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Foreign Business Firm Employment Visa - WV

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

The Foreign Business Firm Employment Visa (WV) is for foreign nationals entering Ethiopia to be employed by business firms owned or operated by foreigners.

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  • WV purpose
    employed by business firms owned/operated by foreigners

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

Employer involvement is required: a support letter from the inviting organisation not older than one week, a letter from the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs stating that a work permit has been granted, and the inviting company's business licence and TIN certificate.

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What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the decisive professional requirements of this route.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched the WV section for occupation, qualifications, experience, salary or skill level. None is stated. The '3 days' processing text found here is not professional fit.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The route ties employment to business firms owned or operated by foreigners; it does not state broader work or family rights.

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Limits of the record
  • The capture does not establish the full scope of work permission or family rights.
  • WV purpose and employer
    Foreign Business Firm Employment Visa is issued to foreign nationals who are entering Ethiopia to be employed by business firms owned/operated by foreigners.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The fee table lists single-entry 30-day and multiple-entry 90-day maximum durations; validity counts from the intended entry date. An extension can be requested before the visa expires; a visa expired by 1-15 days is extended online, and one expired by more than 15 days in person at the Head Office of the Immigration and Citizenship Service in Addis Ababa. No longer-term residence direction is stated.

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Limits of the record
  • No longer-term residence direction is stated for the WV.
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  • https://www.evisa.gov.et/static/js/main.ccc32951.js
    The Validity of the Visa starts counting from the date intended to enter Ethiopia.
  • https://www.evisa.gov.et/static/js/main.ccc32951.js
    Travelers can request for extension before the visa expires in which expired date 1-15 days extend by online and visa expired date above 15 extended by going in person to the Head Office of the Immigration And Citizenship Service (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia).

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