Renunciation Registration (Kokuseki Ridatsu Todoke)

2024/4/1
If you were born in a country with birthright citizenship, or if your parent is a foreign citizen and you hold both Japanese and foreign citizenship from birth, you may submit this registration to renounce your Japanese citizenship.
 
We are currently accepting all Registrations by mail; however, the Renunciation Registration must be submitted at our window. Once you have all the necessary documents, please contact our Registration representative to make an appointment. If you make the wrong online appointment, or visit without an appointment, our representatives will not be able to accommodate you.
 
Once your Renunciation Registration is accepted, it will take 2~3 months for the certificate (in Japanese) to be mailed.
 

Persons Subject to this Registration:

A Japanese citizen also holding a foreign citizenship can renounce their Japanese citizenship by submitting the registration to the Minister of Justice. If the renunciant (or under age 15, both parents or legal guardian) must bring the following documents to the Consulate.
 

Required Documents:

1. Two Renunciation Report Forms
- Report forms cannot be downloaded. Please request it by mailOpen a new window.
2. Two Affidavits (Certifying U.S. Citizenship)Open a new window (SampleOpen a new window)
- Must be notarized
3. One Translation Form of the AffidavitOpen a new window
- Anyone can fill this out in Japanese.
4. Original and Copy of the Birth Certificate or Foreign Passport
5. One Translation Form of the Birth Certificate or U.S. PassportOpen a new window
- Anyone can fill this out in Japanese.
6. Original and Copy of Proof of Residence
- Driver license, etc
7. One Translation of Proof of Residence
8. One Window Verification Form
9. Japanese Passport
10. One Contact Information Sheet
- Include your address, e-mail, and phone number. Please be sure that this phone number has voicemail and that the voicemail box is not full.

 

Important Information:

1. The Renunciation Report Form must be written in Japanese except where English writing is specifically required.

2. On the Renunciation Report Form, write your name exactly as it appears on your Family Registry.

3. If the renunciant is 15 years of age or over, he/she will sign their name next to「届出人」in Japanese, placing an imprint of their right thumb after their signature.

4. The renunciant (or if under age 15, both parents or legal guardian with official proof of such role) must appear in person to submit the Renunciation Registration to the Consulate that has jurisdiction over the renunciant’s residence.

5. If the renunciant is under 15 years of age, both parents or legal guardian should prepare the affidavit of citizenship for the child and sign the forms.

6. Standard processing times are 2~3 months and once the renunciation is complete, the Ministry of Justice will issue a certificate.

7. Additional supporting documents may be required on a case-by-case basis.

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