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Salaried Work and Residence Permit

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

This route is for a foreign worker under an employment contract in Niger. Under the Labour Code's implementing decree, foreign workers' employment contracts must be submitted for a visa (stamp of approval) from the public employment service or its local representatives.

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  • Décret 2017-682/PRN/MET/PS, Article 121
    Article 121 : Les contrats de travail des travailleurs étrangers sont, en outre, obligatoirement soumis au visa du service public de l’emploi ou de ses représentants locaux.

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

An employer using foreign labour must obtain the prior visa (approval) of the Minister in charge of Labour before the foreign worker enters Nigerien territory.

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  • Décret 2017-682/PRN/MET/PS, Article 126
    Tout employeur qui a recours à la main-d’œuvre étrangère est tenu de requérir le visa préalable du Ministre chargé du Travail avant l’entrée du travailleur étranger en territoire nigérien.

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

The work-contract visa file must include the worker's CV, legalised copies of work certificates and/or diplomas, and a job description; the employer must arrange replacement of the foreign worker by a Nigerien worker at the end of the 4-year maximum.

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  • The checks under Article 49 of the Labour Code (Law 2012-45) referred to in Art. 127 were not captured.
  • https://www.mfpte.gouv.ne/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/PRCT-CODE-DU-TRAVAIL-NIGER.pdf
    Article 125 : La demande de visa incombe à l’employeur. Le dossier de demande de visa doit comporter les pièces ci-après : 1°) une (1) demande expresse de l’employeur ; 2°) cinq (5) exemplaires du contrat établis conformément aux textes en vigueur et mentionnant la date souhaitée pour la prise d’effet du visa ; 3°) un (1) curriculum vitae du travailleur ; 4°) les photocopies légalisées des certificats de travail et/ou des diplômes, titres obtenus ; 5°) un (1) certificat de nationalité ; 6°) un (1) extrait d’acte de naissance ou photocopie légalisée ; 7°) un (1) casier judiciaire datant de moins de trois (3) mois ; 8°) une (1) fiche descriptive du poste de travail ; 9°) cinq (5) photos d’identité du travailleur datant de moins de trois (3) mois ; 10°) un (1) certificat médical datant de moins de trois (3) mois attestant que le travailleur est apte à satisfaire aux obligations stipulées au contrat, relativement à la nature et au lieu du travail.
  • https://www.mfpte.gouv.ne/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/PRCT-CODE-DU-TRAVAIL-NIGER.pdf
    Article 131 : La durée du visa du contrat des travailleurs étrangers ne peut excéder deux (2) ans, renouvelable une seule fois. A cet effet, l’employeur doit prendre les dispositions nécessaires pour assurer la relève du travailleur étranger par un travailleur nigérien au terme de la durée maximale de quatre (4) ans. Il doit, à cet effet, soumettre au service public de l’emploi un document détaillant les mesures prises pour que cette relève soit effective.

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

The permit rests on a work contract for salaried employment endorsed by the Labour Ministry services (or an authorisation from those services); foreign workers' contracts must carry the public employment service visa, and contract amendments that do not change pay are also subject to visa under the same conditions. The official source does not state whether a change of employer requires a new permit or whether family members may accompany the holder.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not state explicitly whether a change of employer requires a new permit.
  • Family accompaniment is not stated.

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

Under Article 131, the visa on a foreign worker's employment contract cannot exceed 2 years and is renewable only once. The employer must make arrangements for the foreign worker to be replaced by a Nigerien worker at the end of the maximum period of 4 years. The official source does not state the residence-permit duration or a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • The source covers the employment-contract visa only; the residence-permit duration for this route and any longer-term residence direction are not stated in it.

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

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