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Visa, Work Permit & Immigration Support in Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire)

Among many other issues companies face when expanding globally is global HR. This includes hiring local citizens and expats, and payrolling them, paying taxes and getting work permits and visas so that expatriates were eligible to work in a foreign country.

If you are a company that is already hiring or planning to hire international workforce for your international projects, you must be aware of how hard it may get to onboard the person if they are miles away. Things can get even more complicated if expats are to be onboarded in a foreign country.

Whether it is to serve your company’s clients in Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) or to tap into a new market, Acumen’s ‘work permit and hiring expats through a Global PEO’  is here for you.

Attention: we are not an immigration service! We do not provide a work permit and immigration support as a standalone solution to individuals willing to work overseas.

Our solution is a one-stop shop service for the official employment of expats in Ivory Coast after they have received a work permit or a visa. Our Global PEO for hiring expats is aimed at employer companies that want to transfer selected candidates or individuals whose employers are ready to finance their immigration and foreign employment.

Note: having one provider that sponsors a work permit or visa on your behalf and then employs the expat, minimizes risks of visa rejection and takes the hassle associated with immigration procedure off your head.

Unlike other global Professional Employer Organizations, we can provide a bunch of extra benefits in addition to immigration support and onboarding in full compliance with local labor legislation. This includes housing, office, mobile phone and car provision to meet-and-greet, dependents relocation, and others.

Focus on your primary business goals. And let us take care of the work permit and immigration procedures for you. Use our all-in-one solution:

  1. For long-term assignments in Ivory Coast, allowing to payroll expats with full legal compliance
  2. As an interim solution before incorporating in the country

Global Mobility and Expats Employment in Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire)

Acumen’s approach to global mobility and expats employment in Ivory Coast is backed with years of field expertise. Our team of seasoned professionals has managed to guide the whole bunch of companies of different sizes and sectors through the challenging immigration and onboarding and offboarding procedure.

We have helped companies to easily onboard, payroll and withdraw employees at the end of the employment agreement when it was needed based on their needs.

If you want to quickly and without risk get a work permit for your expatriate candidate, Acumen International can be your dedicated partner. We will guide the steps and documents required.

Note: we cannot shorten or affect the immigration procedure. However, we can make all necessary preparations so that you can onboard the employee immediately the permit or visa have been received.

We will ensure 100% compliance with the in-country labor legislation during the expats’ employment with Acumen International. Contact us for details on visa processing timelines and documents required to get a work permit in Cote d’Ivoire.

Work Permit in Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire): Estimated Time for Securing

Typically, the procedure of work permit issuance in Ivory Coast varies and depends on Immigration Service in Ivory Coast.


How to Get a Work Permit in Ivory Coast

  1. To obtain a work permit in Ivory Coast, every employee must submit the following information/documents to the closest embassy:

Work Permit Requirements in Ivory Coast

Type of documents
Four (4) copies of the employment contract form;
Professional references (diploma, certificate of employment or work certificate);
One (1) criminal record;
One (1) resume;
One (1) medical examination certificate.

Acumen Global Employer of Record Solution with Immigration Support in Ivory Coast

If you need to have your expat personnel legally work for you in Ivory Coast without having to set up your own business entity for that, trust us to assist you with work permit and immigration support, and then employ your expats locally on your behalf.

Contact our team to let us take up your foreign employees’ immigration matters and relieve you of the responsibility of getting work permit by working with our local partners to organize and obtain all the necessary permits, as well as provide you with a detailed update on the progress of the process.

Contact us for more details about how you can get a work permit for your expatriate staff and employ them through Acumen Global Employer of Record Solution with Immigration Support in Ivory Coast.

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