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Côte d’Ivoire

Employee resident card. A non-ECOWAS worker must pre-enrol online and provide a valid passport or consular card, online sponsorship form, an ONECI residence certificate less than six months old, payment receipt and original employment attestation.

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Employee resident card

A resident card for an established employee. The card checklist alone does not establish separate authorization to take up employment.

Who qualifies

  • A non-ECOWAS worker must pre-enrol online and provide a valid passport or consular card, online sponsorship form, an ONECI residence certificate less than six months old, payment receipt and original employment attestation.
    Côte d'Ivoire ONECI, first resident-card application

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
ONECI lists FCFA 300,000 for other non-ECOWAS nationals, including US citizens; any employment authorization and other costs are unverified.
The hard part
Obtaining employer attestation and the residence certificate before enrolment.
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The road past the first permit.

Any later 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 documents, then begin the published work-permit process.Open oneci.ci ↗
  2. Round up the papers.
    • The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
    • 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.

12 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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