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As a general matter, an 在留期間更新許可申請 (Application for Extension of Period of Stay) for 在留資格「経営・管理」 (Business Manager) can be started 3 months before the expiration date of your period of stay. The documents needed cover a wide range, so by starting your preparations early you can apply with time in hand.
An enquiry from the owner of an English conversation school whose period of stay expires in 2 months, about when the extension procedure can begin.
As a general matter, you can start the procedure 3 months before the expiration date of your period of stay.
As a general matter, the extension application for the 経営・管理 visa can be started 3 months before the expiration date of your period of stay.
Where the deadline is already 2 months away, we strongly recommend that you begin preparing for the extension right away. The documents needed for an extension application cover a wide range, so by starting your preparations early you can apply with time in hand.
The main documents are those showing the record of the business, such as financial statements and tax payment certificates.
The main documents needed include the following.
Where the business is stable, there are no arrears, and employees are employed, the likelihood of permission is considered to be high.
Where the business has been stable over the past 3 years, there are no arrears of tax or social insurance premiums, and employees are employed, the likelihood that the extension is granted is considered to be high.
However, if there are defects in the application documents, or doubts arise about their contents, screening may take time and, in the worst case, the extension may be denied. For the extension to go smoothly, please start preparing as early as you can and check the documents needed carefully.
Until the day on which 3 years have passed from the date the amendment came into force, transitional measures mean that a decision to grant or refuse is made even where you do not meet them.
Where a person already residing under 在留資格「経営・管理」 files an 在留期間更新許可申請 during the period up to the day on which 3 years have passed from the date the amendment came into force (16 October 2028, 令和10年10月16日), the decision to grant or refuse is made in the light of the state of the business and the prospect of coming into line with the criteria for permission as amended, and so on, even where those amended criteria are not met. Note that in screening you may be asked to submit a document that has been assessed by an expert in business management.
An 在留期間更新許可申請 made after 3 years have passed from the date the amendment came into force must meet the criteria for permission as amended.
As a general matter, you can start the procedure 3 months before the expiration date of your period of stay. The documents needed cover a wide range, so we recommend preparing early.
Financial statements for the past 3 years are listed among the main documents needed. A business report, tax payment certificates and a certificate of payment of social insurance premiums are also needed.
Screening may take time and, where doubts arise about the contents, in the worst case the extension may be denied.
An 在留期間更新許可申請 made after 3 years have passed from the date the amendment came into force must meet the criteria for permission as amended.
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