Employing people from abroad.
WHAT IS TYPICALLY REQUIRED
Business permit, for companies with foreign participation Expatriate quota approval Work permits or appropriate visas Residence documentation
WHAT AN EXPATRIATE QUOTA IS
Approval to employ a defined number of foreign nationals in specified positions.
WHY IT EXISTS
To reserve employment for nationals where capacity exists.
WHAT APPLICATIONS TYPICALLY REQUIRE
Corporate documents Evidence of capital Justification for the positions Succession plans for training nationals
WHY SUCCESSION PLANS
Approval frequently expects knowledge transfer.
WHAT THE VISA PROCESS INVOLVES
Obtaining approval, then the visa from a mission abroad, then regularising on arrival.
WHAT REGULARISATION MEANS
Obtaining residence documentation after entry.
WHAT TO PLAN FOR
Months, across the stages.
WHAT ONGOING OBLIGATIONS ARISE
Returns on expatriate employment Renewals Notification of departures
WHAT HAPPENS ON NON-COMPLIANCE
Penalties, and difficulties with future applications.
WHAT TO KEEP
Every approval and renewal.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH BEFORE OFFERING A ROLE
Whether the position can be filled by a foreign national at all.
WHAT TO ENGAGE
An immigration practitioner.
WHY
The process is procedural and unforgiving of errors.
