[Business management] Procedure requirements for company establishment / license application and business management visa acquisition

What is a Business Management Visa?

If a foreigner wants to start a business and establish a company in Japan and work in management or management as an officer of the company,Status of residence "business manager"(here referred to as a business manager visa) is required.
A business manager visa is a status of residence granted to foreigners who manage a business in Japan or are engaged in the management of that business (representative director, director, auditor, general manager, factory manager, branch manager, etc.) is.
The period of stay of a business management visa is 4 months, 1 year, 3 years, and 5 years.

A business manager visa is a type of work visa and is applied for by foreign office workers when starting a business or by foreign sole proprietors when establishing a company.
There are cases where foreign students studying abroad change from a student visa to a business manager visa.
Additionally, spouses and children of foreigners who hold a business manager visa can apply for a dependent visa.

This page introduces how to obtain a business management visa from the flow of company establishment.
The general flow is as follows.

① Company establishment
② Obtaining a business license
③ Apply for a business management visa

I will explain in order.

XNUMX. XNUMX.Company formation

First of all, the establishment of a company, but the necessary requirements are as follows.

・Secure a business office (office) that will be the location of the company's head office (rent or purchase)
・ Prepare a seal certificate or signature certificate or a seal certificate in your home country for the personal seal, etc. of the founder (the person who issues the capital of the company).
・ Create articles of incorporation that are the basic rules of the company
・ Put capital (500 million yen or more) into a bank account in Japan (a collaborator is required in Japan)
・ Creating a company name for the company to be established
・ Clarify the business purpose of the company to be established and formulate a realistic business plan.

With the above as a minimum, we will certify the articles of incorporation at the notary public office and register the company with the Legal Affairs Bureau that has jurisdiction.

XNUMX. XNUMX.Obtain a business license

It is not always necessary to obtain a visa by the time you apply for a visa, but you will be required to obtain and submit various licenses necessary for the business you are trying to carry out.
For example, if you want to run a restaurant such as a restaurant in Japan, you need to get a business license for the restaurant business from the health center, and if you want to run an antique dealer, the life safety section of the police station in your jurisdiction is the application destination. I will.

3. “Management/Management” visa application

The following three requirements are required to be granted a business management visa application.

a. The business office must be located in Japan.
b. Having a certain business scale
c. The business has stability and continuity

I will explain in order.

▼ The business office must be located in Japan

A business manager visa is a visa for running a company in Japan, so it is natural that you will need an office in Japan.
Normally, this office is often the address of the head office registered in step 1.

▼ Must have a certain business scale

In relation to applying for a business management visa, the business you are trying to do is required to be of a certain size or larger.
The scale is usuallyCapital is 500 million yen or moreIt means to be.
However, it is not always necessary to prepare more than 500 million yen as capital, and if there are two or more full-time employees living in Japan, it is firmly explained that the capital is equivalent to 2 million yen. If possible, this condition will be met.

The important thing about this capital is that"How was that capital (for example, 500 million yen) formed?"It is to explain with materials.
For example, as an explanation of the capital of 500 million yen, if you have saved salary from a company you work for abroad and invested that 500 million yen as capital, you should prepare the following materials. is.

<Required documents explaining the formation process of capital of 500 million yen>

・ Certificate of employment created by the company you work for in a foreign country (specify your name, working period, salary, company name, and get the signature of the company representative)
・ Bank account deposit / withdrawal details that show that salary has been paid and savings have accumulated
・ Record of remittance from the bank account containing the saved money to the capital deposit account in Japan
・ The deposit record of the capital deposit account in Japan corresponding to the remittance record

In this way, explain a series of processes of how the money was accumulated, how the money entered the capital deposit account in Japan and became the capital of the company, together with the materials. Is important.

To give another example, if you have invested money borrowed from family or friends to explain the capital of 500 million yen, you should prepare the following materials.

<Required documents when borrowing capital of 500 million yen>

・ A copy of the ID card of the family member or acquaintance who lent the money (passport, residence card, etc.)
・ A contract to prove that you have borrowed money (the name and address of the party, the date of borrowing, the amount borrowed, when to return it, the interest rate, etc., and the signature or seal of the party)
・ Deposit / withdrawal details of the bank account where the borrowed money was deposited
・ Record of remittance from the bank account containing the borrowed money to the capital deposit account in Japan
・ The deposit record of the capital deposit account in Japan corresponding to the remittance record

▼ Business has stability and continuity

This is the most necessary item to prepare for applying for a business management visa.
As for immigration, the business of a company that was supposed to be managed with a business management visa that was once approved stopped immediately and went bankrupt, and the foreigner used a safety net such as life protection in Japan, and the foreigner From the time of visa application, we will examine the question "Is there a prospect that the company that is applying for the visa will continue to be stable in the future?" In order to worry that the tax will not be paid.
For explanation on this point"Business plan"Is required.

When creating a business plan, the following preparations are generally made:

[Preparation list for creating a business plan]

a. Make it realistic: In the business plan that describes the business plan that can expect stable sales, the result of market research, the income and expenditure plan for the next three years, the personnel plan, the explanation of the qualities as a manager based on one's own academic background and work history, etc. Prepare to become.
b. Prepare basic contracts with business partners and business cards of business partners.: If it is a business, there are usually business partners.
When importing and exporting nursing care products, it is useful to prepare a basic contract regarding the sale and purchase of nursing care products with the manufacturer, etc. that is the supplier of the nursing care products, and submit a copy.
In this way, showing in the form of a contract that there is a real business negotiation with a business partner will prove the prospect of stable sales in the future.
c. Submit a history of transactions that have already occurred: This is a necessary preparation if the store is already in operation at the time of applying for a business management visa.
Depending on the circumstances, stores such as restaurants may already be in operation at the time of visa application.In that case, money should be exchanged as a company in terms of purchasing, sales, expenses, etc.
If the sales and net income are favorable, we can show the prospect of stable management in the future.
In addition to this, there are many other things you can do depending on the nature of the business you are trying to run.
The above is just one example, but when explaining "business stability and continuity," it is important to explain realistic prospects in line with the content of the business in the business plan along with materials. It is to do.

Required documents when applying for a business manager visa

The required documents for applying for a business management visa are divided into categories XNUMX to XNUMX according to the institution to which you belong.
Click here for details on required documents for each category"Business / Management" page

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