Republic of Madagascar · investor · Leads to settlement
Long-Stay Investor Visa
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Madagascar EDBM long-stay investor visa and resident-card route for foreign investors with a Madagascar company file.
- Processing time
- EDBM lists a staged file process with biometric enrolment, moral enquiry, decision and collection; no single guaranteed duration is published in the reviewed PDF.
- Government fees
- EDBM lists a stay-visa duty from Ar 292,500 to Ar 487,500 depending on duration, plus resident-card delivery fees from EUR 300 to EUR 838.47; the monthly Central Bank rate is applied at EDBM.
- Typical duration
- EDBM fee bands cover stay periods from more than 3 months to 1 year through 5-10 years, definitive and duplicate categories.
- Sponsorship required
- No
- Leads to permanent residency
- Yes
Overview
Madagascar publishes tourist eVisa guidance through the official eVisa platform, long-stay investor, worker, family and work-permit checklists through EDBM, and consular visa category guidance through official Ministry of Foreign Affairs mission pages. Mission pages can be locally specific, so applicants outside the listed consular district should confirm filing mechanics with the competent Madagascar embassy or consulate before payment or mailing documents. EDBM publishes a long-stay investor checklist requiring a motivated request to the Interior Minister, passport copy, foreigner registration certificate, company statutes, statistical card and tax-card evidence. For first applications it also lists a foreign criminal-record extract, the transformable visa with a clear entry stamp, and a Madagascar criminal-record bulletin. The procedure includes complete-file deposit, biometric enrolment, moral enquiry, payment of stay-visa and resident-card rights, and collection of the resident card and visa in the passport.
Additional sources
Primary source
Visa Long Sejour - EDBM ↗ · Economic Development Board of Madagascar
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Primary source
Company creation checklist - EDBM ↗ · Economic Development Board of Madagascar
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Visa transformable checklist - EDBM ↗ · Economic Development Board of Madagascar
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Eligibility
Typical criteria
- ✓The applicant has an investor basis connected to a Madagascar company.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- ✓The file includes company statutes, statistical card and current tax-card or tax-situation evidence.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- ✓For first applications, the applicant can show the transformable visa with clear entry stamp and required criminal-record documents.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- ✓The applicant attends in person at filing, as EDBM states presence is required when depositing the file.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
Common blockers
- !No Madagascar company documentation to support investor status.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- !No transformable-visa evidence for a first long-stay filing where the checklist requires it.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- !Missing original documents where EDBM says originals must be presented for photocopies.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
Typical evidence
- ·Six recent identity photos, motivated signed request to the Interior Minister and passport copy.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- ·Foreigner registration certificate requested from the police prefecture or district.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- ·Company statutes, statistical card and tax-card or tax-situation evidence.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- ·For first requests: home-country criminal record under six months, transformable visa with entry stamp and Madagascar bulletin no. 3 under three months.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
Application pathway
Check the route fit
Prepare the company and personal evidence listed in the EDBM investor checklist.
Build the evidence pack
Deposit the complete file and complete biometric enrolment.
Submit through the official channel
Respond to moral-enquiry or supplementary-document requests from the administration.
After approval
Pay the listed visa and resident-card rights, then collect the notification, receipt, visa and resident card.
Official application links
Where to actually go next
These are the official pages to use for this route. Open them before preparing documents: the forms, fees, appointment systems, and sponsor steps can change without warning.
- ChecklistApplicantDownload the EDBM investor long-stay checklist ↗
Use this official Madagascar source to confirm the current checklist, fee, timing and submission channel before filing. Madagascar publishes tourist eVisa guidance through the official eVisa platform, long-stay investor, worker, family and work-permit checklists through EDBM, and consular visa category guidance through official Ministry of Foreign Affairs mission pages. Mission pages can be locally specific, so applicants outside the listed consular district should confirm filing mechanics with the competent Madagascar embassy or consulate before payment or mailing documents.
Economic Development Board of Madagascar · verified
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Frequently asked questions
Does the investor long-stay route need company documents?+
Yes. EDBM lists company statutes, statistical card and tax-card evidence among the investor checklist items.
Does EDBM require originals?+
The reviewed checklist says originals are constantly required for documents submitted as photocopies.
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