(Registration of Change of Place of Residence)

Article 8.

In case the alien has changed his place of residence (excepting the case wherein he has changed his place of residence within the limits of one and the same city, town or village), he shall apply for the registration of the change of the place of residence by submitting a written application for registration of the change to the mayor or head of the city, town or village in which his new residence is located within fourteen days of the day of his removal to the new place of residence.

2. In case the alien has changed his place of residence within the limits of one and the same city, town or village, he shall apply for the registration of the change of the place of residence by submitting a written application for registration of the change to the mayor or head of city, town or village within fourteen days of the day of his removal to the new place of residence.

3. When the alien files the application provided for in Paragraph 1 or the preceding paragraph, he shall submit the registration certificate which he carries, unless he is obliged to apply for the exchange issuance of registration certificate by virtue of Article 6-2, Paragraph 1. In this case the mayor of the city or the head of the town or village shall express the amendment of the place of residence in the registration certificate and return the same to the alien concerned.

4. In case the mayor of the city or the head of the town or village has received the application under Paragraph 1, he shall make a request promptly to the mayor or head of the city, town or village in which the former place of residence of the alien is located to send him the registration card concerning the alien.

5. In case the mayor of the city or the head of the town or village has received the request provided for in the preceding paragraph, he shall promptly send the registration card of the alien concerned to the mayor of the city or the head of the town or village who has made the request.

6. In case the mayor of the city or the head of the town or village has received the application under Paragraph 2 or the registration card under the preceding paragraph, he shall carry out the registration of the change of the place of residence in the registration card of the alien concerned.

7. If the mayor of the city or the head of the town or village deems that there are unavoidable circumstances in the case of the application under Paragraph 1 or 2, he may extend the period provided for in the said paragraphs to another period not exceeding fourteen days.