Employment Permit

This Permit is issued to foreigners who enter Zambia to take up employment for a period exceeding six (6) months and can be extended for a further period or periods to a maximum of ten (10) years from the date of first issuance.

Note: All applicants should remain outside Zambia until the permit has been approved.

Requirements for Issuance of an Employment permit

  • Covering letter from employer addressed to the Director to the General of Immigration
  • Employment contract/Letter of offer
  • Police Clearance from country of residence
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Registration certificate from the relevant professional body in Zambia (where required)
  • Certified Copy of qualifications (academic, professional)
  • Copy of marriage and birth certificates
  • Certified copy of valid passport – first page with biodata and the page with the latest Zambian Immigration stamp showing the current status of applicant in Zambia, where applicant had visited Zambia before (page showing applicant left Zambia)
  • Copy of old passport applicant might have used before the current passport
  • Certified certificate of incorporation
  • Certified certificate of share capital and list of Directors
  • Copies of contracts signed in Zambia where available
  • Copies of any other important documents (where possible)
  • Recent passport size photograph
  • Prescribed fee as in the schedule of fees to the right

 

Requirements for variation by Addition of Children and/or Spouse

  • Covering letter to the Director General from the applicant
  • Copies of the pages of the original Permit – these are all pages that have been written on by the Department of Immigration
  • Certified copies of marriage/birth certificate/s (as would be appropriate for any specific application)
  • Certified copy of valid Passport (bio data & last endorsement stamp for Zambia)
  • Recent passport size photograph for each of the applicants
  • Prescribed fee as in the schedule of fees to the right

 

Requirements for variation by change of Employer

  • Covering letter to the Director General from concerned employer
  • Letter of appointment /offer/contract
  • Certified copy of valid Passport (bio data & last endorsement stamp for Zambia
  • Copies of the pages of the original Permit – these are all pages that have been written on by the Department of Immigration
  • Letter of release from previous employer
  • Recent passport size photograph
  • Copies of pages of the old passport used by applicant where available
  • Prescribed fee as in the schedule of fees to the right

 

Requirements for Replacement

  • Passport copy (bio data – first page)
  • Page with latest immigration stamp
  • Police report for a lost permitCopies of the pages of the original Permit – these are all pages that have been written on by the Department of Immigration
  • Cover letter – to be drafted by Zed Visa – Once we receive all the other requirements
  • Prescribed fee as in the schedule of fees to the right

 

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Requirements for Renewal /extension

  • Covering letter to the Director General from concerned employer
  • Extended contract of employment as signed by applicant and their employer
  • Copies of the pages of the original Permit – these are all pages that have been written on by the Department of Immigration
  • Certified copy of valid passport – first page with biodata and the page with the latest Zambian Immigration stamp showing the current status of applicant
  • Copies of contracts signed in Zambia if working on new projects
  • Recent passport size photograph
  • Prescribed fee as in the schedule of fees to the right

 

Requirements for variation by Change of Occupation

  • Covering letter to the Director General from the employer or concerned employer
  • Letter of appointment for new occupation
  • Certified copy of valid Passport (bio data & last endorsement stamp for Zambia
  • Copies of pages of the old passport used by applicant where available
  • Copies of the pages of the original Permit – these are all pages that have been written on by the Department of Immigration
  • Certified copies of professional certificates specific to the new occupation to be applied for
  • Recent passport size photograph for each of the applicant
  • Prescribed fee as in the schedule of fees to the right