Entrepreneur/business administration visa
Service Overview
Anyone from abroad need an entrepreneur/business administration visa in order to run a business in Japan. Even if you establish a company in Japan, you cannot manage it here without this visa. On top of this, some different rules apply to the foreigners to establish a company in Japan due to the requirement of the visa. If you try making a company without following this rule, your visa application might get turned down. One small mistake could ruin your expensive investment.
It is necessary to consider getting an entrepreneur/business administration visa before moving onto establishing a company in Japan. This process must be done with a caution. We will assist you in every details with our expertise, so please don’t hesitate to contact us for a consultation.
Pricing
Establishing a company and applying for the entrepreneur/business administration visa
This is recommended for anyone who is planning on starting a business
We will support you in registering your company and applying for the visa
| Price (plus tax) | Total Price (plus tax) | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting a business Corporation (drawing up the articles of incorporation, verification, etc) Limited Liability Company (drawing up the articles of incorporation, etc) | 30,000 | 200,000 |
| Visa application procedure 【Bringing a business founder/partner from a foreign country, or changing the visa status if the founder/partner already has another visa in Japan】 | 170,000 |
*An Administrative Scrivener will take care of the registration of your company
*Verifying the articles of incorporation (50,000 yen), revenue stamp for the articles of incorporation (40,000 yen, no necessary if you are using electronic verification), issuing a certified copy (about 2,000 yen), and the tax for a license required at the time of registration (150,000 yen for a Corporation, 60,000 yen for a Limited Liability Company) are the actual expenses which is charged separately from the service fee paid to the Administrative Scrivener(about 90,000 yen + tax).
*If you are requesting us to submit the application at the Immigration Bureau somewhere far from Osaka (more than one hour one way), we will charge an extra 10,000 yen and tax on top of the fees above.
Applying for an entrepreneur/business administration visa (Bringing a business founder/partner from a foreign country, or changing the visa status if the founder/partner already has another visa in Japan)
For those who have established a company
We will support you on applying for a business administration visa
| Price (plus tax) | |
|---|---|
| Price for the application for an entrepreneur/business administration visa to bring a business founder/partner from a foreign country, or change the visa status if the founder/partner already has another visa in Japan | 175,000 |
*If you are requesting us to submit the application at the Immigration Bureau somewhere far from Osaka (more than one hour one way), we will charge an extra 10,000 yen and tax on top of the fees above.
Getting your business administration visa renewed
For those who want to extend the status of the current business administration visa
| Price (plus tax) | |
|---|---|
| Price for visa renewal application | 50,000 |
*If you are requesting us to submit the application at the Immigration Bureau somewhere far from Osaka (more than one hour one way), we will charge an extra 10,000 yen and tax on top of the fees above.
Additional costs depending on the difficulty of the procedures
There is an additional charge for the following situations
| examples of additional charge | fee (plus tax) |
|---|---|
| If the company has lost money in the past year (preparing a business plan) | 30,000～ |
| In case of sole proprietorship | 50,000～ |
| Reapplication after the previous one got denied | 30,000～ |
| The application due date is within 14 days: starting at 30,000 yen | 30,000～ |
| Others *We will estimate the cost depending on your situation. | |
Optional menu
| Translating your country’s official documents into Japanese | 1,000 yen per A4 size paper |
|---|---|
| Visiting for consultation Visiting to the area which is more than an hour away from Osaka City | 10,000 yen per trip |
| Collecting all the necessary government related documents | 30,000～ |
| Application for Licensing *We will estimate the cost for each case *If you are planning on operating a restaurant, an antique shop, or a duty free shop, you might need to get an appropriate license. These types of licenses have to be acquired before the visa application. | |
Payment method and timing
- Accepted payment methods
- Direct deposit or cash
*please note that depot fee will be on you - Accepted payment timing
- pay in two installments, the start and end of the service
Service contents (plan for visa applications)
- 1、Free general consulting in regards to the visa application procedures
- 2、Making the list of all the necessary documents
- 3、Making the application materials ready to be submitted
- 4、Crafting the written statement of reasons
- 5、Double checking the application materials before submission
- 6、Submitting the application at the Immigration Bureau
- 7、Responding to the follow-up letter of questions from the Immigration Bureau and submitting the additional materials
- 8、Checking the progress of the application processing periodically
- 9、Receiving the application result
- 10、Receiving the residence card (in case of status change or renewal)
What if the application gets denied?
We will support in anyway possible to help you get the application accepted, but the ultimate decision is in the hand of the Immigration Bureau. In circumstances, no one can guarantee the acceptance of the application. Regardless the type of the application made, we will investigate the reason of denial in the worst case scenario, and have you choose one of the following options:
- If a declined application was so close to getting accepted, then the Immigration Bureau might give a chance to resubmit the application. In this case, we will take care of the re-submission without a charge.
- We will refund the payment besides the fee for preparing the documents and actual expenses incurred during the procedures.
*We cannot refund anything if the reason of denial is on you.
- Examples
- You hid some information
- You lied a part of the contents
- You submitted a fake document to office
- You committed a crime after the request for service or during the processing of the application
- You didn’t pay the tax (i.e. corporate tax, residence tax)
- You don’t answer to some questions necessary for the application, or you don’t cooperate with us in collecting and submitting the necessary documents
- You don’t respond to the request from the Immigration Bureau to submit some additional documents
- You stop the cancel the request for service for your personal reasons (i.e. decided not to take a job offer or join the company)
Other things to keep in mind
- On top of the service fee, we will charge you the fee for submitting the application, acquiring the documents, transportation, mailing, translating, and other expenses.
- Even if you choose the full-support plan, we might ask you to get some documents which only you are allowed to get.
- The service fee listed in this site is the estimate of the procedure and is different in each situation. We will give you more detailed estimate once we get in contact.
