I own a business here in Australia and already do a bunch of business with Japan. Was planning on relocating to Japan to setup shop there, but a major matter last year delayed the application a year and then as I just started the process 6 weeks ago, the BMV changes were announced that meant I wouldn’t meet the new criteria.
So I figured I’d go with plan B and move over as a student and go to language school for 12-18 months and at the end of that, try and meet the new capital requirements for the BMV with a bunch of new language skills.
My question is, has anyone lived in Japan and been on a student visa with authorized activity approval and run a small business while studying? Or, have you run your business overseas and employed yourself remotely and paid yourself a wage that way?
I’ve spoken with advisers and companies from when I was doing my BMV application but wanted to see if anyone had real world experience with it.
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