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National Government or Autonomous Entity Employee Temporary Residence

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

This pathway is for a foreigner who enters the country to provide services as personnel contracted by the national government or by autonomous or semi-autonomous entities.

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  • Introductory paragraph
    Podrá solicitar este permiso el extranjero que ingrese al país, a prestar servicios como personal contratado por el gobierno nacional o por entidades autónomas o semi-autónoma.

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 have a contract with the national government or an autonomous or semi-autonomous entity. The contract must be endorsed by the General Comptroller of the Republic or published in the Official Gazette.

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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?

The distinctive professional characteristic is that the worker is contracted by the national government or an autonomous or semi-autonomous entity. The document does not specify occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, or labour-market conditions.

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Limits of the record
  • No information on occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, or labour-market condition.
  • Introductory paragraph
    Podrá solicitar este permiso el extranjero que ingrese al país, a prestar servicios como personal contratado por el gobierno nacional o por entidades autónomas o semi-autónoma.

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

The permit covers providing services as personnel contracted by the national government or autonomous/semi-autonomous entities, under a contract endorsed by the Comptroller General or published in the Official Gazette; at extension, the CSS certification of nine (9) consecutive contributions applies even if the holder has changed government entity. The official source does not state whether family members may accompany the holder.

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Limits of the record
  • Family position not stated; movement outside government employment not addressed.

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 a Social Security (CSS) certification of nine (9) consecutive contributions, even if the holder has changed government entity. The official source does not state the duration of the permission or any longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • No information on the duration of the permission.
  • No information on longer-term residence direction.

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

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