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Originally Posted by yuriyuri
First of all, I will not actually be a part of my current company anymore, but I will be hired by them as a contractor on a 3 month rolling contract, so I will have to invoice them for work done which would be paid into a UK bank account.
Since I am from the UK it means that I don't have to apply for any visa to enter Japan - They just stamp the passport with something that says I can stay for 90 days.
My first question is, will I be allowed to continue my work for the company in the UK even while I only have this 90 day visitor stamp in my passport?
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It's true that you don't need a special visa just to visit Japan as a UK citizen, so that's ok. ^^ I should think that as you are a UK citizen, hired by a UK company and most importantly, considering that the work is presumably not the -purpose- of your trip to Japan, you would not be eligible for the work visa anyway. The work is basically incidental to your being in Japan; it's like you went on holiday and then decided to spend every day in your hotel room studying for an exam rather than sightsee; that's your choice. If you must be in Japan specifically for the purpose of doing the work (eg, need to consult with Japanese professionals, have meetings, investigate a location etc), or you will be working in a Japanese based office type situation, then probably you should have a proper work visa. You could look into applying for the working holiday visa- it's a year, i think exempt from Japanese tax and would permit you to do casual unspecified work in Japan for one year.
On the tax you would continue to pay UK tax until you actually secure a long term visa like the spouse visa or a work visa and also inform the UK IR that you are living abroad as an expat. You will be exempt from tax on the condition that you spend less than 6 weeks per year in the UK, i think, and any job you take on in Japan, you will be obliged to pay Japanese tax for. For more details, you should probably contact your tax office as these kids of things change quite often. Speak to the Inland Revenue or see if your county council offers any informational service.