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Self-Employed Work Permit

Sierra LeoneStarting a business

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

The Work Permit Act applies to non-citizens who intend to engage in trade, occupation or business in Sierra Leone; a non-citizen may not engage in trade, occupation or business without a valid work permit (or certificate of exemption). The official permit portal states a work permit is needed by any non-citizen intending to work, provide services or engage in gainful business.

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  • The Act does not name a distinct "self-employed work permit" category.

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

The documents listed for work permit applications include a business licence, tax clearance and Tax Identification Number, and Memorandum and Articles of Association.

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  • The Second Schedule is common to all work permit applications, not specific to self-employed applicants.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the investment, capital, income or funding evidence required.

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

A work permit is not transferable and is valid only for the purpose for which it is issued. The official source does not state the family position.

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  • Family position is not addressed in the Act.

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 work permit is issued by the Minister on the recommendation of the Work Permit Committee; it is valid for one year from the date of issue and renewable annually, with renewal applications on the First Schedule form plus a non-refundable renewal fee and the Second Schedule documents. The official source does not state a longer-term residence direction.

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  • No longer-term residence direction is stated.

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

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