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Ordinary resident card backed by employment. A US citizen with an existing job or promise of a labour contract can document that basis for the ordinary resident card, alongside good character, passport or travel document valid more than one year, foreigner identification certificate, first-application criminal record and fee receipt. Employment authorization, where required, must be checked separately.

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Ordinary resident card backed by employment

Three-year renewable ordinary residence if approved; the card application itself does not establish an unrestricted right to work.

Who qualifies

  • A US citizen with an existing job or promise of a labour contract can document that basis for the ordinary resident card, alongside good character, passport or travel document valid more than one year, foreigner identification certificate, first-application criminal record and fee receipt. Employment authorization, where required, must be checked separately.
    Benin Presidency, decree 2026-049, arts. 17 and 19-22

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Do you have a binding job offer in that country?

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Time
Ask the issuing authority for its current processing time.
Cost
Check the issuing authority's current fee schedule before filing.
The hard part
Securing a genuine employer commitment and confirming the separate employment rules.
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The road past the first permit.

Any permanent residence or citizenship requires a separate application under its own rules.

  1. 2027
    Route candidate

    The residence and work authorization sequence still needs verification.

  • We have not yet confirmed this country’s road from residence to citizenship.
  • We have not yet confirmed how this route counts toward residence or citizenship.
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax
Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Secure the employer's offer and supporting records, then begin the published work or residence application.Open sgg.gouv.bj ↗
  2. Round up the papers.
    • The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health cover for the move
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Or let us run it.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.Standard first year: $1,200. Everyone renews at $399.One membership, the whole family. Accounts and activation included.

14 steps, from the first paper to every renewal. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Accounts and activation are included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Accounts depend on provider availability. Government, record and approved third-party charges are extra.

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