Article 19-14-5Return of Specified Residence Cards upon the Loss of Effect, etc. of Individual Number Card Functions

①A foreign national who seeks to return a specified residence card pursuant to the provisions of Article 17, paragraph (11) of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures as applied by deeming the card to be an Individual Number Card pursuant to the provisions of Article 18-5, paragraph (9) of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures, or pursuant to the provisions of a Cabinet Order based on the provisions of Article 47 of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures, must appear at a Regional Immigration Services Bureau and submit the specified residence card, together with a copy of the written notification of return pursuant to the Appended Form No. 29-14-2 and one photograph (which is to have been taken within six months prior to the date of the return and to meet the requirements prescribed in the Appended Table III (2)).

②When returning the card as set forth in the preceding paragraph, the foreign national must present their passport. In this case, a foreign national who is unable to present their passport must submit a copy of the document stating the reasons therefor.

③If the return set forth in paragraph (1) pertains to any of the following persons, the submission of a photograph is not required, notwithstanding the provisions of that paragraph:

④Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), the foreign national is not required to personally appear to make the return set forth in that paragraph in the following cases: