho/kokutokusou.pdf
　(Japanese)