2007-03-21 10:06:05 · 6 answers · asked by mrwee 2 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Japan
I am going to be using a consulting firm, that I found at http://www.gaijinpot.com/c_soho.php
2007-03-21 13:22:46 · update #1
starting a business, could be said to be working, breaching the conditions of your tourist visa, read the conditions of your visa very carefully
2007-03-21 10:10:51 · answer #1 · answered by steven m 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No. To be able to get a working visa, you have to have a contract with an established company. Because it is the company, not you, who goes to immigration to apply for the visa. When they apply, they have to present immigration with financial forms that prove they are an established company and that they are able to pay you the required 250,000 - 300,000 per month salary.
So that puts to rest the question of you starting a company in 90 days then getting a working visa through that company. Besides starting a company in Japan is nothing like starting a company in the USA (if that is where you are from.) In the US, you put a sign in your front lawn, and an "open" sign in your window and your all set. NOT IN JAPAN. As a previous answer states, there is tons of paperwork and red tape to go through. If you don't speak Japanese, that in itself is another problem.
Good luck.
2007-03-22 14:45:26 · answer #2 · answered by Looking for the truth... 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, you'd be violating the terms of your visa. Big trouble! Might want to double check all that legal stuff before making that decision! By getting a tourist visa, you're teling them that you're just coming here on vacation. If you come here with the intention of starting a business, you need a different type of visa.
2007-03-22 22:20:25 · answer #3 · answered by valhalla_747 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. To get a work visa you must apply for it BEFORE you enter Japan. And to get a work visa you must have a job waiting for you. It's likely that your "business" would'nt be legal anyway. You have to go by Japanese laws, and a tourist would'nt be able to do that.
2007-03-21 13:55:44 · answer #4 · answered by Vinegar Taster 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In a very simple sense yes. In reality, it can be very difficult.
Loans
Office space
legal fees
employees
business tax ID number
the list goes on and on.
Not impossible, just difficult. Maybe that is why there are many business conculting partners that help foreign investors get set up.
2007-03-21 10:36:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
only if you can prove that you got a real job in japan.
2007-03-21 10:41:19 · answer #6 · answered by sellatieeat 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