GUIDE

This Guide is a summery of Rules and Regulations for admitting and allowing foreigners to stay in the Republic of Gabon, either for professional reasons, tourism, visit or to live. Widely spreading the information therein would avoid misunderstanding and confusion on the various types of document issued by the Department of Documentation and Immigration.

CONTENTS

I – GENERAL ISSUES
Foreigners (Articles 3-16 of Law n° 5/86)
•Temporary visitors
•Residents
•Special cases
II - MAIN DOCUMENTS ISSUED TO FOREIGNERS
For admission to Gabon
•Authorization for admission
•The visa
Remarks: Staying in Gabon
•Renewing the authorization to stay
•The resident’s permit
Travelling abroad
•Authorization to travel abroad
•Authorization to travel abroad and come back
•Permanent authorization to travel abroad and come back
III - DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR APPLICATION
ADMISSION (Articles 17-35 of Law 5/86)
•Authorization for admission
•The Visa
•Admission authorization for residents(Article 10 of Decree n° 1000/PR of July 30th
1986)
STAYING IN GABON (Articles 36-44 of Law n° 5/86)

TEMPORARY VISITORS
•Authorization for admission with determined duration, or a visa
•Renewal

RESIDENTS
•Conditions to meet
•Documents required to apply for a resident’s permit (first issuing or renewal)

TERMS OF ADMISSION
Terms of admission are set according to the following different categories of foreigners:
•Residents properly speaking
•Private sector’s workers
•Government’s contract workers
•Technical assistants

FREE LANCER WORKERS
•Property owners, landowners or the retired
•Ministers of religion and members of legal congregation
•Foreigners who got married with persons with Gabonese nationality and who have not enjoyed it.
•Members of the residents’ families

TRAVELLING ABROAD (Article 50 of Law n° 5/86)
•Authorization to travel abroad
•Authorization to travel abroad and come back
•Permanent authorization to travel abroad and come back

IV – EMPLOYMENT (Articles 42-43 of Law n° 5/86)

V – MOVEMENTS OF FOREIGNERS (Article 44 of Law n° 5/86)

VI – TURNING BACK AND EVICTION (Articles 51 and 55 of Law n° 5/86)

VII – PROCEEDINGS DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR

 

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