I’ve started checking the Digital Nomad visa for Japan, it seems to good to be true, so i need a reality check before i get too excited.
I have a remove job (US) and making a bit over the salary requirement for the digital nomad visa.
My plan is to put all of my furniture into storage and leave my apartment, get a virtual PO box (will be using it as residential address for anything legal) and leave US late March (which gives me 5 months to prepare everything)
Move to Japan for 6 months, ideally finding a 6 month rental (via hmlt or alternatives) or shorter periods. I’ll be working US hours (nighttime at Japan) sleep in the morning to afternoon and visit different places in the city i live in in the afternoons.
I work 9 days in 2 weeks (every other friday off) and i’ll use the 2 of 3 day weekends to visit different cities in Japan. I have bunch of PTO accrued as well i can make those trips even longer. My goal is to visit majority of the Japan in this 26 weekend period (26 trips in total) and improve my japanese as much as possible.
Is this doable? Or would i struggle a lot because I would be working through the night?
I would have to give up my rental in the US, there is no way i can afford both.
Would like to hear from folks who used this visa is possible.
Thank you!
by Destoran