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- what types of visa/immigration procedures you should take,
- what types of visa status you would be applicable to etc.,
- how you should prepare in advance of application
- supplemental information for a specific case etc.
Foreign companies and individuals wishing to expand the business into Japan or start a new business in Japan should consider Japanese administrative system and domestic laws and regulations regarding incorporation, taxation, business licenses, employment (HR), and insurance as well as immigration system. Also, you will need to make a rental/lease agreement for the office space as well as to open a bank account for the business. In this page, you find a list of what you should consider mainly to set up a business in Japan for the first time. For further detailed assistance and related information e.g. taxation, medical/pension insurance and HR, check the website of JETRO, the government related organization providing services to expand your business into Japan >> JETRO: SETTING UP BUSINESS IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH VISA PROCEDURES IN JAPAN, JUMP TO INTRODUCTORY PAGES BELOW FIRST: INTRODUCTION WHAT IS VISA STATUS? LIST OF VISA STATUS BUSINESS LOCATION Decide your business location. In major cities such as Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto, there would be incentive packages/programs available for foreign companies and individuals to encourage investment outside Japan and start the business in the area. In case that you intend to apply for BUSINESS MANAGER visa status ...
In order to work in Japan, you need to obtain an appropriate visa status for the work. Basically, you are allowed to work full-time in Japan if you hold a visa status in the following categories on LIST of VISA STATUS; RESIDENTIAL STATUS and PERMANENT RESIDENTThese visa status allow you to work in Japan without limit. So, we don't include these visa status in discussion here. ACTIVITY BASED STATUSVisa status listed on FOR WORK and DESIGNATED ACTIVITIES category allows you to engage in a particular work activity with pay. To obtain visa status in FOR WORK category, you should find out whether there is a particular visa status for your intend work/job. In addition, your background/career and employer-to-be (company/organization in Japan) also need to satisfy the criteria and requirements of the visa status. For those who have graduated from a distinguished university in the last 5 years...There is a possibility you would be applicable to J-FIND visa which allows you to come to Japan for job-hunting (6 months/extendable, 2 years in maximum). J-FIND visa can be processed at the Japan Embassy/Consulate-General in your resident country. >> DESIGNATED ACTIVITIES for J-FIND IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH VISA PROCEDURES IN JAPAN, ...
Basically, you should start job hunting or preparing for business startup while you are still in university/college if you are on STUDENT visa status and wishing to work in Japan after graduating from university. Immigration Office would deny your application for CHANGE of VISA STATUS to any FOR WORK visa status if you don’t engage in job hunting or preparing for business startup after graduation. For those who have graduated from a distinguished university in the last 5 years...There is a possibility you would be applicable to J-FIND visa which allows you to come to Japan for job-hunting (6 months/extendable, 2 years in maximum) >> DESIGNATED ACTIVITIES for J-FIND IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH VISA PROCEDURES IN JAPAN, JUMP TO INTRODUCTORY PAGES BELOW FIRST: INTRODUCTION WHAT IS VISA STATUS? LIST OF VISA STATUS TO ENGAGE in JOB HUNTING In case you wish to be hired as an employee in Japan In case you wish to be hired as an employee in Japan, your intended job/work must be listed in FOR WORK visa category in the LIST of VISA STATUS. In addition, your academic background must satisfy requirements of the visa status. If you find a job before graduation and ...
Some people might heard of so called “self-sponsored” visa. However, there is no such a visa status in Japan. Most of case, it indicates a visa obtained as a freelance. You should check which type of visa status he/she sponsors himself/herself when you are referred to “self-sponsored visa”. Remember what the principle of visa status is – VISA STATUS is to be granted when you need to stay in Japan to engage in a specific work/activity or to live with your family in Japan. You need to obtain one particular visa status suitable for your purpose of stay in Japan. In case that your job/work is not listed in FOR WORK visa category on the LIST of VISA STATUS and your job/work is deemed to be unnecessary to be done in Japan, your visa application will not be approved. If your freelance work has been performed mainly outside Japan without reasonable grounds, the immigration office would deny your renewal application depending on the case. IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH VISA PROCEDURES IN JAPAN, JUMP TO INTRODUCTORY PAGES BELOW FIRST: INTRODUCTION WHAT IS VISA STATUS? LIST OF VISA STATUS SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS Based on the premise that your freelance activities in Japan ...
Have you ever considered a possibility for PERMANENT RESIDENT (PR) application based on HSP score even though you don’t obtain HSP visa status at this moment? If you don't know about HPS point scheme or what is HPS visa status, check the webpage for HSP >> HIGHLY SKILLED PROFESSIONAL (HSP)Download the HSP point table from the Immigration Office website >> HSP Point Calculation Table Before you read the below, you should know about details of application for Permanent Resident status. To know basic criteria, requirements and required documents etc. check the following webpage >> PERMANENT RESIDENT (PR) You would possibly be eligible for PERMANENT RESIDENT status in case you satisfy all items below even though you are not currently a HSP visa holder; you currently have 3-years or 5-years of period of stay under FOR WORK type of visa status; check >> list of visa status you satisfy other requirements for Permanent Resident application except the “10-years residence requirement” you can possibly get enough score on HSP Point Table both at present and at the time of specific year(s) ago. * specific year(s) ago; one year ago if you aim to apply for PR based on 80 HSP points or more ...
Unfortunately, same-sex marriage has not been legalized in Japan yet even though the number of countries legalizing the same-sex marriage has been increasing globally. In the Constitution of Japan (日本国憲法 / NIHONKOKU KENPO), there is an article which refers to the marriage. It says; 第二十四条 婚姻は、両性の合意のみに基いて成立し、夫婦が同等の権利を有することを基本として、相互の協力により、維持されなければならない。Article 24. Marriage shall be based only on the mutual consent of both sexes and it shall be maintained through mutual cooperation with the equal rights of husband and wife as a basis. Some High Courts have judged the denial of the same-sex marriage is as "unconstitutional", the government decided to grant a visa to same-sex couples since then. However, the type of visa status is different from the one which is granted to different-sex couple - the same-sex spouse is considered as "exception", so the Immigration Office grants him/her an exceptional "Designated Activities", not "Dependent" or "Spouse of Japanese/PR". This is based on the idea that Civil status as "spouse (husband/wife)" is not be applicable to the same-sex spouse. To treat a same-sex spouse as the same as a different-sex spouse in the Japanese system, it would need to revise the Constitution and other laws such as the Civil Law and the Family Registration Law ...
If you are on "FOR WORK" type visa and are thinking of quitting your current job but you wish to keep staying in Japan, you must have worried about your visa. On this page, we are explaining visa issues only. For legal advice on taxes and pension or any other employment-related matters, you should consult your employer or professionals who specialized in taxes or employment/labor issues. Your visa will not be invalid right after you quit your job in case you have several months or more by the date of expiry of your current visa status and you are thinking of starting job-hunting. Possible cases: You wish to quit your job but want to find another company/employer to engage in the same type of work or related to soon. You wish to quit your job and want to find different type of work which is not allowed to engage in under your current visa status. You wish to quit your job but want to look for a job for a while since you don't know what you want to do now. However, you should be aware of the remaining period of stay.It would be possible you cannot do anything for ...
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