This is related to digital nomad visa, but not about visa itself, so I hope separate thread is ok.
I'm somewhat aware of bureaucracy pains with moving to Japan (e.g. needing bank account which needs phone number, which needs an adress which needs a bank account, or something like that).
While trying to figure details out with Nomad visa, I started thinking that possibly those wouldn't apply to me?
- Bank account for Income:
- I'd work for my current european employer using european bank account for income
- Bank account for expenses
- Shorter term housing like OakHouse allow foreigners to pay using foreign credit cards so don't need it for that either.
- Utilities? With short time housing they're sometimes included, but I guess if not then I'd need a Japanese bank account?
- Anything would require strictly Japanese bank account?
- Japanese phone number
- If rent/utilities are handled by short term housing, I don't think like I need it?
What's still applies as far as I understand it:
– Moving in/out notifications? I don't know if these apply? moj.go.jp only mentions permanent foreign residents that are required to do this?
– Not sure about health insurance, one of the Nomad visa requirements is to have health insurance, so I'm guessing I don't need Japanese one if I'm already covered?
by karosas