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Residency

Japan Business Manager Status of Residence

Residency

Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H)

Status

Program status

Japan: Operational
Malaysia: Operational

Investment

Minimum investment per route

Japan: Business capital or investment in Japan (minimum): JPY 30,000,000 (≈ US$188k · €170k · £142k)Show full wordingShow less
Malaysia: Fixed deposit (Silver): USD 150,000 (≈ €136k · £113k); Fixed deposit (Gold): USD 500,000 (≈ €452k · £378k); Fixed deposit (Platinum): USD 1,000,000 (≈ €905k · £756k)Show full wordingShow less

Costs

Government fees

Japan: Information pending verification
Malaysia: Information pending verification

Family

Family eligibility

Japan: Spouse, Children · conditions apply
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Spouse and children can be granted Dependent status of residence; parents are not covered by that status.
Malaysia: Spouse, Children, Parents · conditions apply
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Spouse, dependent children and dependent parents.

Obligations

Residence requirements

Japan: Information pending verification
Malaysia: MM2H: about 90 days a year for the main applicant and spouse.Show full wordingShow less

Processing time

Japan: Information pending verification
Malaysia: Information pending verification

Route to citizenship

Japan: Naturalisation follows Japan's ordinary rules, which require residence over several years and, in principle, giving up other nationalities.Show full wordingShow less
Malaysia: Not a route to citizenship.

Program comparison
Criteria	Residency Japan Japan Business Manager Status of Residence	Residency Malaysia Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H)	Residency Singapore Singapore Global Investor Programme
Status
Program status	Operational	Operational	Operational
Investment
Minimum investment per route	Business capital or investment in Japan (minimum): JPY 30,000,000 (≈ US$188k · €170k · £142k)	Fixed deposit (Silver): USD 150,000 (≈ €136k · £113k); Fixed deposit (Gold): USD 500,000 (≈ €452k · £378k); Fixed deposit (Platinum): USD 1,000,000 (≈ €905k · £756k)	Business investment (Option A): SGD 10,000,000 (≈ US$7.76m · €7.02m · £5.87m); GIP-select fund (Option B): SGD 25,000,000 (≈ US$19m · €18m · £15m)
Costs
Government fees	Information pending verification	Information pending verification	Information pending verification
Family
Family eligibility	Spouse, Children · conditions apply Full wordingHide full wording Spouse and children can be granted Dependent status of residence; parents are not covered by that status.	Spouse, Children, Parents · conditions apply Full wordingHide full wording Spouse, dependent children and dependent parents.	Spouse, Children · conditions apply Full wordingHide full wording Spouse and unmarried children under 21 at the date of application. Parents and unmarried children aged 21 or over cannot be included for permanent residence; they can apply for a long-term visit pass tied to the investor's re-entry permit.
Obligations
Residence requirements	Information pending verification	MM2H: about 90 days a year for the main applicant and spouse.	No fixed number of days; renewing the five-year re-entry permit needs more than half the time in Singapore, plus the option's own conditions. Full wordingHide full wording No fixed number of days. The first re-entry permit is valid for five years; renewing it for five years requires the investor or their dependants to have lived in Singapore for more than half the time, as well as the option's own conditions.
Processing time	Information pending verification	Information pending verification	About 9 to 12 months.
Route to citizenship	Naturalisation follows Japan's ordinary rules, which require residence over several years and, in principle, giving up other nationalities.	Not a route to citizenship.	Citizenship may be applied for after two years as a permanent resident; dual citizenship is not allowed.

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