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QIP Foreign Employee Temporary Long-Term Stay

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This route concerns foreign employees hired to manage or operate an investment project.

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  • Law on Investment of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2021, Article 22
    1. The right to hire foreign employees to manage or operate an Investment Project within a quota not exceeding the number stipulated by the laws and regulations in force in the event that it is not possible to find qualified Cambodian employees to manage or operate the Investment Project. The permission to hire foreign employees is based on current circumstances and is not permanent.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The employee relationship is tied to the investor and the investment project. The law allows the investor to request temporary long-term stay permits for foreign employees during the valid period of the employment contract.

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What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

Foreign employees may be hired within the quota set by law when qualified Cambodian employees cannot be found. The law says this permission is based on current circumstances and is not permanent.

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  • Law on Investment of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2021, Article 22
    1. The right to hire foreign employees to manage or operate an Investment Project within a quota not exceeding the number stipulated by the laws and regulations in force in the event that it is not possible to find qualified Cambodian employees to manage or operate the Investment Project. The permission to hire foreign employees is based on current circumstances and is not permanent.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The law provides for a temporary long-term stay permit for a foreign employee, the employee’s spouse and minor children during the valid employment contract, and a work permit and employment book for the foreign employee.

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  • Law on Investment of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2021, Article 22
    2. The right to obtain a temporary long-term stay permit for oneself, spouse and children who are minors during the period when the Investment Project is operating. 3. The right to request temporary long-term stay permits for foreign employees and their spouses and children who are minors during the valid period of the employment contract. 4. The right to obtain a work permit and employment book for oneself and foreign employees.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The official law ties the stay permission to the valid employment contract, but does not state a separate fixed permit duration, renewal process, or post-employment residence route.

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  • The captured law does not state a separate fixed permit duration, renewal process or post-employment residence route; formalities are delegated to a separate Sub-Decree.
  • Law on Investment of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2021, Article 22
    3. The right to request temporary long-term stay permits for foreign employees and their spouses and children who are minors during the valid period of the employment contract. 4. The right to obtain a work permit and employment book for oneself and foreign employees. The CDC or the Municipal-Provincial Investment Sub-Committee shall issue a letter to certify the investment status for the persons involved in the Investment Project at the request of the Investor to be used for applying for a temporary long-term stay permit, work permit, employment book and other necessary purposes in accordance with the procedures in force. Special procedures for applying for work permits and employment books as stated in this Article shall be set out in the joint Prakas between the CDC and the Ministry in charge of Labor. Formalities and special procedures for applying for a temporary long-term stay permit as stated in this Article shall be determined by a separate Sub-Decree.

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

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