Senegal - Apply for a Temporary Worker Visa

ProcedureEdit

Check the current Senegal visa regulations from at Senegal foreign ministry, from here or find the Senegal embassy in your country of permanent residence to obtain the visa application requirements for Senegal;

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.

Required DocumentsEdit

A passport valid for 6 months
Completed visa application form, three (3) copies, properly filled out and signed
Three photographs, recent
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

SNEDAI Senegal

8 Avenue Lopold Sdar Senghor X Felix Faure

BP 14260 Dakar Plateau

Telephone No.: (00221) 78 149 96 96 / (00221) 33 889 89 31 / (00221) 33 889 89 32

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.visasenegal.sn/

Ministry of the Interior

Place Washington - Bd de la Republique, Dakar

BP 4002

Website: http://www.interieur.gouv.sn

Senegal diplomatic missions in foreign countries

(embassies, high commissions or consulate offices in foreign countries).

List of these plus their contacts can be viewed at http://www.visasenegal.sn/?page_id=97, http://senegal.embassyhomepage.com/senegalese_visa_information_senegal_visa_service_cheap_flights_senegal_hotels_dakar_travel_insurance_senegal_embassy_london.htm and http://dakar42.icann.org/travel

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Place de l'Independance, Dakar

BP 4044

Website: http://www.diplomatie.gouv.sn

E-Mail: [email protected]

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 Senegal for a specific project that will exceed 30 days.

You can also obtain sample visa cover letters, which you can send it to the embassy in your country from visa letter for Senegal.

FeesEdit

Application fees is $190

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.

InstructionsEdit

Please make sure your passport meets the following legal requirements:

The passport must be valid for the duration of your stay in Senegal, and for at least six months when you leave Senegal.

The passport must contain at least two blank pages.

Required InformationEdit

When you arrive in Senegal you will need:
The original Registration Receipt and Approval of per-enrollment documents
Passport valid for at least six months + a photocopy of the first five pages
Round-trip or onward ticket or proof of departure
Hotel confirmation or accommodation certificate (or a copy of proof of ownership if the traveler is the owner of the house to be visited in Senegal)
Business travelers must also carry a letter of invitation from the company/person to be visited.
A minor traveling alone must also have a notarized letter of parental consent.

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 Senegal. The Temporary work visa is for people to work in an organization in Senegal. Generally, a citizen of a foreign country who wishes to enter the Senegal 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 Senegal 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 Senegal Immigration Services. An approved petition is required to apply for a work visa.

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

To apply for a visa, you will require a visa application form and this can be obtained from tourist visa form or business visa form. The Following are procedures on how to apply for a Temporary Work Visa in Senegal.

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External LinksEdit

http://senegal.embassyhomepage.com

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