Can the holder change employer, work independently, establish a business or conduct other professional activity? What is the family position?
Residence alone does not authorise employment: under Article 6, a foreigner may not work, with or without pay, unless the foreigner obtains a licence from the competent authority. The official source does not state whether a Blue visa holder may change employer, work independently or establish a business, or the family position.
See recorded sources
Limits of the record- The category-specific work-permit procedure and any applicable exemptions require separate evidence.
- Article 6, First, paragraph 2
## Article (6)
## Obligations of the Foreigner and the Recruitment Agency
## First: The Foreigner Obligations
1. The Foreigner shall register his data and place of residence when submitting the Entry Visa
or upon entering the State if he is one of the categories exempted from the Prior Visa. The
Foreigner shall also notify the ICA in the event of any change in such data or in the event of a
dispute between the Foreigner and the Contracting Entity;
2. The Foreigner may not work with or without pay unless the Foreigner obtains a license to
do so from the Competent Authority;
3. If the Foreigner loses or damages his passport or identity card, the Foreigner shall report
this to the nearest police station within (3) three days of the loss or damage;
4. If the Foreigner has a new-born in the State, the Foreigner shall extract documents to prove
his identity in accordance with the legislation in force in the State of his nationality and amend
the status of the new-born or the new-born leaves the State within (4) four months from the
date of birth;
5. The Foreigner shall leave the State after the expiry of the period the Foreigner is authorized
to stay in the State;
6. The Foreigner shall, at any time he is requested to do so, show his identity card or proof of
identity.
The Chairman shall determine the data to be completed in accordance with the provisions of
Clause (1) of this Article and the procedures related to the incident of loss or damage to the
passport or identity card mentioned in Clause (3) of this Article.
## Second: The Recruitment Agency Obligations
1. Natural and legal persons in the State may not to employ the Foreigner, even on a trial basis,
without obtaining a license to do so from the Competent Authorities; and
2. The Recruitment Agency, whether a The Guarantor or a Contracting Entity with the
Foreigner, shall employ that the Foreigner whenever the Foreigner is authorized to work. The
Foreigner shall notify the Competent Authorities of the incident of his nonappearance from
work or his absence within (48) forty-eight hours of the incident of absence or
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