Conditions and required documents for applying for permanent residence from a business management visa

How many years of residence can I apply for permanent residence from a business management visa?

As a general rule, a business management visa is a status of residence that a foreigner obtains when establishing and managing a company in Japan, managing the business, or investing in management.
How many years of residence do you need before you can apply for permanent residence after obtaining a business manager visa?

This article explains it in detail, so if you have a business manager visa and are thinking about applying for permanent residence, please refer to it.

10. 5.Stay in Japan for XNUMX years or more and work qualification for XNUMX years or more

To apply for permanent residence in Japan,As a general rule, stay in Japan for 10 years or moreOf these,Have spent more than 5 years with working statusThat is what is required.
At first glance, it may seem difficult, but if you have a work qualification, your work experience can be any status of residence.

For example, it is OK to stay for a total of 2 years: 3 years with a "skilled worker" status of residence and 5 years with a "business management" status of residence.
The good news is that it's okay to change jobs.

Also, if you have entered Japan as an international student, you can apply for permanent residence even if you have worked in Japan for more than 5 years after graduating from school.

On the other handPart-time work is not considered work experienceSo be careful.

2. XNUMX.It is desirable that two years or more have passed since obtaining a business management visa.

As mentioned earlier, it is possible to apply for permanent residence after obtaining a business manager visa, but in that case,More than 2 years have passed since starting the businessPlease do not apply until then.
This is because during the period immediately after starting the business,There is no stable lifeTherefore, there is a high possibility that your application will be rejected.

Therefore, we recommend that you apply after more than two years have passed since you started your business and you can prove that your business is stable.

Benefits and incentives to change to a highly professional business and management visa

If you have a highly professional visa, you can now apply for a permanent resident visa in as little as 1-3 years.
So, what kind of benefits and preferential treatment will you receive if you change to a highly skilled professional business manager visa?

XNUMX. XNUMX.Benefits of changing to highly specialized business and management

The business/management visa for highly skilled professionals is correctly stated as “Highly skilled professional 1 (c)” is called.
There are some differences compared to a regular business/management visa.

Specifically, you will receive the following benefits:

• ● Short examination time for highly professional business and management visas
• ● You will be granted a period of stay of 5 years from the time of your first application.
• ● You don't have to worry about renewing your visa every year even if you have a deficit, insolvency, or poor business conditions in 5 years.
• ● Preferential treatment for highly-skilled human resources can be applied
• ● You can apply for permanent residence in 1 to 3 years

It is important to consider whether to apply for permanent residence in the future or to expand your business.

XNUMX. XNUMX.There are incentives just to meet the points of highly specialized professionals

Points are set for highly specialized professionals, and preferential treatment is given when the total points are 70 points or more.

The following are the main preferential treatments available:

▼ For highly skilled professional level 1

• ● Allowing multiple residence activities
• ● Grant of 5 years period of stay
• ● Relaxation of permanent residence permit requirements related to residence history
• ● Employment of spouse
• ● Accompaniment of parents under certain conditions
• ● Accompaniment of domestic servants under certain conditions
• ● Priority processing of entry and residence procedures

▼ For highly skilled professional level 2

• ● In addition to the activities of Highly Skilled Professional No. 1, you can carry out activities for almost all employment qualifications.
• ● Period of stay is unlimited
• ● Relaxation of permanent residence permit requirements related to residence history
• ● Employment of spouse
• ● Accompaniment of parents under certain conditions
• ● Accompaniment of domestic servants under certain conditions

Advanced profession No. 2 is more preferential because it is intended for those who have been active in advanced profession No. 1 for 3 years or more.

In this way, you can receive various preferential treatment just by meeting the points for a highly skilled professional, so please think about it before applying for permanent residence.

Conditions for applying for permanent residence from a business management visa

If you have started a business in Japan and have already obtained a business manager visa, what conditions do you need to meet in order to apply for permanent residence?

