総務省｜Basic Resident Registration System for Foreign Residents｜Resident Record

This page explains the Basic Resident Registration System for foreign residents. A copy of the Resident Record serves as official documentation certifying address and personal details. Foreign resident records include the same information as Japanese nationals—name, date of birth, sex, address—plus National Health Insurance and National Pension Plan details. Foreign resident-specific matters include nationality and residency status category, which includes: medium to long-term residents, special permanent residents, those granted temporary refuge or provisional stay, and persons staying through birth or who renounced Japanese nationality.