jp_aiv
Investor/Business Manager Visa
Japan · East Asia
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 1990
- Governing lawPublished
- Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Immigration Services Agency of Japan
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Actively invest in Japan, the Land of the Rising Sun, for Asian opportunities and tech innovation
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Capital of at least JPY 30 million (about $204,000) in a business in Japan, at least one full-time employee who is Japanese or a permanent resident, Japanese at JLPT N2 level (applicant or an employee), 3 years of management experience or a relevant master's degree, and a business plan checked by a certified professional
- Employment statusPublished
- Self-employed
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitUnknown
- Unknown
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timeUnknown
- Unknown
- Can apply without travelingUnknown
- Unknown
- Official application routePublished
- https://www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/tetuduki/kanri/shyorui/01.html
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- $204,000
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- $204,000
- Processing feePublished
- $90
- Application feePublished
- $350
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $440
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredPublished
- None required
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
- Cost notesPublished
- Minimum capital JPY 30,000,000 (≈US$204,000 at 0.0068) since 16 Oct 2025, up from JPY 5,000,000. Holders who got the visa before that date have until 16 Oct 2028 to meet the new rules at renewal.
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- 2 days/year
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- Yes
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 0 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 12 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Foreign individuals are considered resident taxpayers if they have a 'jusho' (residence) in Japan, or have maintained a 'kyosho' (temporary place of abode) in Japan for a period of one year or more.
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 5%-45%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- 5 years
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 10 years
- Work for a local employerPublished
- No
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- No
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/invest/setting_up/section2/page12.html
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.