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Special Work Permit - Artist or Performer

Sierra LeoneCulture, faith and volunteering

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What exact activity, role or purpose qualifies?

A Special Work Permit for a non-citizen artist or performer is issued at the Minister's discretion and authorises work in Sierra Leone for a period not exceeding 3 months.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured section does not expressly state whether the Special Work Permit is renewable.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the host organisation or sponsor required.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the evidence that proves the placement, role or affiliation.

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.

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

The Minister may issue a special work permit to non-citizen artists and performers who intend to work in Sierra Leone for a period not exceeding 3 months. A work permit issued under the Act is not transferable and is valid only for the purpose for which it is issued. The official source does not state whether family may accompany or whether the permit can be extended or renewed.

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Limits of the record
  • Source is silent on whether family may accompany.
  • Source is silent on whether the special work permit can be extended or renewed (annual renewal in s.14(2) refers to permits issued under s.14(1)).
  • The 3-month limit is stated as the intended work period, not as an immigration stay authorisation.

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

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