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Even where you contribute capital to a company that already exists and take office as a director, it is possible to obtain the 経営・管理 visa. This case is treated, in the same way as setting up a new company of your own, as a new application for the 経営・管理 visa.
Someone who has run a trading company abroad wants to contribute capital to a Japanese food importing company and take office as a director.
The amount to be contributed in this enquiry is 12 million yen (1200万円), but under the amendment that came into force on 16 October 2025 (令和7年10月16日) the current requirement is that the capital or total contribution be at least 30 million yen (3,000万円). The figure of 12 million yen (1200万円) is left as it stands because it belongs to the case, so if you are applying from now on, please prepare in line with the current criteria for permission.
You can. It is treated as a new application, in the same way as setting up a company of your own.
Even where you contribute capital to a company that already exists and become a director, it is possible to obtain the 経営・管理 visa.
This case is treated, in the same way as setting up a new company of your own, as a new application for the 経営・管理 visa.
The main points are the fact and the amount of the investment, the stability and continuity of the business, your ability to manage and operate it, and securing business premises.
In an application for the 経営・管理 visa based on a contribution of capital, the following points are particularly important.
As to the amount of the contribution, under the amendment that came into force on 16 October 2025 (令和7年10月16日) the capital or total contribution must be at least 30 million yen (3,000万円). The above are the main points, and there are other requirements to be met, so please check the current criteria for permission when you apply.
Under the amendment that came into force on 16 October 2025 (令和7年10月16日), it is a requirement that either the applicant or a full-time employee have Japanese ability, or the like, equivalent to B2 or above.
Under the amendment that came into force on 16 October 2025 (令和7年10月16日), it became a requirement that either the applicant themselves or a full-time employee have Japanese ability, or the like, equivalent to B2 or above.
Please settle before you apply whether you meet the requirement through your own Japanese ability, or whether you will employ a full-time employee who meets it and rely on that person.
Mainly material about the contribution and about the company invested in.
The main documents needed for the application are generally the following.
If you have experience of running a company in the past and have prepared a sufficient amount to invest, there is considered to be a good prospect of obtaining permission. However, the preparation of the application documents and the contents of the business plan matter a great deal, so you need to proceed carefully.
You can. It is treated, in the same way as setting up a new company of your own, as a new application for the 経営・管理 visa.
You prove with remittance records, a contribution agreement and the like that the contribution was actually made to the Japanese company.
It is. The 登記事項証明書 (certificate of registered matters), the financial statements for the past several years, the business plan and the like are examined.
Experience of running a company abroad may work in your favour in proving that, as a director, you have the ability to be involved in the management and operation of the business at the Japanese company.
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