Hello everyone,
I am reaching out to this forum today in order to obtain more information about the recent changes related to the Business Manager Visa (with the creation of a KK) in Japan. I currently run a small company in France that operates 100% remotely and generates 10 million yen in net profit per year. I have low operating costs and no need to invest 30 million yen.
I was planning to move to Japan by creating a KK that would replace my French company. I intended to inject 5 million yen into it, which is a reasonable amount and therefore acceptable, even though I did not actually need it. However, the rules have evolved, and I now have the following questions: • Do the 30 million yen now required need to be actively used in the business plan submitted to the Japanese authorities, or do they simply need to be “on the company’s books”? • Can the 30 million yen be invested in financial markets to generate a return, in the name of the KK, via a securities account held by the KK? • What is the cost of employing a salaried employee in Japan, which is now a required condition, whose role would be administrative work and Japanese–French translations?
I do have savings and other sources of income; the key point here is to obtain a visa through a legal structure that will satisfy the Japanese authorities, while avoiding losing too much money unnecessarily.
Do you have any advice? Thank you all.
by quolty