Angola

Employer work visa. Present an Angolan employment contract or assignment document and professional qualifications to a consulate; work and residence visas must be requested separately from the tourism exemption.

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Employer work visa

If approved, a work visa for the sponsoring activity; the work visa is issued for the contract term and residence is a separate application.

Who qualifies

Present an Angolan employment contract or assignment document and professional qualifications to a consulate; work and residence visas must be requested separately from the tourism exemption.
Angolan consulate in Johannesburg, work visa
Angola’s official government list names US passport holders for tourism visa exemption only; it expressly excludes work, study and residence from that exemption.
Angolan government, 2023 tourism exemption limits

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Do you have a binding job offer in that country?

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Time: Processing runs from submission of a complete file to the issuing authority’s decision.
Cost: Budget for document certification, police or medical records, translations and travel in addition to any charge collected at filing.
The hard part: Assembling the option-specific evidence and obtaining the issuing authority’s approval.

This visa doesn’t lead to a passport.

2027
First residence permit
1 year, renewable for 1 year at a time.
2028
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2029
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2030
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2031
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2032
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2033
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2034
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2035
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2036
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.

Language: Sufficient Portuguese, measured by the examination prescribed under the nationality regulation.
Time away: The regulation counts the ten statutory years from the date permanent residence is granted, not from the first temporary visa, and requires lawful residence throughout.
Two passports: Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.

The years count, but this permit ends after 3 years, before permanent residence at 10; the family would need to move to another permit to keep going.
The work visa follows the contract for up to three years; the family must move to temporary and then permanent residence, because citizenship starts ten years only after permanent residence.

The law behind these dates

Angola Foreign Ministry — work visa

Living there.

Time you must spend there: The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax: Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Open the official employer work visa procedure and assemble the listed filing documents.Open governo.gov.ao ↗
Gather these documents.
- The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health cover for the move

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