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Gabon - Apply for a Temporary work Visa

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ProcedureEdit

  • Check the current Gabon visa regulations from at Gabon foreign ministry from here or find the Gabon embassy in your country of permanent residence to obtain the visa application requirements for Gabon;
  • Apply for a business visa;
  • On arrival fill the special pass form
  • Get a temporary work visa application form and fill it in accurately;
  • Make all the necessary payments;

Attach all the necessary documents like
  • Letter of invitation from the Gabon company.
  • Letter of motivation (written by the applicant)
  • Payment slips
  • Submit all the documents to the Ministry of Internal affairs;
  • Go to Ministry of Interior Affairs to the ministry after about two (2) weeks and pay for a Special Pass.
  • Pick up passport later with Special Pass as the work permit is being processed.

  • Physically go to the Min of Interior Affairs Office to inquire about if your work permit has been processed. If it is, you give them your passport. you need to find out if they need to keep it for a few days (or weeks) or if they can process it straight away.
  • Make payment for Work Permit.
  • Receive the work permit.



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Required DocumentsEdit

  1. A passport valid for 6 months
  2. Completed visa application form, three (3) copies, properly filled out and signed
  3. Three photographs, recent
  4. Certified copy of the original employment contract for a term not exceeding three months and a temporary work permit issued by the competent Gabon authority in charge of employment and a certificate under these same agency, by which the employing organization is committed to support the repatriation of foreign workers from the breakdown of the employment relationship.




Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Ministry of Foreign affairs, Cooperation, Francophonie & Regional Integration

Bote Postale 2245,

Libreville

Telephone  :+241 (1) 727-600/ 742-370

Fax :+241 (1) 742-375


Gabons embassies, high commissions or consulate offices in foreign countries. A list of these plus their contacts can be downloaded from http://gabon.embassyhomepage.com/gabonese_visa_information_gabon_visa_service_cheap_flights_gabon_hotels_libreville_travel_insurance_gabon_embassy_london.htm



EligibilityEdit

Foreign nationals who want to enter the country for employment / work lasting a fixed (long) period of time, and are not considered permanent or indefinite. Or If one is travelling to gabon for a specific project that will exceed 30 days.



FeesEdit

The fees paid vary basing on the class applied for as below:

  • Class A2 (parastatal service) US$ 250 per year
  • Class B (Agriculture) US$ 500 per year
  • Class C (Mining) US$ 500 per year
  • Class D (Businessman) US$ 1500per year
  • Class E (manufacturing) US$ 500 per year
  • Class F (Professionals) US$ 750 per year
  • Class G (Expatriate employees) US$ 600 per year
  • Class G1 (Missionaries, NGOs & Volunteers) US$ 250 per year
  • Appeal fees US$ 500
  • Certificate of residence 5 years to CR life US$ 1,000
  • CR due to marriage US$ 250



ValidityEdit

Validity period of the work permit will depend on the duration of assignment one intends to do in the country.



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Processing TimeEdit

It may take about two or more weeks to process the visa.



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InstructionsEdit

  • The temporary worker visa is classified into nine (9) classes and foreign national who wishes to work in Gabon must have one of the nine, as shown below:
  • Work Visa Government & Diplomatic Service: For applicants who are contracted by the Government of Gabon or for diplomats appointed for service in Gabon.
  • Work Visa Government Contractors: For applicants who are appointed on government contracts including persons serving in Government tertiary institutions.
  • Work Visa Investment in Agriculture: For applicants who are investing into the agricultural industry.
  • Work Visa Mining: For applicants who are intending to invest into the prospecting for minerals or mining in Gabon.
  • Work Visa Business And Trade: For applicants who intend to conduct business or trade in Gabon.
  • Work Visa Manufacturers: For applicants who intend establishing and investing in a manufacturing business in Gabon.
  • Work Visa Professionals: For applicants who are members of prescribed professionals who will practice such profession in Gabon.
  • Work Visas Volunteers, Ngo Workers, Missionaries: For applicants who intend to carry out work in the capacity of a volunteer NGO worker or missionary.
  • Work Visas - Employees: For applicants whose intention it is to work in Gabon as employees -please note this is applicable whether the employment is for financial gain or not.



Required InformationEdit

  • Permission from the school Official, if the temporary work visa was for students to study abroad but allowed to work on temporary basis or permission from any Responsible Officer for exchange visitors/ study program.
  • Then you must present proof of payment for the fee. After the fee is paid and a receipt is issued, you can go to any embassy or consulate or to apply for Temporary work visa.
  • Specific rules and requirements vary according to the embassy or consulate at which you apply.
  • The worker may only perform the job for which their Temporary visa was issued for example temporary religious workers,
  • You must prove that your sponsored by an employer for a nominated position to get a temporary work visa.
  • You must hold relevant qualifications, skills, and experience in the employment field relating to the job.
  • You must meet relevant health requirements and undergo a health check.
  • You must meet character requirements and provide police certificates
  • You must agree to the Values Statement for that foreign country where you intend to go.
  • You must be able to meet standard of language if English is a 2nd language.
  • Once the above is agreed, you may apply for the Temporary work Visa using the above steps



Need for the DocumentEdit

A visa is a document stating that a person is authorized to enter or leave the territory for which it was issued, subject to permission granted by the immigration official at the time of actual entry.

The authorization may be a document, but it is commonly in a form of a stamp endorsed in the applicant's passport (or passport-replacing document).

Temporary work visas are issued to foreigners who holds a contract assisting or providing services to a company or body doing business in Gabon. The Temporary work visa is for people to work in an organization in Gabon. Generally, a citizen of a foreign country who wishes to enter the Gabon must first obtain a visa, either a non immigrant visa for temporary stay, or an immigrant visa for permanent residence.

Temporary worker visas are for persons who want to enter the Gabon for employment lasting a fixed period of time, and are not considered permanent or indefinite. Each of these visas requires the prospective employer to first file a petition with Gabon Immigration Services. An approved petition is required to apply for a work visa.

Gabon temporary worker visa is endorsed more profession to get usually valid for tough periods of time to get a business visa.


The Following are procedures on how to apply for a Temporary Work Visa in Gabon.



Information which might helpEdit

While processing the work permit, the a Special Pass permits re-entry into Gabon without paying for a Visa.



Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

  • Allows the issuing country to have all details of the applicant;
  • Increases security as all visitors are registered;
  • Creates employment opportunities to nationals in cases of foreigners starting up companies;
  • Increases the countrys revenue;



External LinksEdit

http://gabon.embassyhomepage.com/gabonese_visa_information_gabon_visa_service_cheap_flights_gabon_hotels_libreville_travel_insurance_gabon_embassy_london.htm

http://visaapplicationrequirements.com/gabonese/

http://www.gabon.alloexpat.com/gabon_information/ministries_ministry_gabon.php

http://gabon.embassyhomepage.com/gabon_visa_application_form_gabon_visa_service_gabon_hotels_libreville_flights_gabon_travel_insurance_gabonese_embassy_uk.htm


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