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Residence Route - Volunteer

São Tomé and PríncipeCulture, faith and volunteering

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

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What exact activity, role or purpose qualifies?

The qualifying purpose is participation in a volunteer programme by a third-country national, for which a residence visa is requested.

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What organisation, institution, religious body, charity, teacher or host must support the activity?

The applicant must have been admitted by an officially recognised organisation responsible in the country for the volunteer programme in which they participate.

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What proves the placement, role, affiliation, experience or cultural/religious/voluntary activity?

To obtain the residence certificate the applicant must present a contract signed with the organisation responsible for the volunteer programme in São Tomé and Príncipe, describing the tasks, the conditions under which they are performed, the working hours and, where applicable, the training to be received.

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Can the person receive salary, pocket money, accommodation, meals or reimbursement? Can they undertake other work?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether pay, pocket money, accommodation or other work is allowed.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched Art 38(7), 60 and 61-62 for pay, allowances, accommodation, meals or permission for other work for volunteers; not stated. Art 62 (work outside study) refers to students only.

How long can they stay, can they change host/activity, can family accompany, and can the status be extended?

The residence visa is valid for two entries and allows a two-month stay to request the residence certificate; the volunteer residence certificate is valid for one year and renewable successively for identical periods. The official source does not state whether the host or activity can change or whether family can accompany.

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Limits of the record
  • Change of host or activity is not addressed.
  • Family accompaniment of volunteers is not addressed in the volunteer provisions.

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

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