Government may introduce long-stay visas for wealthy foreigners

The Japanese Government is considering introducing a visa to allow wealthy foreigners to reside in Japan for a number of years.

The government wants to follow in the footsteps of other countries such as Thailand and Australia which offer long-stay visas. Australia recently introduced a significant investor visa which provides a four year visa to those who invest AUD 5 million in complying investments, such as state government bonds.Read more