Business Manager Visa (経営・管理)
Changes or availability under review — Tightened Oct 2025 (capital raised from JPY 5m to 30m)
Business Manager Visa is a residence route in Japan (Antreprenor). Since 16 Oct 2025: capital ≥JPY 30m, ≥1 full-time resident employee, applicant or staff with Japanese ≈N2/B2, 3 yrs management experience or master's, real office, plan reviewed by expert. Dependants on Dependent visa. Gov fees ~JPY 28,000 for family.
Entrepreneur and startup residence routes →Requirements at a glance
The minimum qualifying investment is about CHF 162'000. There is no minimum stay to keep the permit. Spouse and children can usually be included. Permanent residence: after 10 years. Citizenship can be possible after about 5 years.
How holders are taxed
Non-permanent resident (<5 of 10 yrs): foreign income taxed only if remitted; then worldwide up to 55%.
Next steps
Check the official page for the current rules and fees, compare this route with the other programmes on the interactive map, and talk to a licensed immigration lawyer or authorised agent before applying.
| Categorie | Antreprenor |
|---|---|
| Investiție | CHF 162'000 |
| Taxe (familie) | CHF 150 |
| Venit / an | — |
| Active | — |
| Ședere min. | 0 |
| RP | 10 |
| Cetățenie | 5 |
| Muncă | ownBusiness |
| Eligibil | all |
| Impozit | Non-permanent resident (<5 of 10 yrs): foreign income taxed only if remitted; then worldwide up to 55%. |
| La data de | 2026-10 |
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