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Residence Route - Subordinate Employment

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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 national seeking residence in São Tomé and Príncipe to take up subordinate employment under a work contract.

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Limits of the record
  • Current legal effectiveness and any successor rules were not established by the 2008 capture.
  • PDF p. 3, Article 35(1)
    A concessão de visto de residência que permita ao b) No caso de ser menor de idade nos termos da seu titular entrar e solicitar em território nacional um legislação nacional, seja autorizado por quem certificado de residência para exercício de actividade exerce o poder paternal para a estada prevista. profissional subordinada depende da apresentação de proposta de contrato de trabalho com parecer favorável

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

The applicant needs a work contract with a favourable opinion issued by the labour ministry. The opinion considers that preference must be given to nationals or resident foreigners for an available job and that the foreigner's pay must not be lower than that offered to a national for identical activity; it is issued within 30 days.

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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 feature is the subordinate employment relationship: the application is tied to a proposed contract, with an official opinion on the contractual conditions and whether a São Toméan national or lawful resident has a suitable profile for the activity.

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Limits of the record
  • Current legal effectiveness and any successor rules were not established by the 2008 capture.
  • PDF p. 3, Article 35(1)
    A concessão de visto de residência que permita ao b) No caso de ser menor de idade nos termos da seu titular entrar e solicitar em território nacional um legislação nacional, seja autorizado por quem certificado de residência para exercício de actividade exerce o poder paternal para a estada prevista. profissional subordinada depende da apresentação de proposta de contrato de trabalho com parecer favorável
  • PDF p. 3, Article 35(2)
    O parecer é solicitado pela entidade empregadora e ou no seu interesse é facilitado. emitido no prazo de 20 dias, incidindo sobre as condi- ções contratuais e sobre a inexistência de cidadãos São- 4. Para além das condições gerais referidas no n.º 2, o tomenses ou residentes legais com perfil adequado à cidadão estrangeiro que requeira visto de residência para actividade profissional em causa.

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

The residence certificate in this route is the certificate for exercising a subordinate (employed) professional activity. The official source does not state whether the holder is tied to one employer, occupation or sector. Regarding family, a foreign national who has held a valid residence certificate for at least one year has the right to family reunification with family members who are outside the country.

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Limits of the record
  • The law does not state whether the holder is tied to one employer, occupation or sector, or how a change of employer is handled.
  • Art 63(1) is a general rule for any residence-certificate holder, not specific to this route.

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

The residence visa permits two entries and up to two months in the country to request a residence certificate. The temporary residence certificate is valid for one year and renewable annually; renewal should be requested up to 30 days before expiry. The law also states a permanent-residence direction after at least five consecutive years of temporary residence, subject to additional conditions.

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Limits of the record
  • Current legal effectiveness and any successor rules were not established by the 2008 capture.
  • PDF p. 3, Article 33(2)
    O visto de residência é válido para duas entradas e 1. É concedido um visto de residência para efeitos de habilita o seu titular a nele permanecer dois meses.
  • PDF p. 6, Article 48(1)
    especiais, o certificado de residência temporária é válido pelo período de um ano a partir da data da emissão do Artigo 52.º respectivo titulo e é renovável por períodos anuais.
  • PDF p. 6, Article 49(1)
    A renovação do certificado de residência temporária Concessão do Certificado de Residência Permanen- deve ser solicitada pelos interessados até 30 dias antes de te expirar a sua validade
  • PDF p. 7, Article 53(1)(a)
    Sejam titulares de certificado de residência tem- porária há, pelo menos, cinco anos consecutivos;

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

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