Republic of Madagascar · work sponsored · Leads to settlement
Long-Stay Worker Visa
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Madagascar EDBM long-stay worker visa and resident-card route for expatriate employees with a work permit and endorsed employment contract.
- 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
- Yes
- 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 worker checklist requiring a motivated request to the Interior Minister, passport copy, foreigner registration certificate, tax-card or tax-situation evidence, an endorsed employment contract and a work permit delivered by the ministry in charge of labour. First applications add a foreign criminal-record extract, transformable visa with clear entry stamp, and Madagascar criminal-record bulletin. The EDBM procedure includes file deposit, biometrics, moral enquiry, payment and collection of the resident card and visa.
Additional sources
Primary source
Visa Long Sejour - EDBM ↗ · Economic Development Board of Madagascar
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Primary source
Work permit checklist - EDBM ↗ · Ministry in charge of Labour and Employment
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Primary source
Visa transformable checklist - EDBM ↗ · Economic Development Board of Madagascar
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Eligibility
Typical criteria
- ✓The applicant has an endorsed employment contract and a work permit issued by the ministry in charge of labour.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- ✓The file includes passport, foreigner registration and tax-situation evidence required by EDBM.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 the file deposit and biometric enrolment steps.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
Common blockers
- !No work permit or endorsed employment contract.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- !The applicant is trying to use a tourist or short-stay visa as the long-stay bridge instead of a transformable route where required.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- !Missing criminal-record, foreigner registration, passport or tax evidence.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 and tax-card or tax-situation evidence.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- ·Endorsed employment contract and work permit delivered by the ministry in charge of labour.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- ·For first requests: home-country criminal record, transformable visa with entry stamp and Madagascar bulletin no. 3.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
Application pathway
Check the route fit
Have the employer and worker secure the work permit and endorsed employment contract first.
Build the evidence pack
Prepare the EDBM worker long-stay file and attend the required filing step.
Submit through the official channel
Complete biometric enrolment and respond to moral-enquiry or supplementary-document requests.
After approval
Pay the listed visa and resident-card rights, then collect the long-stay 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.
- ChecklistApplicant + sponsorDownload the EDBM worker 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
Is the work permit enough for long-stay residence?+
No. EDBM lists the work permit as evidence for the long-stay worker visa and resident-card process; both steps should be kept aligned.
What are the worker long-stay 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.
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