Business Manager　在留資格「経営管理ビザ」

Questions and answers about the 「経営・管理」 status: capital, premises, business plan, and what is looked at on renewal.

• When a Chinese company sets up a subsidiary in Japan and applies for a Certificate of Eligibility for 「経営・管理」, is it all right to meet the 30 million yen (3,000万円) capital requirement with a remittance from the parent company?

• If the overseas-resident representative of a Japanese company in negative equity applies for the 「経営・管理」 visa, can permission be possible without concrete evidence of increased sales?

• After applying to change from 「技人国」 to 「経営管理」, 地方出入国在留管理局 asked for additional documents (the basis for sales in the 収支計画書, the employment situation, etc.). How should I respond?

• Can I open a corporate bank account without a status of residence?

• If a full-time employee resigns while my extension is being screened, should I report it?

• If I run 2 companies, does each need capital of 30 million yen (3,000万円)?

• Can I obtain the 在留資格「経営・管理」 (Business Manager) in an industry I have no experience in?

• What if you cannot gather the documents for your first extension under the 経営・管理 visa?

• How are an on-site investigation and social insurance viewed under the 経営・管理 visa?

• Do I have to file a notification if I withdraw from school while my application to change to 「経営・管理」 is pending?

• Should I enrol in social insurance before applying to extend the 経営・管理 visa?

• No sales, and money remitted from your home country. Can the 経営・管理 visa be extended?

• What should you do if an extension of 在留資格「経営・管理」 is denied?

• If I join a company as a manager later on, do I also have to contribute capital?

• What happens when the transitional measures for 在留資格「経営・管理」 come to an end?

• My 3rd application for the 「経営・管理」 (Business Manager) visa is dragging on. What can I do?

• What procedures are needed when you give up 在留資格「経営・管理」 and return home?

• What is needed to change from 経営・管理 to 技人国?

• Can I apply for an employee's work visa before the 在留資格「経営・管理」 (Business Manager) is granted?

• Can I apply for the 在留資格「経営・管理」 (Business Manager) while the shop's interior fit-out work is still going on?

• If losses continue, can the 「経営・管理」 visa not be extended?

• If the 経営・管理 visa is denied, can I change to 高度専門職?

• My 在留資格「経営・管理」 (Business Manager) certificate application has been under screening for 13 months. What can I do?

• Screening for the 在留資格「経営・管理」 (Business Manager) has passed 6 months. Is it safe to move my funds?

• Why has the 経営・管理 visa been tightened, and whom does it affect?

• How can you make the most of the strengths that only a foreign manager has?

• Can I start another business while holding the 経営・管理 visa?

• Will a rented office on a 1-year contract be accepted?

• Can a foreign business owner use Japanese subsidies and loans?

• A subsidiary in Japan while I live abroad. Do I need the 「経営・管理」 visa?

• Which corporate bank account suits a foreign business owner best?

• Which licences and permits do you need before applying for 在留資格「経営・管理」?

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• What are the enquiries we most often receive about the 経営・管理 visa?

• Why is the 経営・管理 visa denied, and how do I apply again?

• What are the key points of a business plan for the 経営・管理 visa, by type of business?

• Can I obtain the 「経営・管理」 visa with premises that double as my home?

• Can I wind up my company and change to 技術・人文知識・国際業務?

• Can I obtain the 経営・管理 visa with a rented office?

• Can I set up a business after graduating and obtain the 経営・管理 visa?

• What should I write in a business plan for the 経営・管理 visa?

• What do people who have successfully started a business in Japan under 在留資格「経営・管理」 have in common?

• Has screening for the 経営・管理 visa, and the documents it requires, become stricter?

• What should a foreign executive know about Japanese business culture?

• Can I change from 「技術・人文知識・国際業務」 to 「経営・管理」?

• Can I bring my family to Japan on the 経営・管理 visa?

• From when can I apply to extend the 経営・管理 visa?

• Can I obtain the 経営・管理 visa by investing in an existing company?

• What are the requirements for the 経営・管理 visa? Capital amended to 30 million yen (3,000万円)

• What happens if the 経営・管理 visa is not granted before your period of stay expires?