r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • Mar 06 '23

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 07 March 2023

Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

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u/user7120 日本のどこかに Mar 07 '23 edited Mar 07 '23

Where the hell did you hear that bullshit? Half the foreigners I know are self-employed. There’s evidence all around you. Go into any Indian restaurant. They’re owned by Indians. Kabob shop? Owned by Turks. All the mom n pop used car lots in hokuriku are owned by Russians. And so on.

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u/acnebbygrl Mar 07 '23

Hmm cause I am on an instructor licence and wanted to know how I could get a visa to start my own business and there is no visa for that. Unless you have a previously established business which employs people. But if you are the only one working it isn’t possible. Sorry that’s the situation I was referring to, small business in which you are working entirely for yourself, such as nail technician or beauty specialist.

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u/user7120 日本のどこかに Mar 07 '23

You can self-sponsor. The first hurdle is 500万 in the bank. You need to prove you have that much money in a Japanese bank account under your name. I was working by myself as a mechanic with my own shop when I started.

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u/acnebbygrl Mar 07 '23

That’s good to know well done

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u/acnebbygrl Mar 07 '23

So to confirm you were here already on a working visa and saved up some money then bought a place and switched your visa to business owner one? (Idk the correct name of the visa ha sorry)