So here is the link, its a normal article on a safe website ans if you do not want to click it you can google "real estate holding company visa japan" and it should pop up.
https://housekey.jp/visa-citizenship-by-investment-japan/
Im curious about some of the claims in this article specifically the ones made in the "arent there alot of requirements with an extremely high bar though?" section.
Supposedly, with enough money and a decent lawyer you can get around many of the "requirements" for the visa and I was hoping anyone here with experience on the matter could share their opinions.
Currently a friend and I have plans to attempt this in the next year or two, granted not specifically this real estate holding company technique.. it would likely be a financial firm. However I (unlike him) am not actually experienced in that field and am hoping that the claims of leniency in this article are true.
Granted I meet all the skilled labor requirements for a normal working visa in my field and could likely get a sponsored visa through a biopharma company (potentially the japan branch of the one i already work for) but I would much rather start a business/branch of the friends current business and not have to actually work in pharma with other people lol
Friends qualifications are above and beyond (oxford doctorate) and money is not an issue, I am just concerned that the leniency is not entirely true and I might see some difficulty trying to tag along for the entire plan.
Ultimately I know I wont know anything concrete until we start talking with immigration lawyers and making moves but I was hoping for some anecdotal evidence to help me feel like spending 4 hours a day studying japanese wont end up being a waste (around N3 rn)
by fweb34