On or after August 1, 2023, the Startup Visa Support Desk will move to the Osaka Innovation Hub, located on the 7th Floor, Grand Front Osaka Tower-C.
We provide information on the Startup Visa system in Osaka City, through this YouTube video titled "What is the Startup Visa??".
The Startup Visa Support Desk both accept the business startup plan application and provide support for the creation of a plan document needed for the above Osaka City Foreign Entrepreneurship Promotion Project. We also assist in preparatory activities with the end goal of foreign entrepreneurs who hold the Designated Activities status (the “Startup Visa”) acquiring a full Business Manager status.
* All application documents should be filled out in Japanese.
* If you are including additional documents (etc.) in languages other than Japanese, you are requested to also attach a Japanese translation.
To download the application form for the Foreign Entrepreneurship Promotion Project, click here (Osaka City website)
For the Foreign Entrepreneurship Promotion Project Q&A, click here (Osaka City website)
Make sure to receive "Assistance in creating the business startup plan document " before applying.
The reception process takes around one hour.
Please make a reservation by e-mail before coming in.
We will assist you in the creation of your business startup plan document.
Our consultant will help you brush up your business startup plan document.
If necessary, it is also possible to consult with another specialist such as a small business consultant or tax accountant.
* All application documents should be filled out in Japanese.
* If you are including additional documents (etc.) in languages other than Japanese, you are requested to also attach a Japanese translation.
Please send an e-mail with the subject line “Startup visa application” to startupvisa@sansokan.jp
Our consultant will get back to you with advice.
* A reply will normally take three business days.
Those who have received the “Designated Activities” status using a business startup plan confirmation certificate from Osaka City are required to come in for an interview once a month. Through these interviews we will provide support for your business startup activities in order to allow you to meet the criteria for the standard “Business Manager” status when you renew your residence status after one year.
The interviews will allow us to check on the progress of your startup activities, answer any questions you might have, and soon. As the need arises, you can also talk with another specialist such as a small business consultant or tax accountant.
We also organize seminars, business matching, information exchange, and other such events that are very useful to businesses.
Address:7th Floor, Grand Front Osaka Tower-C,
3-1 Ofuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0011 Japan(
MAP)