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Japan Business Manager Visa

The Business Manager Visa is designed for applicants who establish and actively manage a substantive Japanese business. The operating plan, premises, capital, staffing and the applicant’s management role must support one consistent commercial case.

Reference timeline5–6 months
Eligibility or fundsReference capital JPY 30 million plus local employment
Residence requirementReference plan: at least 6 months per year
Status outcomeBusiness residence route
Family assessmentEligible family may be included
Reference travel access189 countries and regions

What is the Japan Business Manager Visa?

The Business Manager Visa is designed for applicants who establish and actively manage a substantive Japanese business. The operating plan, premises, capital, staffing and the applicant’s management role must support one consistent commercial case.

JK GLOBAL reviews route eligibility, supporting evidence, family scope, filing sequence and post-approval obligations as one coordinated residence plan.

A representative city or landscape in Japan

Eligibility and programme benefits

Core Eligibility

  1. Have at least three years of management experience or a master’s degree or higher.
  2. Establish a Japanese company with an independent fixed office and paid-in capital of JPY 30 million under the referenced structure.
  3. Employ at least one qualifying full-time Japanese citizen or permanent resident.

Programme Benefits

  1. Applicants meeting the separate points and residence conditions may qualify to apply for permanent residence as early as one year.
  2. The route provides a business-led residence option with costs tied to the actual company structure.
  3. An eligible spouse and children may apply with the principal applicant.
  4. The reference route uses a concise set of core management, office, capital and staffing requirements.
  5. The applicant may choose the Japanese city in which the qualifying business will be established.

Five steps connect eligibility review with filing and status maintenance.

  1. 01

    Eligibility and route review

    Confirm the applicant profile, route basis, family scope, timing and the conditions that need priority review.

  2. 02

    Application plan

    Set the financial, employment, business, income, study or talent evidence plan required by this route.

  3. 03

    Documents and due diligence

    Prepare identity, civil-status, financial, professional and background records in one consistent evidence file.

  4. 04

    Filing and authority review

    Coordinate forms, fees, appointments, biometrics, interviews and any further-document requests that apply.

  5. 05

    Approval and status maintenance

    Complete entry or activation steps and track the residence, investment, work, study or renewal conditions after approval.

Place status, family arrangements and long-term planning on one timeline.

Family status

Check spouse, child and other dependant eligibility separately, including work, study, age and documentary conditions.

Arrival and relocation

Connect entry timing, accommodation, schools, medical cover, banking and tax onboarding to the status timetable.

Renewal and long-term planning

Retain evidence of the route conditions and review renewal or longer-term residence options before key deadlines.

Life and cityscape in Japan

Japan residence planning

Verify the conditions.
Then plan the filing.

Share the applicant profile, family members, financial or professional background and target timing. We will help organise the points that should be verified first for this programme.

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