Yokohama Startup Visa

Una página japonesa: Japanese

※Japanese and English are available.

People planning to start a business in Yokohama within two years
(Los extranjeros que ya residen en Japón bajo otros estados de la residencia también se pueden presentar.)

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. Solicitud de Confirmación de Actividades económicas (una palabra: 20 kilobytes)
2. Plan de Actividad de Preparación de Arranque comercial (una palabra: 46 kilobytes)
3. Curriculum vitae del candidato (una palabra: 30 kilobytes)
4. Promesa (una palabra: 16 kilobytes)
5. Materiales suplementarios para la Solicitud de Confirmación de Actividades económicas (una palabra: 14 kilobytes)
(Other documents)
6. Copia del pasaporte del candidato
7. Un documento que muestra el lugar de residencia del candidato durante un año después de llegar al estado del visado de Japón/cambio (la copia de un contrato del alquiler, solicitud del contrato del alquiler, 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 tres meses, vaya a la Agencia de Immigration Services y solicite las «Actividades Designadas» estado de la residencia.
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 (el sitio 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. Notificación de Adquisición (Renovación) de Estado de Residencia «Actividades Designadas» (una palabra: 23 kilobytes)
2. Copy of residence card
3.(※ Si espera la emisión de una tarjeta de la residencia, por favor presente una copia de su pasaporte.)

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.

Si puede conseguir las «Actividades designadas» el estado de la residencia, tendrá que renovar su visado en la Agencia 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. Los protegemos si puede cumplir con el requisito para conseguir el estado del «director ejecutivo» de la residencia.

1. Solicitud de Confirmación de Actividades económicas (Renovación) (una palabra: 18 kilobytes)
2. Plan de Actividad de Preparación de Arranque comercial (Renovación) (una palabra: 40 kilobytes)
3. A copy of your passport
4. Un documento que muestra el lugar de residencia del candidato durante seis meses después de renovar el visado (copia de un contrato del alquiler, solicitud del contrato del alquiler, 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
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 tres meses, vaya a la Agencia de Immigration Services y solicite las «Actividades Designadas» estado de la residencia.
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 (el sitio 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. Notificación de Adquisición (Renovación) de Estado de Residencia «Actividades Designadas» (una palabra: 23 kilobytes)
2. Copy of residence card
3.(※ Si espera la emisión de una tarjeta de la residencia, por favor presente una copia de su pasaporte.)

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. Aplicación de Cambios (una palabra: 17 kilobytes)
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.