Japan · Talent & extraordinary ability
J-Find (Future Creation Individual)
Open
Last verified July 2026
Launched April 2023 and open. A job-search and startup-preparation status, not a residence route.
J-Find is essentially irrelevant to UHNW families but is included because it is routinely bundled into 'Japan golden visa' marketing. It is a two-year graduate job-search permit with a JPY 200,000 funds test — nothing more.
Qualifying routes
200k JPY
Top-university graduate job seeker
Graduated within the last five years from a university ranked in the top 100 of at least two of the QS, THE and Shanghai rankings, or completed a Japanese government scholarship programme; must hold at least JPY 200,000 in funds for initial living costs
The facts
- Qualifying figure
- 200k JPY
- Total landed cost
- Standard visa fees plus proof of about JPY 200,000 in living funds
- Timeline
- 1–3 months — Certificate of Eligibility processing
- Physical presence
- Two-year stay to look for work or prepare to start a business
- Family
- spouse and children may accompany
- Permanent residency
- none directly — you must convert to a work status such as HSP, J-Skip or Business Manager
- Citizenship
- none directly
- Language test
- not applicable
- Dual citizenship
- Not permitted — you would have to renounce
- Requirements
- Graduated within the past five years from a university in the top 100 of at least two of QS, THE and Shanghai rankings, or completed a Japanese government scholarship programmeAt least JPY 200,000 in funds for initial living expenses
What can go wrong
- Two years maximum, and it leads nowhere on its own — you must convert to a work status.
- Eligibility is limited to graduates within the last five years from top-100 ranked universities. It is not open to mid-career applicants.
- It is not an investment or residence programme despite how it is sometimes marketed.