notice of absence; mail hold request
A form submitted to the post office to request that mail be held during a long absence, such as a trip.
Before a long trip, I submitted a notice of absence to the post office.
missed-delivery notice
A notice left by a delivery service when a package could not be delivered because the recipient was absent.
When I got home, a missed-delivery notice from the courier was stuck on my door.
Refers to the act of holding mail at the post office, often requested via 不在届け.
Standard spelling with okurigana け.
Variant without okurigana; also used in official contexts.
Compound of 不在 (absence) and 届け (notification, report).