Lists of Jurisdictional Areas
 

 

  1. "Application Procedures for Statuses of Residence"
    In principle, applicant may file applications at regional immigration bureau, district immigration office or branch office in charge of the applicant foreign resident's address.
  2. "Application for Certificate of Eligibility"
    In principle, applicant may file applications at regional immigration bureau or district immigration office in charge of the address of the applicant's employer (application agent) or applicant's relatives. It should be noted that some branch offices do not handle some of application procedures for certificate of eligibility.
  3. If you have any other questions, refer to your nearest regional immigration bureau, district immigration office or branch office.
Name Jurisdictional Area
Application Procedures for Statuses of Residence *1 Application for Certificate of Eligibility *2
Sapporo Regional Immigration Bureau Hokkaido Hokkaido
                    Otaru Port Branch Office
Hakodate Port Branch Office
Kushiro Port Branch Office
Chitose Tomakomai Branch Office Handles no application procedure Handles no application procedure
Tomakomai office Hokkaido Hokkaido
Wakkanai Port Branch Office

Name Jurisdictional Area
Application Procedures for Statuses of Residence *1 Application for Certificate of Eligibility *2
Sendai Regional Immigration Bureau Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima
 Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima
                    Sendai Airport Branch Office Handles no application procedure Handles no application procedure
Koriyama Branch Office Fukushima Fukushima
Sakata Port Branch Office Yamagata and Akita Yamagata and Akita
Morioka Branch Office Iwate, Aomori and Akita Iwate, Aomori and Akita
Akita Branch Office Akita Akita
Aomori Branch Office Aomori and Akita Aomori and Akita

Name Jurisdictional Area
Application Procedures for Statuses of Residence *1 Application for Certificate of Eligibility *2
Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Niigata, Yamanashi and Nagano Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Niigata, Yamanashi and Nagano
                    Haneda Airport Branch Office Handles no application procedure Handles no application procedure
Shinjuku Branch Office Handles no application procedure Handles no application procedure
Tachikawa Branch Office Tokyo Tokyo
Yokota office Handles no application procedure Handles no application procedure
Saitama Branch Office Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Yamanashi and Nagano Saitama
Chiba Branch Office Chiba Chiba
Mito Branch Office Ibaraki Ibaraki
Utsunomiya Branch Office Tochigi Tochigi
Takasaki Branch Office Gunma and Saitama Gunma and Saitama
Nagano Branch Office Nagano Nagano
Niigata Branch Office Niigata Niigata
Kofu Branch Office Yamanashi Yamanashi
Narita Airport District Immigration Office Handles no application procedure Handles no application procedure
Yokohama District Immigration Office Kanagawa Kanagawa
  Kawasaki Branch Office Kanagawa and Tokyo (Machida, Komae, Tama and Inagi Cities) Kanagawa and Tokyo (Machida, Komae, Tama and Inagi Cities)

Name Jurisdictional Area
Application Procedures for Statuses of Residence *1 Application for Certificate of Eligibility *2
Nagoya Regional Immigration Bureau Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie
  Toyohashi Port Branch Office Aichi Aichi
Yotsukaichi Port Branch Office Mie Mie
Hamamatsu Branch Office Shizuoka Shizuoka
Shizuoka Branch Office Shizuoka Shizuoka
Fukui Branch Office Fukui Fukui
Toyama Branch Office Toyama Toyama
Kanazawa Branch Office Ishikawa and Toyama Ishikawa and Toyama
Gifu Branch Office Gifu Gifu
Chubu Airport District Immigration Office Handles no application procedure Handles no application procedure

Name Jurisdictional Area
Application Procedures for Statuses of Residence *1 Application for Certificate of Eligibility *2
Osaka Regional Immigration Bureau Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara and Wakayama Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara and Wakayama
                    Kyoto Branch Office Kyoto Kyoto and Shiga
Maizuru Port Branch Office Kyoto Kyoto
Nara Branch Office Nara Nara
Wakayama Branch Office Wakayama Wakayama
Otsu Branch Office Shiga Shiga
Kansai Airport District Immigration Office Handles no application procedure Handles no application procedure
Kobe District Immigration Office Hyogo Hyogo
  Himeji Port Branch Office Hyogo Hyogo

Name Jurisdictional Area
Application Procedures for Statuses of Residence *1 Application for Certificate of Eligibility *2
Hiroshima Regional Immigration Bureau Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi
                    Fukuyama Port Branch Office Hiroshima and Okayama Hiroshima and Okayama
Shimonoseki Branch Office Yamaguchi Yamaguchi
Shunan Branch Office Yamaguchi Yamaguchi
Hiroshima Airport Branch Office Handles no application procedure Handles no application procedure
Okayama Branch Office Okayama Okayama
Sakaiminato Branch Office Tottori Tottori
Matsue Branch Office Shimane Shimane

Name Jurisdictional Area
Application Procedures for Statuses of Residence *1 Application for Certificate of Eligibility *2
Takamatsu Regional Immigration Bureau Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi
                    Matsuyama Branch Office Ehime Ehime
Komatsujima Branch Office Tokushima Tokushima
Kochi Branch Office Kochi Kochi

Name Jurisdictional Area
Application Procedures for Statuses of Residence *1 Application for Certificate of Eligibility *2
Fukuoka Regional Immigration Bureau Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa
                    Hakata Port Branch Office Handles no application procedure Handles no application procedure
Fukuoka Airport Branch Office Handles no application procedure Handles no application procedure
Kita Kyushu Branch Office Fukuoka, and Oita (Nakatsu City and Usa City) Fukuoka, and Oita (Nakatsu City and Usa City)
Saga Branch Office Saga Handles no application procedure
Nagasaki Branch Office Nagasaki Nagasaki
Tsushima Branch Office Nagasaki (Kami-Agata-gun and Shimo-Agata-gun, i.e., entire Tsushima area) Nagasaki (Kami-Agata-gun and Shimo-Agata-gun, i.e., entire Tsushima area)
Oita Branch Office Oita and Miyazaki Oita and Miyazaki
Kumamoto Branch Office Kumamoto, Fukuoka (Omuta City), Oita (Hida-gun) and Miyazaki (Nishi-Usuki-gun) Kumamoto, Fukuoka (Omuta City), Oita (Hida-gun) and Miyazaki (Nishi-Usuki-gun)
Kagoshima Branch Office Kagoshima and Miyazaki Kagoshima and Miyazaki
Miyazaki Branch Office Miyazaki -

Name Jurisdictional Area
Application Procedures for Statuses of Residence *1 Application for Certificate of Eligibility *2
Naha District Immigration Office Okinawa Okinawa
                    Naha Airport Branch Office Handles no application procedure Handles no application procedure
Kadena Branch Office Okinawa Okinawa
Miyakojima Branch Office Okinawa (Hirara City and Miyako-gun) Okinawa (Hirara City and Miyako-gun)
Ishigaki Port Branch Office Okinawa (Ishigaki City and Yaeyama-gun) Okinawa (Ishigaki City and Yaeyama-gun)