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Entry Permit Class C - Approved Missionary

EswatiniCulture, faith and volunteering

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What exact activity, role or purpose qualifies?

The Class C Schedule entry requires that the person's presence in Swaziland (Eswatini) will be of benefit to Swaziland. The official source does not describe which missionary activities are permitted.

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  • The membership condition (Government-approved missionary society) is in the Schedule words already cited for the organisation question and is not repeated here.
  • The Schedule does not describe which missionary activities are permitted.

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

Recorded expiry date

. Confirmation is required after this date. Check the linked sources before relying on this recorded answer.

The relevant organisation is an approved missionary society; an ordinary employer relationship is not stated.

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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.

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Limits of the record
  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

Can the person receive salary, pocket money, accommodation, meals or reimbursement? Can they undertake other work?

The application form includes items for the annual salary offered and the value of accommodation provided. The permit is linked to the employment in respect of which it was issued and to the employer specified in it: if the holder ceases that employment, the employer must report it in writing to the Chief Immigration Officer within seven days.

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Limits of the record
  • Whether the holder may take other work, or receive pocket money or reimbursement only, is not stated.
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    13. Annual salary offered
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    14. Value of accommodation provided
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    9. (1) Where the holder of an entry permit of any of the classes A to C ceases to engage in the employment in respect of which the entry permit was issued, the employer specified in the entry permit shall report in writing such cessation to the Chief Immigration Officer within a period of seven days from the date in which the holder ceased to engage in the employment, and the holder shall on demand hand up his passport to the Chief Immigration Officer for endorsement.

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

The period of validity of an entry permit is at the discretion of the Chief Immigration Officer and may be renewed for further periods on payment of the renewal fee, but a permit may not be issued or renewed for more than five years from the date of issue. A person holding an entry permit may apply for a dependant's pass for any of his dependants. The permit is linked to the employment in respect of which it was issued and to the employer specified in it.

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Limits of the record
  • Whether the holder can change host organisation or activity is not stated.
  • Recorded source · www.gov.sz
    11. The period of validity of any entry permit shall be at the discretion of the Chief Immi- gration Officer but may be renewed for further periods on the payment of the renewal fee specified in the Second Schedule hereto: Provided that an entry permit shall not be issued or renewed for a period exceeding five years from the date of issue.
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    (b) having been issued with an entry permit; or (c) being an exempted person; or (d) being a person to whom section 4(3) of the Act applies, may make an application to the Chief Immigration Officer, in Form 6 in the First Schedule hereto for a dependant’s pass for any of his dependants.
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    13. Annual salary offered
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    14. Value of accommodation provided
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    9. (1) Where the holder of an entry permit of any of the classes A to C ceases to engage in the employment in respect of which the entry permit was issued, the employer specified in the entry permit shall report in writing such cessation to the Chief Immigration Officer within a period of seven days from the date in which the holder ceased to engage in the employment, and the holder shall on demand hand up his passport to the Chief Immigration Officer for endorsement.

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

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