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Free-Zone Trusted Executive or Expert Temporary Residence

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

The pathway is designed for a foreigner hired as trusted personnel, executive, expert and/or technician in companies authorised as Promoter or Operator of Export Processing Zones or by companies established within the Zones.

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  • Artículo 136
    Podrá solicitar este permiso el extranjero contratado en calidad de personal de confianza, ejecutivo, experto y/o técnico en empresas autorizadas como Promotora u Operadora de Zonas Procesadoras para la Exportación o por empresas establecidas dentro de las Zonas

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

The applicant must be hired by a company authorised as Promoter or Operator of Export Processing Zones or by a company established within the Zones. The employer must provide a letter of responsibility accrediting the position and services, signed by its legal representative, and certifications from the Zone Directorate and the Zone Promoter.

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  • Artículo 136
    Podrá solicitar este permiso el extranjero contratado en calidad de personal de confianza, ejecutivo, experto y/o técnico en empresas autorizadas como Promotora u Operadora de Zonas Procesadoras para la Exportación o por empresas establecidas dentro de las Zonas
  • Requisitos para solicitar permiso, item 11
    Carta de responsabilidad de la empresa, que acredite el cargo y los servicios que presta el solicitante, firmada por su representante legal.
  • Requisitos para solicitar permiso, item 9
    Certificación expedida por la Dirección de la Zona Procesadora en donde se acredite que la empresa, Promotora u Operadora se encuentra establecida en el área.
  • Requisitos para solicitar permiso, item 10
    Certificación expedida por el Promotor de la Zona Procesadora, acreditando la necesidad del permiso conforme al estudio presentado por la empresa.

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

The distinctive professional characteristic is that the worker must be hired as trusted personnel, executive, expert and/or technician in a company authorised as Promoter or Operator of Export Processing Zones or established within the Zones.

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  • Artículo 136
    Podrá solicitar este permiso el extranjero contratado en calidad de personal de confianza, ejecutivo, experto y/o técnico en empresas autorizadas como Promotora u Operadora de Zonas Procesadoras para la Exportación o por empresas establecidas dentro de las Zonas

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

The permission is for a foreigner hired as trusted personnel, executive, expert and/or technician in companies authorised as Promoter or Operator of Export Processing Zones or by companies established within the Zones. The document does not explicitly state whether the holder is tied to a specific employer, occupation or sector, nor whether family can accompany.

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Limits of the record
  • The document does not explicitly state whether the holder is tied to a specific employer, occupation or sector.
  • The document does not mention family accompaniment.
  • Artículo 136
    Podrá solicitar este permiso el extranjero contratado en calidad de personal de confianza, ejecutivo, experto y/o técnico en empresas autorizadas como Promotora u Operadora de Zonas Procesadoras para la Exportación o por empresas establecidas dentro de las Zonas

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

An extension (prórroga) requires the original requirements except the criminal-record certificate and cheques, plus a Social Security (CSS) certificate of payment of nine (9) consecutive contributions. The document does not state the initial duration or a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • Initial duration and any longer-term residence direction not stated.

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

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