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Long-Stay Visa Gateway

DjiboutiSpecial cases

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

The long-stay visa is a visa category of the law on the conditions of entry and stay of foreigners: valid from 90 days to 12 months and renewable once, it can lead to the issue of residence titles to foreigners wishing to settle in Djibouti under the law's procedures. On the DPFZA free-zone service, the long-stay visa is valid 12 months with multiple entries, and the holder must at the same time file a request for a residence permit and/or work permit.

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Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

In the Djibouti free zones, the 12-month long-stay visa is required for foreign employees or shareholders who hold an employment contract of more than one month and reside in Djibouti.

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  • Source is the DPFZA free-zone channel only; the general-law population statement (Art.14) is the certified r5 citation.
  • Source text contains typos ("s upérieure in a month").

What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the event, relationship, nomination or status that activates access.

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  • Searched for a trigger (event, relationship, nomination, invitation) that activates access to the long-stay visa. Law 40/AN/19 Arts 12-16 and 18-22 state none; the consular/E-Visa channel is the prior step (r4).

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

Visa applicants must present a passport valid and issued by a country recognised by Djibouti, plus the supporting documents foreseen by the law. Where Djibouti has diplomatic representation, its diplomatic or consular authorities may issue long-stay visas; applicants from countries without Djiboutian diplomatic or consular representation may obtain a long-stay entry visa pre-authorisation through the electronic E-Visa system.

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  • Art.6 lists supporting documents only for tourism, business, study and health purposes; no document list specific to the long-stay visa is given.
  • No sponsor, nomination or certification step for this via is stated in the sources.

What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

The Long-Stay Visa Gateway results in a long-stay visa valid for 90 days to 12 months, renewable once, which may lead to the issuance of a residence title for a foreign national wishing to settle in Djibouti. The official sources does not specify family inclusion rights or the consequences if the special qualifying circumstance ends.

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  • The official corpus does not state whether family members can be included under this route.
  • The official corpus does not state what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends.
  • Article 14
    Ce visa d’une validité de 90 jours à12 mois renouvelable une fois peut donner lieu à la délivrance des titres de séjour à l’étranger désireux de s’installer en République de Djibouti selon les procédures fixées par la présente loi.

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