Passport

New Passport Application (First passport or New passport after previous passport has expired)

1. One completed Application Form - Download available
   
   
   - Application form is also available at Embassy. ※Sample (PDF) ： Adult (Over 18 years old)　/ Minor and 5 years passport


2. One official copy of the Family Register (KOSEKI TOHON) or "Electronic family register identification code" (must have been issued within six months prior to the passport application; available from the municipal office in your Registered Domicile) ※Note 1
3. One passport-sized photograph (taken within the past six months)
4. Expired Japanese passport - only when applying for a new passport after previous passport has expired
5. Evidence of permission to reside in the UK
A. UK/Ireland Passport
B. UKVI 'Your immigration status' share code from https://www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status

6. Additional documents for first passport application
   If you wish to have your name written on your passport with a spelling other than Hepburn Romanisation, or if you wish to have another name written in brackets on your passport, please include in your application an official document proving the spelling of this name. Acceptable forms of proof include an original birth certificate issued by a non-Japanese government body, or a valid passport belonging to your non-Japanese parent.

The Embassy is not able to issue an official copy of the Family Register (KOSEKI TOHON).