Generally, the following requirements must be met:

1. ① Good behavior
2. ② Be able to earn an independent living
3. ③ To benefit Japan
4. ④ Having a guarantor
5. ⑤ The company is enrolled in social insurance.
6. ⑥ Be enrolled in a pension plan

I will explain each in detail.

① The behavior is good

When applying for permanent residence, it is important to do what you do on a daily basis.
You must meet one of the following requirements:

• ● You have not been punished for doing bad things.
• ● If you have been punished in the past, the following conditions are met.
  • ・ If you are sentenced to imprisonment or imprisonment: 10 years have passed since you were released from prison.
  • ・ If you receive a fine, detention, or fine: Five years have passed since you paid.

Also, if you repeatedly commit minor car/bicycle violations, you may be judged as having bad behavior, so be careful at all times.

② To earn an independent livelihood

Being able to earn an independent living means:The person is not a burden on the public in their daily life, and based on their qualifications or skills, they can expect a stable life in the future.” is said to be the condition.
This means that if your business fails, you should not be burdened by the public burden such as receiving welfare benefits.

In particular, ``a stable life in the future'' is important for the company you are running.Stabilityとcontinuityis important, and even if there are consecutive deficits or surpluses, there is a high possibility that a company will be judged not to meet the requirements if it is in excess of debt due to a large amount of borrowings.

In addition, in the case of business owners,salarywill also become an important element.
Although there are no clearly defined standards, at leastAnnual income of 5 million yen or more for the past 300 yearsIf you don't, there is a high possibility that you will not be approved.

After meeting these requirements, please also pay attention to the following points when applying.

• ・ As a manager, run a profit for more than 2 years without borrowing
• ・ As the number of dependents increases, the border amount of salary will increase.

Particular attention should be paid to the second point, the number of dependents.
The above-mentioned annual income of 300 million yen is only for living alone.
If you get married and have more dependents, you need to add an annual income.
As a rough line,Annual income increases by approximately 1 yen for each additional person.That is the ideal value.

If you support your wife, the desired annual income is 370 million yen, and if you have one child, the desired annual income is 1 million yen.
Please refer to this standard.

③ To benefit Japan

Since you get a permanent resident visa for Japan, you will naturally be judged whether it will benefit Japan.

At that time, the following items are mainly checked.

▼ Those who have continued to stay in Japan for 10 years or more, and have stayed in Japan for 5 or more years with work status.

Continuation meansNot leaving the country for more than 10 days a year or leaving the country for more than 100 months in 1 yearsrefers to the case.
If so, it is very likely that Japan will be judged to have no living base.

In addition, you must have 5 years of work experience with a work qualification, but you can change jobs as many times as you like during the 5 years.
However, please make sure that the total is 5 years.

There is also employment, but be aware that part-time jobs are not counted as employment.

▼ Fulfilling public obligations such as tax obligations

Tax obligations include "resident tax," "health insurance," "pension," etc.Tax paymentYou read it right!
In particular, if you have a business management visa, this includes the taxes paid by the company, such as "corporate tax," "business tax," "corporate prefecture," and "consumption tax."

If you do not meet the tax deadline, pay immediately.
In addition, it is advantageous at the time of application to make a record of paying on time for the most recent year when applying for permanent residence.

▼ The applicant must be residing in Japan for the longest period of stay for the current status of residence.

For residence visaMaximum period of stayIs provided.
By law, the maximum period of stay is 5 years, but for example, if the period of stay is allowed to be 3 years, 3 years will be the maximum period of stay.

Even though I have a maximum period of stay of 3 years, even if I try to apply for 2 years, it does not meet the requirements.

▼ There is no risk of harm from a public health perspective.

From a public health point of view, what is considered harmful is a condition with chronic poisoning symptoms such as infectious diseases, narcotics, and stimulants.
Now that the new coronavirus is raging, this makes a lot of sense.

