Angola - Apply For a Business Visa
ProcedureEdit
1.Download the Angola Visa Application Form from http://www.sme.ao/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=59&Itemid=128&lang=en
2.Fill in the form.
3.Present the forms at the Angolan Consulate in your country.
4.The applicant is given a receipt proving the entry visa application presentation
Required DocumentsEdit
1.Fully completed application form in capital letters and black ink
2. A passport with validity of more than 6 months, and 2 blank pages.
3. Two recent color passport photographs (glue one to the application form and write name on the back of the other);
4. A Letter from employer confirming employment. It should be addressed to the Consular Section.
5. Itinerary (online/airline/Travel Agent pre-booking).(It is not necessary to purchase the ticket to apply for a visa)
6. A copy of the invitation letter from Angola in Portuguese. The invitation letters MUST be annexed to the visa application form.
7. Recent bank statement
8. Travel itinerary from airline or travel company.
Office Locations & ContactsEdit
Ministry of External Relations
Address:
Rua Major Kanhangulo, 47
Palcio do Comrcio C.P. 1233
Luanda, Repblica de Angola
Phone: (00244 222) 395627, 395679
Fax: (00244 222) 324306
http://www.embangola.at/contactexternalrelations.htm
http://www.embangola.at/contactsangola.htm
Website: http://www.mirex.gov.ao/
SME - Migration and Foreigners Service
Rua Amilcar Cabral - Bairro da Maianga
Luanda - Angola
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Servi%C3%A7o-de-Migra%C3%A7%C3%A3o-e-Estrangeiros/231291813549993
Website: http://www.sme.ao
EligibilityEdit
This visa is granted for reasons of business prospects
FeesEdit
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ValidityEdit
The visa must be used within 60 days of being granted and entitles the bearer to stay for 6 months to 1 year, which can be extended twice for further periods.
Documents to UseEdit
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Sample DocumentsEdit
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Processing TimeEdit
After five working days, from the application date of reception.
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InstructionsEdit
- Incomplete visa applications cannot be processed.
- An ordinary business visa does not entitle the bearer to establish residence in the country or to engage in any remunerated activity
- The application must be submitted in person by the applicant
Required InformationEdit
- Passport number
- Nationality
- Date of birth
- Proof of residence
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Need for the DocumentEdit
Any foreigner entering Angola is required to acquire a visas. A Angolan business visa is issued to those on business trips.
Information which might helpEdit
- This visa permits multiple entries into the country
- Once the visa application is submitted the applicants passport will be held by the Embassy until the process is complete.
- The foreign citizen of a country without Diplomatic or Consular in Angola must do the visa application in the nearest country from the origin country or usual place of residence.
Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit
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External LinksEdit
http://www.embangola.at/consular3english-ordinary.htm
http://www.saflii.org/ao/legis/num_act/lotlrofc356.pdf
http://www.angola-today.com/city-guides/traveller-information/
http://www.aiogace.com/?page_id=45
OthersEdit
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