Does that imply that living in Japan for 6 months costs 30 million yen?
Govt want to check balance amount is constantly over(near) 3000 rather than temporary have. This visa is for richer people to stay.
Re:How and why I built Japan Dev
by SapporoChris on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @04:51PM
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Agreed.
I was specifically told there is no obligation to spend the money. The money just needs to be in the bank.
There are also many other visas available, a two year student visa is probably one of the easiest to acquire, but it does require attending a certified school and the visa is invalidated should you stop attending school.
"Documents such as a bankbook to prove that the applicant’s savings is more than 30 million Japanese yen along with the records indicating the current balance as well as deposits and withdrawals for the past 6 months."
https://www.mofa.go.jp/ca/fna/page22e_000738.html
30 million yen is currently 225k USD, but rates can change rapidly so you need significantly more just to be safe as the visa application process is long. In my experience, the "such as a bankbook" is strictly interpreted as a bank account, a stock portfolio isn't acceptable.
Now the Visa is a 1 year visa, but it issued for six months and then renewed for six months. When renewing you must meet all the original requirements. So, you can withdraw the money after getting the visa, but you need to have it back in the account when renewing! The records for six months appear to indicate that you need the money in the account for six months, but I'm not certain if this is the case.