▼ It is recognized that there is no risk of engaging in acts that significantly harm the public interest.

It is also important whether the behavior is good or not.
You can see whether they are properly following Japanese laws, whether they have been punished, imprisoned, or fined, and whether they have repeatedly committed violent or illegal acts.
In the case of a traffic violation, it will be severe if it is a violation beyond the suspension.

Please note that if your family is staying on a family stay visa and has a part-time job with permission for activities outside the status of qualification, it will be considered illegal if you work beyond the limits.
In that case, the family members living with you will be considered as having a supervisory misconduct report, so please be careful not only about your own behavior but also about the behavior of your family members.

④ There must be a guarantor

Identity guarantorIt is also important to have someone.
The guarantor required to apply for a permanent resident visa should meet the following requirements:

• -Japanese or permanent resident foreigner
• -Have a stable income of over 300 million yen per year
• -fulfills tax obligations

Ask a guarantor to meet all of these requirements.
Foreign nationals staying with a Business/Management status of residence tend to ask a fellow business owner, a friend, or a teacher from their student days to act as their guarantor.

If you can't find a guarantor, there is a service that will introduce you to a guarantor, so it's a good idea to use it.
At that time, please be careful about malicious referral companies.
We recommend that you ask someone you can trust as much as possible.

⑤ The company has social insurance

If you create a company,Join social insuranceneed to do it.

When starting a business as a corporation, even if there are no employees, the president, who is the business owner, receives compensation and must enroll in social insurance.
If you already have an employee, you must have the employee insured.
I hesitate to take out social insurance because it is expensive, but be sure to take out it because it is subject to examination.

Please note that if you are a sole proprietor and employ five or more full-time employees, you will be required to enroll.

⑥ Must be enrolled in a pension

After coming to Japan, some kind of insurance, such as national pension or social insurance, will be provided.join a pensionMust be.
In recent years, whether or not you are paying a pension has been strictly examined, so it is an important factor.
There is no problem if you have been enrolled in the pension plan for the entire period from the time you arrived in Japan until now.

List of required documents when applying for a permanent resident visa

What documents do I need to prepare to apply for a permanent resident visa?

First of all, please be sure to prepare the following documents as they will be required in all cases.

• ・ Permanent residence permit application
• ・ Passport sample
• ・ Reason for application * Describe the reason for requiring permanent residence
• ・ Chronology * Applicant's status of residence, educational background, work history, etc.
• ・ Resident's card * For the whole family
• ・ A copy of the lease contract for your home
• ・ Certificate of registered matters * If you own real estate
• ・ Home photo * Exterior, entrance, kitchen, living room, bedroom
• ・ 3 photos * What you see with your family
• ・ Resident tax payment certificate for the past 3 years
• ・ A copy of the savings passbook
• ・ Graduation certificate or diploma copy of final academic background
• ・ Registration certificate
• ・ Copy of constant
• ・ Copy of business permit
• ・ A copy of the final tax return (corporation) * For the past 3 years
• ·Company Profile

In addition to the above, prepare the following materials regarding the guarantor.

• · Guarantee card
• ・Resident card
• ・ Resident tax payment certificate * For the last year
• ・ Withholding slip * For the last year
• ・ Attendance and pay slip
• ・ Document explaining the relationship with the applicant

I think that the guarantor is a Japanese person or a foreigner who is a permanent resident, so please ask for preparation.

In addition, if your family has a family stay status of residence, the following additional documents are required.

▼For Koreans

• ・ Marriage relationship certificate
• ・ Basic certificate
• ・ Family relationship certificate

▼For Chinese people

• ・ Marriage certificate
• ・ Birth certificate

▼ For other countries (one of the following is OK)

• ・ A copy of the family register
• ·Marriage acceptance certificate
• ·Marriage certificate
• ·Birth certificate

Please note that all of these documents require Japanese translation.
If your family has a status of residence, don't forget to collect them.

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