When you expand overseas, you may want to bring your most experienced team members or hire top international talent to help your company succeed. In most cases, those employees need special permits...
Read MoreWhen you expand overseas, you may want to bring your most experienced team members or hire top international talent to help your company succeed. In most cases, those employees need special permits to live and work in a country where they are not citizens.
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When you expand overseas, you may want to bring your most experienced team members or hire top international talent to help your company succeed. In most cases, those employees need special permits to live and work in a country where they are not citizens.
There are only two types of work permits in Suriname — the Foreign Nationals Work Permit and the Gold Sector Foreign Nationals Work Permit. The latter applies only to workers employed in the gold mining industry, while the former applies to all other international employees.
Certain workers may not need a work visa at all. Since the nation is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), skilled nationals from other countries within CARICOM may live and work in-country without a permit. Other circumstances in which an international employee does not need a work permit include:
International workers must apply for a residence permit to qualify for a work permit.
In Suriname, you apply for work permits on behalf of your employees. To receive a work permit for an international worker, you must complete the application and have the employee sign it. Besides the application, you need to submit:
To obtain a work visa, follow these steps:
Failure to secure work permits for your employees can leave your company open for penalties. In countries where little information is available about work permit expirations and renewals, companies may struggle to employ international workers legally.
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