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Ordinary Establishment Visa - Lucrative Liberal Profession

DR CongoStarting a business

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

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

This route is for a person practising a profit-making liberal profession; the applicant must provide a corporation approval or licence.

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Limits of the record
  • Source is the DRC Embassy in Belgrade page attributed to the DGM; the catalogue URL consulatrdc.be is under maintenance (23-set-2026) and the DGM site has no visa-conditions page.
  • The page does not say whether the holder is self-employed, a freelancer or a company owner.

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

For profit-making liberal professions, the applicant must show a corporation approval or licence, proof of compliance with tax regulations, a New Commercial Register (NRC) entry and a National Identification Number (Id. Nat.).

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

The route requires proof of working capital of at least USD 5,000 held in a local bank.

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

Establishment visas confer resident status and the right to carry out professional or economic activities under the conditions laid down by law. The official source does not state specific restrictions or the family position for this route.

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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 Ordinary Establishment Visa is valid for three years. The official source does not state the application sequence, renewal or a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • The separate Exit-Return Visa requirement and seven-month validity from first exit are not supported by the supplied evidence.

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

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