For a non-Central African national recruited for open-ended or long-term employment who holds an employment contract or hiring letter endorsed by the Minister responsible for Employment.
Central African Republic
Central African Republic sits in Middle Africa. Its immigration system runs 6 distinct routes — led by work, short stay & visit and residence-based status, each set out in official law. 5 of them cite an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.
- Immigration routes
- 6across 4 route categories, each set out in official law
- Source-cited routes
- 5 of 6cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
- Largest category
- Work2 of the 6 routes — see them under Work below
- Region
- Middle Africa
- Capital
- Bangui
- Population
- 5,513,282
- Official language
- French, Sango
- Currency
- XAF
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
Immigration routes
All 6 routes, grouped by purpose — 5 of 6 cite an official government source directly. Any route below without one says so on the route.
Work
2 routes
For a non-Central African national engaged for fixed-term, seasonal or project work who holds a fixed-duration employment contract or hiring letter endorsed by the Minister responsible for Employment.
Residence-based status
1 route
For a foreign national remaining in the country for longer than three months.
Short stay & visit
2 routes
For temporary entry lasting more than 45 days and no more than 90 days.
For a temporary visit of up to 45 days using the applicable consular short-stay form.
Humanitarian protection
1 route
For a person seeking international protection under the national refugee-status framework.
Official sources
- Child Law ResourcesGovernment
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