• All procedures carried out before this Directorate are free of charge.

• All documents must be consigned in original and copy and any document originally drafted in a different language than Spanish must be translated by a public interpreter (original documents shall be returned once their authenticity has been established).

• In case the information presented in the documents does not fulfill the minimum conditions required for the granting of a Work Permit, the Directorate of Migrant Labor may request additional information.

• The validity of the Work Permit for foreign workers is of one (1) year renewable

• Once the work permit has expired, its renewal shall be requested before this Directorate.

• The person picking up the work permit must present copy of the Documents Received form.

• “Article 64 of the Organic Law for Administrative Procedures” If the process initiated by a particular is paralyzed for a period of two (2) months for causes due to the interested person, a forfeit will be issued on the procedure. The deadline will start on the date the administrative authority notifies the interested person. If the deadline expires and the interested person has not reactivated the procedure, the administrative officer shall declare the forfeit.

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TRANSFER OF QUALIFIED PERSONNEL
Any private entity requiring the transfer of foreign qualified personnel must present the following requirements:

Requisites for the petitioner (Employer)

 

1. Copy of the Mercantile Registry, Constitutive Document and last Ordinary Board Meeting.
2. Employment Declaration Form, hours worked and salaries paid, updated. (Resolution of the Ministry of Employment N°. 3.294)
3. Payroll of Venezuelan and Foreign personnel, with identification data of the workers (Name and Last Name, ID Card N°, Nationality, Migratory Condition and Position currently held).
4. Registration of the Company in the National Employment Service (Employment Agencies of the Ministry of Employment) according to the geographic location of the aforementioned.
5. Copy of the Notarized power of attorney of the representative of the company to process the Working Permit accompanied by a copy of the ID Card.
6. INCE (National Institute of Educational Cooperation) solvency.
7. IVSS (Venezuelan Institute of Social Security) solvency (last three payments)
   

Requisites for the candidate(S)

 

1. Updated Curriculum Vitae (for non-professional workers this document must be legalized and/or authenticated).
2. Notarized Job Offer.
3. Copy of the entire Passport.
4. Certificates and/or Diplomas of Studies, translated into Spanish (if need be), legalized by the Venezuelan Consulate or with an authentication for countries that have signed the Agreement of The Hague.
5. Employment justification letter (specifying the position, years of service in the area, functions to fulfill and motive for employment). It shall be signed, sealed and be drafted on company letterhead and accompanied by a copy of the ID Card of the person signing the communication.
6. Employment Offer Format, issued by the Directorate of Migrant Labor (filled with typewriter or capital letters, without amendments and in accordance with the instructive notes contained in it, in original and copy).
7. Forward facing photograph

Observations:

• All procedures carried out before this Directorate are free of charge.

• All documents must be consigned in original and copy and any document originally drafted in a different language than Spanish must be translated by a public interpreter (original documents shall be returned once their authenticity has been established).

• In case the information presented in the documents does not fulfill the minimum conditions required for the granting of a Work Permit, the Directorate of Migrant Labor may request additional information.

• The validity of the Work Permit for foreign workers is of one (1) year renewable.

• Once the work permit has expired, its renewal shall be requested before this Directorate.

• The person picking up the work permit must present copy of the Documents Received form.

• “Article 64 of the Organic Law for Administrative Procedures” If the process initiated by a particular is paralyzed for a period of two (2) months for causes due to the interested person, a forfeit will be issued on the procedure. The deadline will start on the date the administrative authority notifies the interested person. If the deadline expires and the interested person has not reactivated the procedure, the administrative officer shall declare the forfeit.

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SET UP OF EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY
Any private entity requiring the transfer of foreign qualified personnel must present the following requirements:

Requisites for the petitioner (Employer)

1. Copy of the Mercantile Registry, Constitutive Document and last Ordinary Board Meeting.
2. Registration of the Company in the National Employment Service (Employment Agencies of the Ministry of Employment) according to the geographic location of the aforementioned.
3. Employment Declaration Form, hours worked and salaries paid, updated. (Resolution of the Ministry of Employment N°. 3.294)
4. Payroll of Venezuelan and Foreign personnel, with identification data of the workers (Name and Last Name, ID Card N°, Nationality, Migratory Condition and Position currently held).
5. Negotiation Agreement for Equipments (Purchase, Sale , Lease, etc.) indicating the data of the equipment or machinery (model, brand, serial including the clauses relating to the installation service by foreign personnel) and information regarding the installing personnel.
6. Authorization to a representative of the Institution to process the Working Permit accompanied by copies of the ID Cards of the person issuing the authorization and the person presenting the request.
7. INCE solvency (National Institute of Educational Cooperation).
8. IVSS solvency (Venezuelan Institute of Social Security) (last three payments)
   

Requisites for the candidate

1. Updated Curriculum Vitae (for non-professional workers this document must be legalized and/or authenticated).
2. Copy of the entire Passport.
3. Certificates and/or Diplomas of Studies, translated into Spanish (if need be), legalized by the Venezuelan Consulate or with an authentication for countries that have signed the Agreement of The Hague.
4. Employment justification letter (specifying the position, years of service in the area, functions to fulfill and motive for employment). It shall be signed, sealed and be drafted on company letterhead and accompanied by a copy of the ID Card of the person signing the communication.
5. Employment Offer Format, issued by the Directorate of Migrant Labor (filled with typewriter or capital letters, without amendments and in accordance with the instructive notes contained in it, in original and copy).
6. Notarized Statement specifying the working conditions of the personnel that shall carry out the installation of equipments and machinery
7. Forward facing photograph
   

Observations:

• All procedures carried out before this Directorate are free of charge.

• All documents must be consigned in original and copy and any document originally drafted in a different language than Spanish must be translated by a public interpreter (original documents shall be returned once their authenticity has been established).

• In case the information presented in the documents does not fulfill the minimum conditions required for the granting of a Work Permit, the Directorate of Migrant Labor may request additional information.

• The validity of the Work Permit for foreign workers is of one (1) year renewable

• Once the work permit has expired, its renewal shall be requested before this Directorate.

• The person picking up the work permit must present copy of the Documents Received form.

• “Article 64 of the Organic Law for Administrative Procedures” If the process initiated by a particular is paralyzed for a period of two (2) months for causes due to the interested person, a forfeit will be issued on the procedure. The deadline will start on the date the administrative authority notifies the interested person. If the deadline expires and the interested person has not reactivated the procedure, the administrative officer shall declare the forfeit.

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