Our Services

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Service Flow & Fees

1. Answering enquires regarding to start-up business visa application.
2. Depending on applicant’s case to draft a document-required list.
3. Preparing required documents (Application form, business plan, supportingdocument, etc.).
4. Submitting the application of certificate of confirming business start-up activities toTokyo Metropolitan Government.
5. On behalf of applicant to have interview with Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
6. Receiving the certificate of confirming business start-up activities.
7. Submitting the application of Certificate of Eligibility (“COE”) regarding to 6-month Business Management Visa to Immigration Bureau.
8. Receiving COE from Immigration Bureau.
9. Forwarding COE to client’s specified address.

1. For the company to be registered in Japan, it must be invested by natural person(s). To fulfill the requirement of business start-up visa, natural person(s) should invest at least 51% to the company if the company is invested by natural person(s) and corporation.
2. Our service covers receiving the certificate of eligibility for 6-month business management visa only. Applicants can submit the visa application to closest local consulate or embassy with the certificate of eligibility. Our service quotation does not cover this process, and it will be arranged by applicant.
3. The approval for the application will depend on various issues, and the final decision will be made by Immigration Bureau. Kaizen cannot guarantee the application must be approved.
4. All the required material for applying certificate of eligibility must be written in Japanese. The above quotation is applicable for client provide the required document in Japanese, and it is not including the fee for document translation from foreign language to Japanese. Kaizen can offer document translation service from foreign language to Japanese. Related service fees will be quoted in advance.

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Required Materials

1. Scan copy of applicant’s passport (the validity is not less than 6 months).
2. Applicant’s resume.
3. Business plan for startup activities.
4. Application for confirmation of startup business activities (signed by the applicant)
5. Documents that can clarify where the applicant will be resided for 6 months aftercoming to Japan (e.g. copy of lease contract, Airbnb or hotel booking receipt,friend’s home, etc.).
6. Power of attorney (prepared by Kaizen).
7. Applicant’s proof of deposit (e.g. copy of bank statement, copy of bank book).
8. Applicant’s photo.
9. Other necessary documents requested by Tokyo Metropolitan Government.Government officers may request the applicant to provide extra supporting documentsdepending on different cases.

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Time Frame

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Company Registration and Visa Renewal

After the applicant receives the business start-up visa (6-month business management visa), you can enter Japan and handle those process of company registration and renting office by yourself. Meanwhile, applicant will be requested to have regular interviews with the staff of Tokyo Metropolitan Government, to report the status of your business establishment. For foreigners who are not good at Japanese or cannot speak Japanese, it would be difficult for them to communicate with local government staff. Besides, clients need to prepare further application for 1-year business management visa renewal, toupdateabusiness plan and prepare another supporting documents. That would be very complicate and time-consuming.

To solve your worries, Kaizen can provide one-stop service, from application for business start-up visa, company registration and further renewal for 1-year business management visa. We can communicate with the local government staffson behalf of you, also share the latest information released from government. For the quotation of company registration, please refer to our “Japan Kabushiki Kaisha Registration Procedures and Fees” and “Japan Goudou Kaisha Registration Procedures and Fees”. The service fee for visa renewal to 1-year business management visa will be JPY200,000 up per applicant.