Yokohama Startup Visa

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※Japanese and English are available.

People planning to start a business in Yokohama within two years
(Os estrangeiros que já residem no Japão abaixo de outras posições da residência também podem apresentar-se.)

The City of Yokohama will issue a startup visa for the following fields of industry:

1. Businesses utilizing innovative technologies such as AI and DX
2. Health and medical fields
3. Knowledge-intensive and value-added businesses
4. Other businesses aiming to create new products, services, or business models

• Wholesale, retail, trading, food and beverage, lodging, and service industry are not eligible.

Applicants must have an interview with the Yokohama startup visa coordinators before turning in application forms.
An appointment is required for an interview.
The contact information is below.

※Japanese and English are available.

The following documents must be submitted with the application.
Applicants must write the following applications in Japanese.
1. Aplicação para Confirmação de Atividades de Negócios (uma palavra: 20 KBS)
2. Plano de Atividade de Preparação de Lançamento de negócios (uma palavra: 46 KBS)
3. Resumo de requerente (uma palavra: 30 KBS)
4. Promessa (uma palavra: 16 KBS)
5. Materiais suplementares da Aplicação para Confirmação de Atividades de Negócios (uma palavra: 14 KBS)
(Other documents)
6. Cópia do passaporte de requerente
7. Um documento que mostra o lugar de residência do requerente durante um ano depois de chegar à posição de visto de Japão/modificação (a cópia de um contrato de aluguel, aplicação para o contrato de aluguel, etc.)
8. A document that shows the cost of the applicant's accommodation for one year after arriving in Japan/changing visa status (ex: A copy of the applicant's bank book)
9. Other documents allow us to understand the applicant and their business plan.　
※In addition to these documents, you may be asked to submit other documents.

1. The applicant themselves
2. A person who has notified the head of the regional immigration office with jurisdiction over their location through the bar association or administrative scrivener association to which they belong
3. An employee of the domestic business office where the applicant will conduct their business
4. A person entrusted by the applicant to establish a domestic business office (in the case of a corporation, its employee)

• When 2 to 4 are submitting the application, documents that clarify the relationship with the foreign national and evidence proving their position must be submitted.

Innovation Promotion Division, Business Innovation Department, Economic Affairs Bureau
Address: 6-50-10 Hon-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama
TEL: 045-671-3837
Email: ke-global@city.yokohama.lg.jp
※Please contact us before you visit our office.

If the applicant passes the screening, they can get certification from the City of Yokohama.
Certification is valid for three months.
Dentro de três meses, vá à Agência de Immigration Services e solicite as «Atividades Indicadas» posição da residência.
If you have any questions about application procedures, please contact the Immigration Services Agency.
https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/about/region/yokohama/index.html (o sítio exterior)
After you get the visa from the Immigration Services Agency, contact the Yokohama startup visa coordinators as soon as possible.
In addition, you must turn in the documents below.

1. Notificação de Aquisição (Renovação) de Posição de Residência «Atividades Indicadas» (uma palavra: 23 KBS)
2. Copy of residence card
3.(※ Se estiver esperando pela emissão de um cartão de residência, por favor submeta uma cópia do seu passaporte.)

Applicants must write these applications in Japanese.
If you write them in English, you will have to turn in a translation of these documents as well.

Se pode adquirir as «Atividades indicadas» a posição da residência, terá de renovar o seu visto na Agência de Immigration Services cada seis meses.
Before you apply to the Immigration Services Agency, fill out the documents below and turn them in to City of Yokohama. Protegemo-los se pode encontrar a exigência de adquirir «o gerente de negócios» a posição da residência.

1. Aplicação para Confirmação de Atividades de Negócios (Renovação) (uma palavra: 18 KBS)
2. Plano de Atividade de Preparação de Lançamento de negócios (Renovação) (uma palavra: 40 KBS)
3. A copy of your passport
4. Um documento que mostra o lugar de residência do requerente durante seis meses depois de renovar o visto (cópia de um contrato de aluguel, aplicação para o contrato de aluguel, etc.)
5. A documents that clarifies the cost of the applicant's accommodation for the six months after renewing the visa (ex: A copy of the applicant's bank book)
※In addition to these documents, you may be asked to submit other documents.

1. The applicant themselves
2. A person who has notified the head of the regional immigration office with jurisdiction over their location through the bar association or administrative scrivener association to which they belong
3. An employee of the domestic business office where the applicant will conduct their business
4. A person entrusted by the applicant to establish a domestic business office (in the case of a corporation, its employee)

• When 2 to 4 are submitting the application, documents that clarify the relationship with the foreign national and evidence proving their position must be submitted.

Innovation Promotion Division, Business Innovation Department, Economic Affairs Bureau
Address: 6-50-10 Hon-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama
TELEFONE: 045-671-3837
Email: ke-global@city.yokohama.lg.jp
※Please contact us before you visit our office.

If the applicant passes the screening, they can get certification from the City of Yokohama.
Certification is valid for three months.
Dentro de três meses, vá à Agência de Immigration Services e solicite as «Atividades Indicadas» posição da residência.
If you have any questions about application procedures, please contact the Immigration Services Agency.
https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/about/region/yokohama/index.html (o sítio exterior)
After you get the visa from the Immigration Services Agency, contact the Yokohama startup visa coordinators as soon as possible.
In addition, you must turn in the documents below.

1. Notificação de Aquisição (Renovação) de Posição de Residência «Atividades Indicadas» (uma palavra: 23 KBS)
2. Copy of residence card
3.(※ Se estiver esperando pela emissão de um cartão de residência, por favor submeta uma cópia do seu passaporte.)

Applicants must write these applications in Japanese.
If you write them in English, you will have to turn in a translation of these documents as well.

Once you obtain a startup visa, you must have a monthly interview with us. If we observe that you are not conducting any activities related to your business, or you do not come to the interview, we will have to invalidate your visa.

If there are any changes to the contents of the Business Startup Activities Confirmation Application, contact the Yokohama startup visa coordinator or tell us when we meet at the monthly interview.
(ex: changing your address, telephone number, mail address)

1. Aplicação de Modificações (uma palavra: 17 KBS)
2. Documents to confirm modifications

If we find proof of any false declarations or wrongdoing, we will revoke the certificate of confirmation.
In such cases, you will be asked to return the certificate of confirmation to the City of Yokohama immediately.

Email: yokohama_startupvisa@an-nahal.com
※Japanese and English are available.