{"id":15950,"date":"2023-08-01T13:09:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T04:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oihen.hogehogecojp.com\/?page_id=2224"},"modified":"2026-09-28T07:37:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T22:37:05","slug":"startupvisa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.innovation-osaka.jp\/en\/startupvisa\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply for the Osaka City Startup Visa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Please Read First<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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CHECK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Least About 5 Months<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

This is the estimated time from confirming eligibility to obtaining the visa. Please contact us well in advance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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All Application Documents in Japanese<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

If you attach any documents not written in Japanese, please also attach a Japanese translation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Residence Status for Up to 2 Years<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

You can be granted the \u201cDesignated Activities\u201d residence status (renewal required after one year).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What Is the Startup Visa?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Foreign Entrepreneurship Promotion Project (Startup Visa) is carried out by local governments (Foreign Entrepreneurship Promotion Organizations) whose management support plans have been certified by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, with the aim of accepting more foreign entrepreneurs and promoting entrepreneurship. Osaka City was certified as a Foreign Entrepreneurship Promotion Organization on March 27, 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Normally<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

To be granted the \u201cBusiness Manager\u201d residence status, you must have the following in place when you apply to the Immigration Services Agency:<\/p>\n\n\n\n