Professional Visa

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

The professional visa is for defined professional activities, including journalism, reporting and commerce, or time-limited professional work such as public-works construction and expert assignments.

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Togo Decree 2022-050, exact captured pdftotext-layout line
Visa professionnel : visa permettant à son
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 2, definition of "Visa professionnel"
titulaire d’exercer certaines professions ou activités
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 2, definition of "Visa professionnel"
journalisme, reportage, commerce,) ou de
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 2, definition of "Visa professionnel"
répondre aux sollicitations des partenaires établis
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 2, definition of "Visa professionnel"
au Togo, en vue de la réalisation de projets ou la
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 2, definition of "Visa professionnel"
conduite de certaines activités professionnelles
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 2, definition of "Visa professionnel"
limitées dans le temps (construction d’ouvrages
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 2, definition of "Visa professionnel"
publics, expertise).

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

The professional visa covers certain professions or activities, or responding to requests from partners established in Togo to carry out projects or time-limited professional activities. The applicant must provide proof of profession, such as a professional card or an accreditation issued by the supervising ministry or by the organisation with which the applicant will work. The official source does not state whether a job offer or employer sponsorship is required.

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Pour la demande de visa professionnel, le
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 5, proof-of-profession requirement for the professional visa
demandeur fournit en outre une preuve de
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 5, proof-of-profession requirement for the professional visa
profession, notamment une carte professionnelle
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 5, proof-of-profession requirement for the professional visa
ou une accréditation délivrée par le ministère de
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 5, proof-of-profession requirement for the professional visa
tutelle ou l’organisme avec lequel le requérant est
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 5, proof-of-profession requirement for the professional visa
appelé à travailler.

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 a specified profession or a time-limited professional activity. For the one-year professional visa, the applicant must also show important professional or business activities in Togo that require regular follow-up.

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Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 5, additional proof for the one-year professional visa exception
Pour la demande de visa professionnel d’un an, le
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 5, additional proof for the one-year professional visa exception
demandeur apporte également la preuve qu’il
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 5, additional proof for the one-year professional visa exception
exerce au Togo des activités professionnelles ou
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 5, additional proof for the one-year professional visa exception
d’affaires importantes pour lesquelles il effectue un
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 5, additional proof for the one-year professional visa exception
suivi régulier.

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

The liberal-professions/technical-assistants residence category is tied to a specific sponsor: required documents include an assignment or secondment letter, a work certificate or service agreement with the relevant Ministry, a copy of the supervisor's residence card or national ID, and (for NGO-hosted cases) a receipt from the hosting NGO. This confirms the permission is employer/Ministry/NGO-sponsor-tied rather than an independent or portable work right; family work rights are not stated.

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Limits of the record

Family work rights are not stated for this route.

DGDN (Togo), Residence permit page, English version, Conditions professions libérales et assistants techniques
Lettre d’affectation ou de détachement Le certificat de non imposition pour les sans emploI Attestation de travail ou Accord de service avec le Ministère concerné Copie de la carte de séjour ou carte nationale d’identité du Responsable Récépissé de l’ONG d’accueil

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

A professional visa normally cannot exceed 90 days, but an exception allows one year for a promoter of a company under Togolese law or a foreign professional who does not reside in Togo but performs important activities there requiring regular follow-up. The decree does not state a longer-term residence or citizenship direction.

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Limits of the record

Longer-term residence and citizenship progression are not stated in the captured decree.

Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 2, definition of "Visa professionnel" (duration clauses: 90-day general cap and 1-year exception)
n’excédant pas quatre-vingt-dix (90) jours.
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 2, definition of "Visa professionnel" (duration clauses: 90-day general cap and 1-year exception)
Il peut cependant être accordé pour une durée d’un
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 2, definition of "Visa professionnel" (duration clauses: 90-day general cap and 1-year exception)
an à un étranger, promoteur d’une entreprise de
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 2, definition of "Visa professionnel" (duration clauses: 90-day general cap and 1-year exception)
droit togolais, ou à un professionnel étranger qui
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 2, definition of "Visa professionnel" (duration clauses: 90-day general cap and 1-year exception)
ne réside pas au Togo mais y mène des activités
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 2, definition of "Visa professionnel" (duration clauses: 90-day general cap and 1-year exception)
professionnelles importantes pour lesquelles il
Togo Decree 2022-050, Article 2, definition of "Visa professionnel" (duration clauses: 90-day general cap and 1-year exception)
effectue un suivi régulier ;

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Professional Visa

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

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

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

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

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

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