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If permission is still not granted once the 2 months of the 特例期間 that follow the expiration date of your period of stay have passed, your status is changed to 「特定活動」 for preparing to leave Japan. Separately from this, you can apply for the 「特定活動」 for people preparing to start a business (the so-called startup visa), but once the business starts you will need to change to the 経営・管理 visa again.
An enquiry from someone who is about to graduate from a Japanese language school and is worried whether the 経営・管理 visa will come through before their period of stay expires.
Your status is changed to 「特定活動」 for preparing to leave Japan.
As you say, obtaining permission for the 経営・管理 visa before your period of stay expires in May makes for a very tight schedule.
If permission for the 経営・管理 visa is still not granted once the 2 months of the 特例期間 that continue on from May have passed, your status is changed to 特定活動 for preparing to leave Japan.
You can apply for it, but in this enquirer's case it is not realistic.
Separately from this, you can apply for the 「特定活動」 visa known as the so-called startup visa. It permits foreign nationals who are preparing to start a business to stay in Japan for up to 1 year.
To obtain it, however, you need to meet certain requirements, such as a business plan and a plan for raising funds. It is also purely a visa for preparing to start a business, so once the business starts you will need to apply again to change to the 経営・管理 visa. For that reason, it is considered not to be realistic in this enquirer's case.
Either way there is no time to spare, so we recommend getting on with your preparations without delay.
2 months, continuing on from the expiration date of your period of stay. If permission is not granted during that time, your status is changed to 特定活動 for preparing to leave Japan.
Someone preparing to start a business is permitted to stay for up to 1 year. To obtain it, however, you need to meet certain requirements, such as a business plan and a plan for raising funds.
No. It is purely a visa for preparing to start a business, so once the business starts you will need to apply again to change to the 経営・管理 visa.
As early as you can. It takes time from applying for a change until permission is granted, so you need to work back from the expiration date of your period of stay.
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