Looked at the wiki and maybe I missed it but I am hoping to clarify a couple things. I believe I have what it takes to qualify for this visa including the 5m Yen capital to deposit and have a commercial place I can rent for the purposes of an office.
Do you apply for just the short term visa that allows you to enter long enough to deposit the money, get an office location, establish a bank account and phone number and then once that is done you need to leave and apply or can you then extend to a proper 1 year visa in country and get to work?
Another question, what are pros and cons of using a local company in the same/adjacent industry to partner with as opposed to going it alone?
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**Business manager visa setup questions**
Looked at the wiki and maybe I missed it but I am hoping to clarify a couple things. I believe I have what it takes to qualify for this visa including the 5m Yen capital to deposit and have a commercial place I can rent for the purposes of an office.
Do you apply for just the short term visa that allows you to enter long enough to deposit the money, get an office location, establish a bank account and phone number and then once that is done you need to leave and apply or can you then extend to a proper 1 year visa in country and get to work?
Another question, what are pros and cons of using a local company in the same/adjacent industry to partner with as opposed to going it alone?
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>Do you apply for just the short term visa that allows you to enter long enough to deposit the money, get an office location, establish a bank account and phone number and then once that is done you need to leave
If you’re talking about setting up a registered company and having those things in the company name, it would probably be easier and smoother to have a lawyer do that stuff for you.
You yourself would not be able to open your own bank account until you’ve got a status of residence.
>Another question, what are pros and cons of using a local company in the same/adjacent industry to partner with as opposed to going it alone?
One pro would be having someone already in the country that can open the corporate bank account and sign leases for you (as opposed to paying a lawyer to do it for you).
Check out the Jetro guide and feel free to reach out to them directly for more questions and assistance:
https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/invest/setting_up/