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Many clients contact lawyers after being found on the wrong side of the law, but what clients must know and understand is that a foreigner is not permitted by law to work in Rwanda unless he/she secures a work permit, and to the applicants applying for residence permit, the grace period is fifteen (15) days upon arrival in the country. After that period, penalties will be applied immediately as stipulated by the law. To avoid being on the wrong side of the law, always apply for a permit as soon as possible.
Fortunately, anyone can apply for the work permit at Rwanda Directorate General of immigration and Emigration or at the Rwandan Embassy in the Country he or she is residing.
The following are the basic requirements to secure a work permit in Rwanda:
- Request letter;
- Passport;
- Filled application forms;
- Passport photo;
- Notarized Educations Certificate/s
- Police /Criminal Clearance from the Country he/she has been living for the past six months;
- Employment Contract;
- Proof that the employment position is not under labor teast
- C.V; and
- Proof of payment of the application fees. East African Community citizens do not pay for resident permit
NOTE:
– Documents to be submitted must be translated in French or English e.g Diploma/Degree, Police Clearance, Marriage certificate and Birth Certificate e.t.c
– A work permit holder has the right to change employers during the period of validity of the work permit, but he/she is required to inform the office of the Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration in writing. While renewing the permit, he/she is required to present a resignation letter or termination letter from the previous employer.
– Investors/Entrepreneurs before applying for residence permits, are advised to contact the Field Inspection and Law enforcement department of DGIE, to arrange for a field visit.
– The Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration may request the applicants to submit any other document when deems necessary for more information and clarification.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค ๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ท๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ.
Author: Advocate KALLAGI. Arnold
- Member of the East Africa Law Society;
- Member of the Rwanda Bar Association;
- 2018 Certificate of Recognition for completion of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Exchange of Best Practices on Trademark Examination held at Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda 2018;
- Masters in Business Law (University of Rwanda 2017-2019);
- Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice and Development (ILPD);
- Bachelor of Laws (Islamic University in Uganda Kampala-Campus).
Email: advocatekallagi@gmail.com Tel: +250787337024 (WhatsApp)
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