About the Application Proxy System

In principle, the applicant must appear at a Regional Immigration Services Bureau for procedures related to residency applications, such as applying for an extension of period of stay, or changing the details written on their residence card. However, as an exception, the Immigration Services Agency has established a system by which a legal representative or other persons recognized by the Director-General of a Regional Immigration Services Bureau may serve as proxy for applications for the foreign national.

Overview of the application proxy system (PDF, in Japanese)

• Changes to the photograph guidelines for the Application Proxy Certificate (published on June 28, 2022) (PDF, in Japanese)
• Regarding those acting as proxies who reside outside of the applicant’s area of jurisdiction and/or allocated region (published on August 2, 2021)
• To those issued an application proxy certificate as a "company employee," "training/educational organization employee," "supervising organization employee," "registered support organization employee," or "travel agency employee" (published January 4, 2021)
• Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau to begin offering issuance of residence cards at a later date (from December 14, 2020) (in Japanese)
• Start of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau application reservation system (from December 7, 2020) (in Japanese)
• To those who are unable to participate in a training workshop on immigration control and residency management administration due to the impact of COVID-19 (published September 18, 2020)

• Approval procedures for applications by proxy
• Renewal procedures
• Periodic reports
• Other

• About training workshops on immigration control and residency management administration