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[nobuko]

So my passport has expired, and it's been a pain in the neck trying to find the nearest Consulate/Embassy in Osaka. After countless websites, I found a couple of articles stating that as of 2007 they have closed the consulate in Osaka. Is there absolutely nothing in Osaka where I can verify if I have the proper documents for submission? Am I suppose to travel all the way to Tokyo or Nagoya since they seem like the only operating facilities available.

What gives? HELP!

[southofreality]

My mistake - Deleted

[Brooks]

I think you have to go to the embassy in Tokyo, or maybe you could mail it.

[Brooks]

there are consulates in Hiroshima and Nagoya, and Sapporo.
Dunno why they closed the Osaka consulate. Maybe Harper wants to save money.

[saloc]

I'm not sure if it depends on your country or not, but I recently renewed my UK passport and there was no need to go anywhere. You just send the passport and fee to the embassy with the appropriate forms (downloadable from the embassy website) and photos and they send you a new passport back a few days later. It was all very easy. Just call your embassy and I'm sure they'll explain it. You'll probably need to make a trip to your local immigration office afterwards to transfer your visa though.

[Apsara]

Even if the Osaka consulate (embassies are generally only found in capital cities) has closed, there will almost certainly be an option to do it by post/courier through the embassy in Tokyo- they should also be able to advise you of the situation with the Osaka consulate as well.

We New Zealanders actually have to send our passports and applications back to NZ to be renewed as the Embassy doesn't do them any more.

The regional Immigration office has nothing to do with passport renewal, only with transferring your visa into the new passport afterwards.

[flyer]

if your passport has expired then I imagine that immigration will not be happy with you at all
they don't like people who let their visas and passports expire

[Apsara]

I don't think passport expiry is up there with visa expiry in the eyes of Immigration, i.e. not a deportable offense. It's never a good idea to let your passport expire while in a foreign country though in case you need to leave on short notice for a family emergency etc.

The sooner you renew it the better though- as I said before, if you are having no luck with finding the Osaka consulate, contact the Tokyo Embassy- they will certainly have more accurate information than an anonymous forum!

[nobuko]

Looks like I'll be going to Nagoya. Continue reading and you'll understand just how painful renewing your Canadian passport can be in another country.

Dear Ms. Nomura,

According to the Passport Canada, your guarantor must

-have known you personally for at least 2 years

-live in Japan

-be dentist, medical doctor, judge, police officer, mayor, notary public, practicing lawyer, signing officer of a bank

Guarantor however does not need to be a Canadian citizen.

http://www.ppt.gc.ca/cdn/section2.aspx?lang=eng&region=international

Your references can be any national and can live in Canada or in Japan.

If you do not have a guarantor in Japan, please sign a Statutory Declaration in Lieu of Guarantor (ppt132 form) in person at either the Embassy/nearest Canadian Consulate or a Japanese notary public office (kosho nin yakuba) in your area.

Your passport application can be mailed so long as the PPT132 form is notarized by a notary public and one of your photos has notary public's signature on the back. Japanese notary public will staple their certificate and your signed form PPT132 and put tally impressions. Some notary publics are not willing to sign photos. In such a case, Embassy staff will contact the notary public and make sure if he/she has seen the photos.


To apply in person at the Embassy, please come to our office between 09:30 - 11:30 on weekdays so that we can notarize your declaration. No appointment is needed. An additional fee of 5,500 yen for PPT132 notarization will be asked if you sign the form at the Embassy/Consulate. If you ask a Japanese notary public to have your ppt132 form notarized, you will be asked to pay the amount the notary public charges (about 11,500 yen).



