FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN NIGERIA: THE NEED FOR BUSINESS PERMIT AND EXPATRIATE QUOTA
Uwekezaji wa moja kwa moja wa kigeni:
As part of the regulation governing foreign direct investment in Nigeria, overseas investors and offshore companies looking to establish in Nigeria must obtain Business Permit and Expatriate Quota. Immigrant workers do not require work permits, but they remain subject to needs quota of their employer company requiring them to obtain residence permits that allow salary remittances abroad.
Makampuni ya Kigeni lazima yasajiliwe naTume yaKukuzaUwekezaji yaNigeria (NIPC) baada ya kujumuishakampuni ya dhima isiyo na kikomo (umma binafsi) na Tume ya Mambo ya Biashara, na kupata vibali vinavyofaa vya biashara, na kujiandikisha naSecuritiesandExchangeCommission (inapotumika) kufanya biashara Nigeria.
BusinessPermit:
BusinessPermit ni uidhinishaji wauendeshaji biashara na mtaji wa kigeniitherasimzazicompanyora subsidiaryya kampuni ya kigeni. Kampuni ya kigeni inayomilikiwa kikamilifu lazima ipate vibali vya biashara. Umiliki wa kibali cha biashara hautoi ruhusa kwa mmiliki kutoka kwa mahitaji ya kupata kibali cha ukaidi wa kibali visakwa ajili yantontoNigeria.
Kibali cha Makazi:
Ruhusa ya Makazi imetolewa kwa mgeni ambaye alitembeleaNaijeria kwa kutumia SomoKurekebisha (STR) Visa. Mgeni anahitajika kubadili hali yake kutoka kwa mgeni kwa mkaazi kwa kupata Kibali cha Ukaazi. MakaziPermithasavalidityperiodoftwoyearsandisrenewable. Hata hivyo, mgeni ambaye ameagiza njekwa mwaka kima cha chini kabisaE2809Kizingiti cha mtaji” over a period of time may be issued a Permanent Residence Permit in so far as the investment capital is not withdrawn and the foreigner has complied with any other condition prescribed for the issuance of the Permanent Residence Permit.
ECOWASNational havearightofentrintoNigeriaforninety (90) aina ya siku ya siku na ni lazima isajiliwe naHuduma ya Uhamiaji wa Naijeria na inatolewaKadi ya Makazi inastahiki kufanya mfanyabiashara au kufanya kazi nchiniNigeria.
ExpatriateQuota:
Wataalamu wa njeQuotaiidhini ya kuandamana na kuajiriwa mtu mmoja mmojawahamiajinamiundo ya kazi iliyoidhinishwa mahususi, na pia kutaja muda unaoruhusiwa wa ajira kama hiyo. Upendeleo wa mtaalam kutoka nje unakubali kazi inamruhusu mfanyikazi aliyetoka nje kujaza mgawo uliopatikana na mwajiri wa kampuni.
Kuna aina mbili za visa ambazo zinaweza kutolewa, kutegemeana na kukaa. Kazi za muda mfupi, mwajiri lazima atumike na kupokea kibali cha kazi cha muda, kuruhusu mwajiriwa kubeba baadhi ya kazi maalum. Kazi ya muda inaruhusu kuingia-moja-visa na muda wake baada ya muda 90 siku. Kuna vizuizi visivyo vya nambari kwa visa vya muda mfupi, na wa kigeni wanaokidhimasharti ya kutoafavisamatumizi kwa visasa vya muda mfupi sana vinavyohitajika.
Kazi za muda mrefu, mwajiri anahitajiE2809Csomo-kwa-regularizationE2809Dvisa (STR). ToapplyforanSTR, mwajiri lazima atumike ili kupata na kupata mgawo wa wapatriate. Upendeleo kutoka nje unaeleza nafasi katika kampuni ambayo itakaliwa na wafanyikazi wa nje. Baada ya kuwasili nchini Nigeria, mwajiriwa atahitaji kuhakiki visa yake kwa kutumia kibali cha ukaazi.
Mke/Mkewafanyakazi walioidhinishwa wanaweza pia kufanya kazi nchiniNigeria, mradi utapata kazi na vibali vya makazi pia. Naijeria haifanyi soko la biashara zaidi, although the Nigerian Content Act does state that employers should exercise a preference for local employees.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This information is intended to assist you in getting a summary of Nigeria’s immigration regulatory considerations for business people and foreign companies wanting to establish in Nigeria. This general information does not eliminate the need for professional advice and must not be construed as a substitute for specific legal guidance. Whether you are doing business, working, au mtazamo wa kitaalam katika Nigeriaasa mwekezaji wa kigeni, mfanyabiashara wa nje ya nchi mhamiaji, nimuhimu weweushauri wa kisheria kutoka kwa mwanasheria wa uhamiaji kuhusu kufuata kanuni. Lex Artifex LLP. canassistyou. Ili kuanza, callusat +2348187019206, +2348039795959 | Barua pepe: lexartifexllp@lexartifexllp.com | tovuti: www.lexartifexllp.com.
