I’m planning to move to Japan next year as a retiree (on a spouse visa). Initially, my entire income will only be from investments. Later, I may get some consulting income for a few years if I’m lucky and eventually I will collect social security.
I believe that not having any employment income is a non-standard situation when applying for COE, getting an apartment lease, opening certain bank accounts, getting a mortgage, etc. But I assume that I will be able get through this by providing recent statements for my investment accounts. The value of my investments should be more than enough to satisfy a reasonable person.
Is this a reasonable assumption? And is there anything I should do preemptively to make things go more smoothly? For example, would I face less administrative headache if I move enough money to my Japanese bank account to cover 2 to 3 years of living expenses?
\[Note about my Japanese bank account… I opened this account during previous residency and did all the right notifications to the bank when I left Japan. Also, I recently confirmed with the bank that the account is still active and I am able to transfer as much as I like while non-resident of Japan.\]