Merchant resident card. A non-ECOWAS merchant must pre-enrol online and provide a valid passport or consular card, sponsorship form, an ONECI residence certificate less than six months old, payment receipt and commercial registration.
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A resident card for a registered merchant; business operation follows the commercial-registration rules.
You keep your U.S. citizenship.
A non-ECOWAS merchant must pre-enrol online and provide a valid passport or consular card, sponsorship form, an ONECI residence certificate less than six months old, payment receipt and commercial registration.
Not legal advice.
If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.
5 years, renewable for 5 years at a time.
We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.
$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.One membership, the whole family. Bank accounts and help putting your plan into action are included.
Postern runs it for one adult US citizen lawfully in Abidjan, filing within three months of entry, with an already issued and paid ONECI sponsorship attestation, an original ONECI address certificate and complete merchant papers: standard Plateau residence-card enrolment, actual card collection and each timely same-category renewal; sponsorship, address certification, employment permission, company formation, penalties and dependants are separate.
16 steps, from the first paper to the passport. 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. Opening your bank accounts there is included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Government fees, record fees and other costs you approve are extra.
Run it for my family →YOUR FAMILY
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