NigeriaWork
Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.
This route is for expatriates employed directly by the Nigerian Government.
Purpose: For expatriates employed directly by the Nigerian Government.
The employer is a government agency: the applicant must hold an official government employment contract, evidenced by an official employment letter from that agency, and the employer files a formal application accepting Immigration Responsibility.
Must have an official government employment contract.
Official Employment Letter from the government agency.
Formal Application by the employer accepting Immigration Responsibility.
The decisive professional condition is an official government employment contract, which distinguishes this route from private-sector expatriate employment.
Eligibility: Must have an official government employment contract.
The holder may work only as a Government official. Family members apply for the R4B, R4C, R4D and R4E visa subcategories for spouse, children and aged parents respectively.
Restrictions: Only employment as Government official.
Family/Group Applications: Family/Dependants to apply for R4B R4C R4D andR4E visa for spouse, children, and aged parents’ subcategories respectively.
The visa is valid for 90 days from issuance and is not itself extendable. After regularisation the holder receives a 2-year permit, which the NIS page describes as renewable. The page does not state how many renewals are possible, nor any progression from this permit to permanent residence.
Validity: 90 days from issuance.
Stay duration: 2-year renewable permit upon regularization.
Extendable: Not applicable.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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