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Residence Permit C-4 — Winding Up Affairs

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

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

C-4 is a Class C residence-permit subtype for former employees who previously held a Class B residence permit and need to wind up affairs immediately after termination of their employment contract.

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Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

The stated population is a former employee who previously held a Class B residence permit and is winding up affairs after employment ends. The guide does not extend C-4 to other former residents or family members.

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What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

Termination of the employment contract is the stated trigger; the former employee must need to wind up affairs immediately afterward. The page does not define how long 'immediately' means or list qualifying affairs.

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  • The guide does not define 'immediately' or specify what activities count as winding up affairs.

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

The guide expressly exempts persons winding up affairs from the general Class C instruction to apply before entering Tanzania. It does not provide a C-4-specific document list or name a required former employer action.

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  • C-4-specific application documents and any employer-issued evidence are not listed.

What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

C-4 results in a Class C residence permit. The source does not state its permitted duration, family rights, work rights, renewal limit or what happens if the winding-up need ends.

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Limits of the record
  • C-4 duration, family/work rights, renewal and consequence of completing the stated purpose are not explained.

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

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