whereTOemigrate
Get your free results
BF country scene

Foreign Trader or Self-Employed Residence Route

Burkina FasoStarting a business

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

Official link

Get your free results Read the five questions ↓

Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

The Autorisation d'exercer le commerce au Burkina Faso par les étrangers (AEC) is described as a 'Formalité préalable à accomplir par toute personne physique ou morale de nationalité étrangère désirant exercer une activité commerciale au Burkina Faso.' The official source does not distinguish between founder, entrepreneur or self-employed profiles.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The capture does not state whether the AEC targets founders specifically.
  • The capture does not state whether the AEC targets entrepreneurs specifically.
  • The capture does not state whether the AEC targets self-employed persons specifically.
  • The capture does not identify any narrower business profile beyond foreign natural or legal persons wishing to conduct commercial activity.

What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm what business substance, such as a business plan, company, clients, contracts or job creation, must exist or be demonstrated.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The captured pages state no business-plan requirement for this authorisation.
  • The captured pages state no minimum capital, client, contract, revenue or job-creation evidence for this authorisation.
  • The captured pages do not state what the good-character investigation examines or on what grounds it can invalidate the authorisation.
  • chars 15445-16243
    Base légale : Arreté conjoint N° 2011-0219 MICA_MATDS portant institution d'une enquête de moralité sur les personnes physiques ou morales étrangères désirant exercer la profession de commerçant au Burkina Faso Arrêté N° 2011-0004 MCPEA_SG_DGC portant modalité d'obtention de l'autorisation d'exercer la profession de commercant par les étrangers Loi N°013-2013 AN portant règlementation de la profession du commerçant au Burkina Faso Décret N°2018-1201 PRES_PM_MCIA_MJDHPC portant modalités d'application de la loi N°013-2013 AN du 07 mai 2013 portant réglementation du commerce au Burkina Faso Délai de délivrance  : 02 mois après délivrance de l’accusé de réception,  90 jours à compter de la date de délivrance de l’AEC pour l’enquête de moralité qui viendra confirmer ou infirmer l’AEC délivré

What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

The AEC is free of charge, and the official source does not state an investment minimum or viability threshold.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Route-specific facts remain unverified in the captured official evidence.

What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The Autorisation d'Exercer le Commerce is an act issued by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Handicrafts which authorises any person who is not of Burkinabe nationality to carry on trade (exercer le commerce) in the national territory. The official source does not state restrictions on the commercial activity or the family position.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The capture does not state any restriction on the commercial activity.
  • The capture does not state the family position of the holder.
  • The capture does not state whether the AEC is or is not residence status.
  • The capture does not state whether the AEC is or is not immigration status.
  • The capture does not state whether the AEC is or is not general work status.
  • chars 12838-13076
    Une Autorisation d'Exercer le Commerce est un acte délivré par le Ministère de l'Industrie, du Commerce et de l'Artisanat qui autorise toute personne qui n'est pas de nationalité burkinabé à exercer le commerce sur le territoire national.

What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

The AEC is valid for life. The official source does not state an approval sequence, a renewal procedure or a longer-term residence pathway.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The captured evidence does not state a renewal procedure or a longer-term residence pathway.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

Explore more pathways in Burkina Faso · All pathways

Your story.
Your next step.

Get your free results