The well-established economy of Madagascar, besides the emerging tourism, textile, and mining industries, sounds like a promising future for the country. You can work in the country and guarantee your future with a job offer from an employer in Madagascar. However, everyone needs a Madagascar work visa to be able to work in the country.
This article introduces how to apply for a Madagascar work visa, the requirements, and answers to the FAQs.
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ToggleWork visa requirements for Madagascar
The requirements for a Madagascar work visa are as follows:
Employment contract
The Ministry of Public Service, Labor Administration Reform, and Social Laws (MFPTLS) needs to stamp the work contract. It is the employer’s responsibility or the person you ask to complete the procedures to receive the authorization on the employment contract.
Remember that the contract should explain every detail, including the payment and duration of employment.
A work permit delivered by the MFPTLS
The officials’ approval is necessary so the employee can apply for a work visa.
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Certificate of registration
The certificate of registration of the company residing in Madagascar received from the Registrar of Companies (RCS) is necessary.
Tex records
Tax Identification Number (TIN) of the company in Madagascar is necessary.
Company’s statistics cards
The employee requirements
Photo
Two recent passport-sized photos of the applicant were taken recently.
Passport
A valid passport with at least one-year validity was issued less than ten years ago.
A copy of your passport is also needed by the authorities.
Application form
Download the application form from the Madagascar embassy or consulate in your home country.
Clean record certificate
A police certificate or clean criminal record certificate from the police is necessary. It may not be older than three months. If you have stayed for longer than six months in any foreign country, provide a certificate from that country as well. The embassy needs to sign it as well.
Vaccination
Yellow fever is you have stayed in a country for at least six months where the disease is common, typhoid, Covid-19, Hepatitis vaccination is required.
A letter of Intent
The applicants need to write the letter, sign, and date it. It indicates the reason for moving to Madagascar.
Payment of the visa fees
Madagascar work visa application process
The application process for a Madagascar work visa varies by the way you apply for the visa. If you apply on your own, you need to do a few other steps, and if your future employer helps you, he/she completes part of the application process.
Your nationality and the country you reside in are also other factors that determine the way to apply for a Madagascar work visa. A common procedure everyone needs to follow is explained:
Step 1. Receiving a job offer from an employer
There is a beginning for everything, and for Madagascar’s work visa, it is with the job offer. The employee and an employer from Madagascar should agree on a job offer. The offer must lead to a job contract.
When the two sides sign the contract, the employer needs to receive the authorities’ permission so the employee can work in the country. If the employee applies on his/her own, he/she needs to receive the approval of the officials.
When the official’s approval has been received, the employee can apply to the embassy or consulate in his/her home country.
Step 2. Gathering the required supporting documents
To apply for the Madagascar work visa, the employee needs to provide some supporting documents to the embassy. You can find a list of them in the above section. Remember that the officials could ask for further documents, and you have to obey, so begin this step a bit early to save time and meet the deadline.
This is the state in which you need to complete the application form. You can receive it from the embassy’s website. But be careful you get the long stay form or the one that suits the length of your stay.
Complete the form with the identical form of your documents and then print the date and sign it.
Step 3. Visa interview with the Madagascar embassy
When you collect all the documents or most parts of the documents, schedule a visa meeting with the embassy in your home country. The date must give you enough time to collect the requirements and not too late, so you meet the deadlines of the employer.
Go to the meeting on the exact date and bring all the gathered supporting documents. Remember that there is a fee for visa processing that you have to pay, so bring enough funds or money to the meeting.
When you meet the officer, submit the documents, pay the fee and answer the questions regarding working in the country.
It takes time until the embassy works on the visa and issues it. But they do their best to make the processing time as short as possible. When the Madagascar work visa is ready, they will send it to you, or you have to pick it up from the embassy yourself. It is up to the center. Now you are allowed to move to Madagascar.
Step 4. Applying for a residency permit
When you receive it, it is labeled “extendable and transformable.” Madagascar work visa is valid for a short period of time, about one month. During this provided period, you have time to apply for a residence permit. The visa is permission to enter the country, and the permit is authorization to stay in the country.
You need to apply to the immigration officials and submit some supporting documents. Some of them overlap with the documents you have submitted for the visa, but the officials might require further documents.
The immigration authorities inside the country will guide you on the further steps to follow. You would better bring different personal documents so you won’t face problems in Madagascar.
When you receive the permit, you can work in the country as long as your contract permits you.
Madagascar work visa fees
The cost or fee of a Madagascar work visa is €109. You need to pay to the embassy or consulate at the time of applying for the visa. However, the embassy might charge you further costs for the services they provide. There is also a fee for a residence permit that you need to pay when you move to the country.
Madagascar work visa validity
The validity of the Madagascar work visa is only one month. However, you have the period to apply for the residence permit inside the country. The validity of the permit is as long as your work contact that if extended, you can extend the visa as well.
Let’s sum up…
Everyone who wants to work in Madagascar needs a Madagascar work visa and residence permit. The visa is valid for one month and allows you to enter the country; then, the residence permit authorizes the applicant to live and work in the country.
The article explained who is eligible to apply for a Madagascar work visa, the requirements, and the application process.
If you have questions regarding the work visa for Madagascar or any other visas, write your questions in the comment section below, and our team will respond as soon as possible.
The visa information about other countries is also available on the top menu.
FAQs
Is it easy to get a job in Madagascar?
The country is developing and might be a bit hard but search.
Is the visa cost of the visa fixed?
No, you might have to pay higher by the embassy or consular service.
How can I get a job in Madagascar?
Search in websites and employment agencies in agriculture, textile, mining, and tourism fields.
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