Glossary · Every stage
在留カードzairyū kādoresidence card
What it means
A residence card (在留カード, zairyū kādo) is issued to a mid- to long-term resident (中長期在留者): the Immigration Services Agency's guide says that is a foreign national staying more than three months.
Guides that use 在留カード
- Residence status, the resident record, and a place at schoolAcross all stages
- Hoikuen application documents for foreign families: the employment form, ID, and a missing tax recordHoikuen and daycare
- The grade-6 'which junior high?' survey: what each answer means for the wardElementary school, grades 1–3
- Child allowance after you move in, and Tokyo's 018 paymentAcross all stages
- International and foreign schools in Japan: 一条校, 各種学校 or neither, and what the status means for your childAcross all stages
Related words
- 住民票 (jūminhyō)resident record
Tools and pages for this stage
What to do next
- Find your child's path: the free juken check
Free, no sign-in. The route that fits, what it costs and the deadlines on the way.
- See the season pass
Verified dates and fees for every school, a reminder before each deadline, unlimited questions.