🌐 For foreign highly skilled professionals
Welcome to Japan. As a former engineer with 12 years of living experience in Europe (Belgium and the UK), I deeply understand the challenges of relocation and career development in a new country. I offer comprehensive legal, financing, and relocation support tailored specifically for high-potential global talents, researchers, and deep-tech founders.
🚀 Startup & Entrepreneurship Support (Deep-Tech Focus)
- Strategic "Business Manager" Visa Planning (Navigating the ¥30M Wall) Under the strict new immigration rules, securing a Business Manager visa requires a ¥30 million asset threshold and employing full-time Japanese staff. I design a bulletproof, backwards-mapped roadmap to clear these hurdles using venture capital funding.
- Pre-Seed Bridging Visas: Designated Activities No. 44 & J-Find (No. 51) I fast-track the acquisition of bridging visas—such as the municipal Startup Visa (No. 44) or the prestigious J-Find Visa (No. 51) tailored for graduates of global top 100 universities (ex. the University of Tokyo)—allowing you to stay and build your team with zero employment restrictions during the pre-seed phase.
- Incorporation, J-KISS Structuring & NEDO Grants (NEP/DTSU) I handle your company's incorporation with optimized corporate bylaws (e.g., ¥1-per-share architecture to seamlessly bypass the 4-times rule for future J-KISS equity financing). I also provide hands-on management for strict labor-hour tracking required to secure non-dilutive government grants like NEDO's NEP and DTSU.
- Founder-to-Founder Technical Alignment As a proud graduate of Science Tokyo (formerly Tokyo Tech), I leverage my first-hand understanding of elite STEM pathways and advanced technical expertise to fully comprehend your laboratory's tech seeds. Even if your university is outside the J-Find criteria, I specialize in unlocking your entrepreneurship pathway by securing the Municipal Startup Visa (No. 44) through tailored, rock-solid legal and immigration strategies.
🗺️ Visa & Financing Roadmap for International Founders
👔 Career & Employment Visas
- Highly Skilled Professional (HSP) Visa Acceleration I streamline your points-based preference system application. This includes maximizing your score through specific bonuses, such as graduating from designated top universities, enabling you to secure permanent residency in Japan in as little as one year.
- Engineering / Specialist in Humanities / International Services Visa I provide comprehensive legal support for standard work visas, ensuring full compliance and perfect alignment between your engineering/tech background and official immigration requirements.
🏡 Total Relocation & Settlement Support
- End-to-End House Hunting & Move-In Support Leveraging my 12 years of European residency and dual licenses as a Registered Real Estate Broker (Takken) and Certified Rental Property Manager, I overcome Japan's rigid rental barriers. I support your entire settlement process—from bilingual house hunting and property viewings to contract execution and utility setup.
