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Investment-project expatriate work permit. An Ethiopian investment project seeking an expatriate in a key technical role submits authenticated qualifications and experience, employment contract, local employee replacement plan, passport and appropriate work or business visa; regulated sectors need competence approval.

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Investment-project expatriate work permit

Work authorization for the specified investment-project position; residence authorization is separate.

Who qualifies

  • An Ethiopian investment project seeking an expatriate in a key technical role submits authenticated qualifications and experience, employment contract, local employee replacement plan, passport and appropriate work or business visa; regulated sectors need competence approval.
    Ethiopian Investment Commission, service requirements

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
Unknown; current processing time and intake are unverified.
Cost
Published Commission issuance fee: US$100; visa, residence and other costs unverified.
The hard part
Showing the specialized role and a credible plan to transfer skills to Ethiopian staff.
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The road past the first permit.

No automatic citizenship is established by this permit. Any permanent-residence route is stated above only where the authority expressly lists it.

  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. Check the current investment-project expatriate work permit procedure and application channel with the issuing authority.Open investinethiopia.gov.et ↗
  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.

Run it for my family →
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