Message to all foreign residents who have a My Number Card

マイナンバーカードを持っている外国人住民の皆様へ

2023/09/22 Friday Announcements, Culture and Leisure

If you have extended your period of stay, you must also extend the validity period of your My Number card.

  • The validity period of the My Number card issued to foreign residents is until the expiry date of their visa period.
  • The expiration date of the My Number card is not automatically renewed even if the visa period is renewed.
  • If you do not renew your My Number card at city hall, it will expire.
  • If your My Number card expires, you will need to pay a reissuance fee (1,000 yen).

If you are unable to renew your My Number Card due to the time required for the period of stay renewal inspection:

You can extend the validity of your My Number Card for up to two months by presenting a Zairyu Card stamped with the seal “requesting extension of period of stay” to the city hall counter (Zairyu Kikan Koushin Shinsei-chu – 在留期間更新申請中) when requesting renewal of the period of stay.

Click here to see the pamphlet [Portuguese]

Click here to see the pamphlet [spanish]

Click here to see the pamphlet [Vietnamese]

Click here to see the pamphlet [simplified Chinese]

Click here to see thepamphlet [Traditional Chinese]

Click here to see the pamphlet [English]

Click here to see the pamphlet [Korean]

Click here to see the pamphlet  [Japanese]

Consultation

  Telephone numbers where you can consult about the My Number Card 0120-0178-27
Languages ​​and Opening Hours English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish and Portuguese 9:30~20:00
Thai, Nepali and Indonesian 9:00~18:00
Vietnamese and Filipino 10:00~19:00

Coronavirus Vaccines after September 20, 2023

2023/09/22 Friday Announcements, Culture and Leisure

2023年9月20日以降の新型コロナウイルスワクチンについて

From September 20, 2023 onwards, all people aged 6 months and older will be eligible for monovalent vaccination against the Omicron (XBB.1.5) strain of the new coronavirus.

Who is eligible for vaccination

  • All people aged 5 years and over who have completed their first dose (first and second vaccine)
  • All people aged between 6 months and 4 years who have completed their first vaccination (first, second and third vaccines)
  • People who have not yet had their first vaccine

For more information, see the information provided by the city hall

The method of distributing vaccination coupons differs from city to city, so you will need to contact each city hall for more information.

Be careful with scams!

Vaccination is free (Vaccinations are free until March 31, 2024).

No personal information will be requested by phone or email.

Click here for a leaflet on vaccination after September 20th (prepared by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare).

Consultation Services

For inquiries in multiple languages, please call MieCo (Inquiry Center for Foreign Residents in Mie)

Telephone number: 080-3300-8077

Monday to Friday, from 9am to 5pm (except Saturdays, Sundays, commemorative days and New Year and New Year holidays)

Available languages ​​are English, Portuguese, Spanish, Filipino, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Nepali, Indonesian, Thai and Japanese.