Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?
Merchants (traders) under the Ordinary Establishment Visa; petty trading is excluded.
Ordinary Establishment Visa - Trader
DR CongoStarting a business
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What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?
A registered business must be shown: notarised company articles of association, New Commercial Register (NRC) entry, National Identification Number (Id. Nat.), proof of tax status, and proof of membership of INPP, INSS and an employers' union recognised in the DRC (e.g. FEC, COPEMECO, FENAPEC).
See recorded sources
- https://drcongo-emb.rs/en/the-d-r-congo/settling-in-the-drc/
Company articles of association (notarized) New Commercial Register (NRC) National Identification Number (Id. Nat.) Proof of tax status Proof of membership of INPP, INSS and an employers’ union recognized in the DRC (e.g. FEC, COPEMECO, FENAPEC, etc.).
What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?
Proof of working capital held in a local bank (bank statement); no minimum amount is stated for merchants.
See recorded sources
- https://drcongo-emb.rs/en/the-d-r-congo/settling-in-the-drc/
Proof of working capital in a local bank (bank statement)
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.
See recorded sources
- https://drcongo-emb.rs/en/the-d-r-congo/settling-in-the-drc/
These visas confer not only resident status, but also the right to carry out professional or economic activities under the conditions laid down by law.
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 has a three-year term. The official source does not state the application sequence, renewal or a longer-term residence direction.
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Limits of the record
- Renewal, physical-presence and long-term residence conditions remain unestablished. The old exit-return validity claim is removed.
- Embassy of the DR Congo in Belgrade -- Settling in the DRC
ation form in full Submit 4 recent, identical passport photos International vaccination card Proof of good conduct from your country and commune of residence (less than 3 months old) Proof of residence issued by the commune of residence (less than 3 months old) Present original and copy of consular or registration certificate Sufficient means of subsistence a) Visa d’Etablissement Ordinaire (3 years) Special conditions For Merchants Company articles of association (notarized) New Commercial Register (NRC) National Identification Number (Id. Nat.) Proof of tax status Proof of membership of INPP, INSS and an employers’ union recognized in the DRC (e.g. FEC, COPEMECO, FENAPEC, etc.). Proof of working capital in a local bank (bank statement) No petty tradin
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