Business Manager Visa to manage company in Japan

Non-Japanese people have to be permitted ”Business Manager” visa to manage a company in Japan.

The eligibility of the ”Business Manager” visa shall be suitable business scale and secure independent business facilities in Japan.

The suitable business scale is the company shall hires more than 2 employees or shall invest more than 5,000,000 yen for the capital.

Incorporation in Japan

How to establish a company in Japan

You shall prepare following matters to establish a company in Japan.

  • Decide incorporators
  • Prepare certificate of signatures or registration seals of the incorporators
  • Decide a bank account in Japan which pay up incorporator's capital

How to register a branch in Japan for foreign company

You shall prepare following matters to register a foreign company's branch in Japan.

  • Decide a representative in Japan who has registration address in Japan
  • Prepare a certificate of registration seal of the representative
  • Prepare an affidavit which is mentioned necessary registration matters

How to apply for Business Manager Visa

You shall apply for ”Business Manager” Visa after you establish a company and secure an independent business facility in Japan.

Apply for Certificate of Eligibility

  • You can apply for ”Certificate of Eligibility” of by yourself if you are in Japan on the ”Temporary Visitor” visa.
  • Your representative in Japan shall apply for ”Certificate of Eligibility” if you are outside Japan.
  • Immigration lawyer can attend to the immigration bureau as a proxy of yours or your representative's to apply for ”Certificate of Eligibility”.

Change of Status of Residence

  • You shall apply for ”Change of Status of Residence” by yourself if you have been staying Japan on another kind of visa such as working or student.
  • Immigration lawyer can attend to the immigration bureau as a proxy of yours to apply for ”Change of Status of Residence”.

Extension of Period of Stay

  • You can apply for ”Extension of Period of Stay” during 3 months before of the date of expiry until the expiry date of the current ”Business Manager” visa.
  • Immigration lawyer can attend to the immigration bureau as a proxy of yours to apply for ”Extension of Period of Stay”.

Fees for Business Manager VISA

Item of Services Retainer
(Yen) 		Success
(Yen) 		Total
(Yen)
Certificate of Eligibility
（for new company） 		100,000 100,000 200,000
Certificate of Eligibility
（for existing company） 		75,000 75,000 150,000
Change of Status of Residence
（for new company） 		75,000
 75,000 150,000
Change of Status of Residence
（for existing company） 		50,000 50,000 100,000
Extension of Period of Stay
（without advisory contract） 		25,000 25,000 50,000
Extension of Period of Stay
（with advisory contract） 		0 0 0
Incorporation for
Limited Liability Company 		ー ー 140,000
Incorporation for
Joint-Stock Company 		ー ー 200,000
Registration of Branch
for foreign company 		ー ー 210,000
Advisory contract
（Monthly standard） 		ー ー 30,000
  • The retainer fee is payment to the lawyer, so that lawyer will start to work for you. Please be aware the retainer fee is not refundable.
  • The success fee is payment to the lawyer, so that you have success in getting permission.
  • The fees are subject to 10% consumption tax.
  • Incorporation charges shall rise if the company has capital more than 21,428,572 yen.
  • ”Change of status of Residence” shall take another 4,000 yen for revenue stamp.
  • ”Extension of Period of Stay” shall take another 4,000 yen for revenue stamp.
  • It shall take extra charges except application for Tokyo regional immigration bureau or Yokohama district immigration office such as transportation charges and daily allowance.