Temporary Employment Permit

(a) employee whose employer, whether or not he is a person resident or carrying on business in Zimbabwe, wishes to introduce the employee into Zimbabwe for the purpose of engaging in an occupation; or (b) person who wishes to engage in an occupation in Zimbabwe; shall enter Zimbabwe for the purpose of engaging in that occupation unless he is in possession of a valid employment permit or other authority in terms of the Act to do so:

“occupation” means any— (a) work or other activity for gain; or (b) regular work, not for gain but in the interests of any business undertaking operating in Zimbabwe;

22 Temporary employment permit (1) The Chief Immigration Officer may, on the application— (a) in form No. I.F. 7 of a person, whether or not he is a resident or carrying on business in Zimbabwe, who wishes to introduce as an employee into Zimbabwe a person for the purpose of engaging in an occupation; or (b) of a person who wishes to engage in an occupation in Zimbabwe; issue an employment permit in form No. I.F. 8.

(b) that, except where the Chief Immigration Officer has authorised otherwise, the holder of such permit shall enter and remain in the service of the employer, if any, specified in the permit; and

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(a) that, except where the Chief Immigration Officer has authorised otherwise, the holder of such permit shall engage in the occupation specified in the permit and shall not engage in any other occupation; and

(2) The Chief Immigration Officer may, on the written application of the holder of a temporary employment permit, and subject to such conditions as he may deem fit to impose, authorise the holder of the permit to do one or more of the following— (a) to cease to engage in the occupation specified in the permit; (b) to engage in a different occupation from that so specified; (c) to leave the service of the employer so specified; (d) to enter the service of an employer not so specified.

(b) may authorise the spouse and children of the person in respect of whom it is issued, to enter or remain in Zimbabwe for such period, not exceeding five years, as may be specified therein.

(a) shall authorise the person in respect of whom it is issued, subject to the conditions specified in section 23, to enter or remain in Zimbabwe for the period, not exceeding five years, specified therein;

(4) The Chief Immigration Officer may from time to time extend a temporary employment permit for any period which, together with the period or periods for which it has been in force, does not exceed five years.

(6) A fee shall be payable in respect of an application for a temporary employment permit and an application for the renewal of a temporary employment permit.

(5) A person whose temporary employment permit expires and is not renewed in terms of subsection (4) shall, unless authorised in terms of the Act or these regulations to remain therein, forthwith leave Zimbabwe.