Startup Visa is one of the recent initiatives approved by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to help skilled entrepreneurs start an impact business in Japan. However, getting approved for a visa that will allow you to migrate to Japan is full of hurdles that an entrepreneur will face. This post from Sasha Kaverina explain the process in details

What is a Startup Visa?

Startup visa program, unofficially labeled as Startup Visa, is a temporary conditional residence permit for entrepreneurs who want to build a company in Japan but don’t have enough time and money to apply for a business manager visa.

Local municipalities offering a Startup Visa (as of May 2020)

Tokyo: 6 months
Kanagawa Prefecture: 6 months
Sendai City: 6 months
Kitakyushu City: 6 months
Niigata City: 6 months
Kyoto: 1 year
Aichi Prefecture: 1 year
Kobe City: 1 year
Ibaraki Prefecture: 1 year
Hokkaido: 1 year
Mie Prefecture: 1 year
Fukuoka City: 1 year
Gifu Prefecture: 1 year
Osaka City: 1 year

Experience sharing: Steps that I took in order to receive a startup visa:

Prepared the documents (business plan, financial statements, personal information) and verified they are satisfactory with the Osaka’s Business Innovation Center liaison.
Submitted the documents to the Business Innovation Center Osaka.
Had an interview with the Business Innovation Center Osaka.
Received a letter of support from the Business Innovation Center Osaka and brought it to the Immigration Bureau to apply for the Certification of Eligibility.
Had the Certification of Eligibility mailed to me and took it to the Japanese Consulate outside of Japan to receive the initial 6 month visa that says ‘“’for start-up”
Entered Japan as an entrepreneur.

For step by step guide and details, please refer below source link from Sasha Kaverina

https://medium.com/@sasha.kaverina/how-to-get-a-startup-visa-to-build-a-company-in-japan-a-complete-guide-99c890d58c02

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