Generally following procedures are required for establishing company:
A variety of procedures are required, so Okinawa Investment Support Center can introduce variety of specialists with foreign language capability to you.
Practically, foreigner can establish a company or branch in Japan without acquiring a visa. However, if reside in Japan and operate business activities as a representative who runs the company or a manager, a “Business Manager Visa” is required. In addition, the employer needs to employ foreigner who acquired appropriate visa correspond to the types of work.
Generally speaking, it is required for acquiring a “Business Manager Visa” as a representative to secure an office, and either to invest at least 5 million yen or more of capital, or to hire at least two full-time employees.
Moreover, it is needed for obtaining a “Business Manager Visa” as a manager to have at least 3 year experience of business management or administration and to receive remuneration as well as or more than that earned by Japanese worker who engage in the same type of work.
Generally, it will take 3 to 6 months to acquire a “Business Manager Visa”.
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