If you wish to sign a declaration form in Nagoya, please make an appointment with them in advance.

http://www.canadanet.or.jp/en/nagoya_en.shtml



List of Japanese notary public in Osaka

Osaka City ～Umeda

http://www.koshonin.gr.jp/map/3-001.html

大阪市北区芝田2-7-18　オーエックス梅田ビル新館3階

(OX Umeda Bldg. Shinkan 3Fl, 2-7-18 Shibata, Kita-ku, Osaka City)

Tel: 06-6376-2568 Fax: 06-6374-3670



Osaka City ～ Hiranomachi

http://www.koshonin.gr.jp/map/3-002.html

大阪市中央区平野町2-1-2　沢の鶴ビル2階

(Sawanotsuru Bldg. 2Fl, 2-1-2 Hiranomachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka City)

Tel: 06-6231-8587 Fax: 06-6231-7551

E-mail: [email protected]



Osaka City ～ Hommachi

http://www.koshonin.gr.jp/map/3-003.html

大阪市中央区安土町3-4-10　ホースビル3階

(Hosu Bldg. 3Fl, 3-4-10 Azuchi-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka City)

Tel: 06-6271-6265 Fax: 06-6266-4069



Osaka City ～ Edobori

http://www.koshonin.gr.jp/map/3-004.html

大阪市西区江戸堀1-10-8　パシフィックマークス肥後橋5階

(Pacific Marks Higobashi 5Fl, 1-10-8 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka City)

Tel: 06-6443-9489 Fax: 06-6449-0527



Osaka City ～ Namba

http://www.koshonin.gr.jp/map/3-005.html

大阪市浪速区難波中1-10-4　南海野村ビル6階
(NankaiNomura Bldg. 6Fl, 1-10-4 Nambanaka, Naniwa-ku, Osaka City)

Tel: 06-6633-3598 Fax: 06-6643-5020

E-mail: [email protected]



Osaka City ～Rokoue

http://www.koshonin.gr.jp/map/3-006.html

大阪市天王寺区東高津町11-9　日本生命上本町ビル4階

(Nihon Life Insurance Bldg. 4Fl, 11-9 Higashi Kozu-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka City)

Tel: 06-6763-3648 Fax: 06-6762-5690

E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]



Hirakata City

http://www.koshonin.gr.jp/map/3-007.html

枚方市大垣内町2-16-12　サクセスビル5階

(Success Bldg. 5Fl, 2-16-12 Ogaito-cho, Hirakata City)

Tel: 072-841-2325 Fax: 072-841-2326



Sakai City

http://www.koshonin.gr.jp/map/3-008.html

堺市堺区北瓦町2-4-18　りそな堺東ビル4階

(Risona SakaiHigashi Bldg. 4Fl, 2-4-18 Kitakawaramachi, Sakai-ku, Sakai City)

Tel: 0724-22-3295 Fax: 072-233-1441



Kishiwada City

http://www.koshonin.gr.jp/map/3-009.html

岸和田市宮本町2-29　ライフエイトビル3階

(Life eight (?) Bldg. 3Fl, 2-29 Miyamoto-cho, Kishiwada City)

Tel: 0724-22-3295 Fax: 0724-22-4649



Higashi Osaka City

http://www.koshonin.gr.jp/map/3-010.html

東大阪市永和１丁目１１番１０号　東大阪商工会議所３階

(Higashi Osaka Shoko Kaigisho 3Fl, 1-11-10 Eiwa, Higashi Osaka City)

Tel: 06-6725-3882 Fax: 06-6725-3883



Takatsuki City

http://www.koshonin.gr.jp/map/3-011.html

高槻市芥川町1-15-18　ミドリ芥川ビル2階

(Midori Akutagawa Bldg. 2Fl, 1-15-18 Akutagawa-cho, Takatsuki City)

Tel: 072-681-8500 Fax: 072-681-2252

E-mail: [email protected]



Entire list of Notary public in Japan can be found at

http://www.koshonin.gr.jp/sho.html



Sincerely,

Consular section / La section consulaire
Canadian Embassy / Ambassade du Canada
7-3-38 Akasaka, Minato-ku
Tokyo, 107-8503 Japan / Japon
Tel: 03-5412-6200
Fax (direct): 03-5412-6289
E-mail/courriel: [email protected]
Web (English): http://www.canadanet.or.jp/english.shtml
(Fran�ais): http://www.canadanet.or.jp/french.shtml