Togolese Republic · skilled migration
Privileged Residence Card
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Five-year Togo residence card for categories including foreign investors, highly qualified people, temporary workers and family members.
- Processing time
- The service-public page lists 30-45 days for residence-card applications.
- Government fees
- The service-public page lists 800,000 CFA for the five-year privileged residence card.
- Typical duration
- Five years, renewable according to the conditions applicable to the case.
- Sponsorship required
- No
- Leads to permanent residency
- No
Overview
Togo publishes travel visa guidance through the official Togo Voyage portal and document/residence guidance through DGDN and the national service-public platform. These pages give strong public detail for eVisa categories, residence-card types, fees and online filing steps; applicants should still confirm the live portal checklist before payment because the official pages say conditions can change with immigration policy. DGDN describes the privileged residence card as issued to certain categories including foreign investors, highly qualified people, temporary workers and their family members. It allows residence and work in Togo for a long period of five years, renewable according to the circumstances and conditions applicable to each case. Service-public lists the five-year privileged residence card at 800,000 CFA and the general residence-card processing period at 30-45 days.
Additional sources
Primary source
Demande de carte de sejour - Service public Togo ↗ · Service public de l'administration togolaise
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Eligibility
Typical criteria
- ✓The applicant fits a privileged-card category such as investor, highly qualified person, temporary worker or family member.Direction Generale de la Documentation Nationale ↗
- ✓The applicant provides the core residence-card evidence and the basis-specific evidence requested by DGDN/service-public.Direction Generale de la Documentation Nationale ↗
- ✓Workers provide work-basis evidence such as hiring authorisation, employment contract and employer evidence where relevant.Direction Generale de la Documentation Nationale ↗
- ✓The applicant completes online filing, payment, DGDN document deposit and card collection.Direction Generale de la Documentation Nationale ↗
Common blockers
- !The applicant does not fit one of the privileged-card categories.Direction Generale de la Documentation Nationale ↗
- !Work, investor, high-qualification or family evidence is missing.Direction Generale de la Documentation Nationale ↗
- !The applicant treats the card as citizenship or permanent residence; the official page describes a renewable five-year residence card.Direction Generale de la Documentation Nationale ↗
Typical evidence
- ·Online residence-card application form.Direction Generale de la Documentation Nationale ↗
- ·First three passport pages, with passport validity at least 3 months beyond the requested residence card.Direction Generale de la Documentation Nationale ↗
- ·Recent identity photograph.Direction Generale de la Documentation Nationale ↗
- ·Criminal-record evidence from the country of origin for a first application and a recent non-conviction certificate.Direction Generale de la Documentation Nationale ↗
- ·Recent medical certificate and evidence of sufficient financial resources.Direction Generale de la Documentation Nationale ↗
- ·Investor, high-qualification, temporary-worker or family-member evidence applicable to the case.Direction Generale de la Documentation Nationale ↗
- ·For salaried foreign workers, hiring authorisation, employment contract, employer attestation and employer/company evidence listed by service-public.Direction Generale de la Documentation Nationale ↗
Application pathway
Check the route fit
Confirm the privileged-card basis and collect category-specific evidence.
Build the evidence pack
Complete the service-public residence-card form and submit the core and basis-specific details.
Submit through the official channel
Pay the 5-year card fee after DGDN verification and print the form.
After approval
Deposit documents at DGDN and collect the card after notification.
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.
- Official guidanceApplicantRead DGDN privileged residence-card guidance ↗
Use this official Togo source to confirm the current checklist, fee, timing and online submission channel before filing. Togo publishes travel visa guidance through the official Togo Voyage portal and document/residence guidance through DGDN and the national service-public platform. These pages give strong public detail for eVisa categories, residence-card types, fees and online filing steps; applicants should still confirm the live portal checklist before payment because the official pages say conditions can change with immigration policy.
Direction Generale de la Documentation Nationale · verified
- ApplyApplicantApply through service-public ↗
Use this official Togo source to confirm the current checklist, fee, timing and online submission channel before filing. Togo publishes travel visa guidance through the official Togo Voyage portal and document/residence guidance through DGDN and the national service-public platform. These pages give strong public detail for eVisa categories, residence-card types, fees and online filing steps; applicants should still confirm the live portal checklist before payment because the official pages say conditions can change with immigration policy.
Service public de l'administration togolaise · verified
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the privileged residence card for?+
DGDN lists categories such as foreign investors, highly qualified people, temporary workers and their family members.
How long is the privileged residence card valid?+
DGDN describes a five-year card, renewable according to the circumstances and conditions applicable to each case.
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