Tanzania: Government – Work Permit to be issued in 14 days

Arusha – Work permits for foreign investors seeking to establish businesses in Tanzania will now be processed within two weeks, provided that the applicants have the required documents, according to the government.

the amendment of some labor regulations to reduce bureaucracy in the issuance of permits.

"If an applicant has all the necessary documents, the license will be ready within 14 days," said Deputy Minister Anthony Mavunde

He added that previously there is no There was no specific time period in which work permits had to be processed.

The Government is currently working on the implementation of the recently approved plan for the improvement of Tanzania's business climate

The plan, which was prepared after consultations with various private sector associations and the World Bank, will see the government various legislation, including those governing immigration and labor, to simplify the process of issuing the necessary permits to investors and foreign workers.

In the current state of affairs, a residence permit must be obtained from the Ministry of Immigration. Home Affairs, while work permits are issued by the Office of the Prime Minister (Labor, Employment, Youth and Handicapped).

According to Mr. Mavunde, the decision to speed up the issuance of work permits "Under the new arrangement, the process of issuing work permits and temporary residence permits to non-citizens will be simplified ", he said in addressing tourism stakeholders in Arusha.

The one-day meeting focused on the challenges facing the tourism sector. Complaints have often been made about the difficulties faced by non-citizens in obtaining a work permit.

million. Mavunde dismissed claims that the shortage of experts in the country's multibillion-dollar hotel industry paralyzed the sub-sector. According to a recent survey of the International Labor Organization (ILO), Tanzania had 23 million workers and among them, people trained in the management of hotels and lodges.

The President of the Tanzanian Association of Tour Operators (Tato) Willy Chambulo reiterated the lobby group's concern over the numerous checkpoints mounted by the police on roads leading to national parks.

He told the Minister of the Interior, Kangi Lugola, that unnecessary travel was controlling uncomfortable tourists and harming traffic.

million. Chambulo said that members of Tato and other investors in the tourism sector were having difficulty renewing work permits for their employees, thus affecting His remarks were echoed by the Commissioner of Arusha Regón, Mrisho Gambo, who suggested that an investor who creates 500 jobs should be allowed to hire up to 50 workers from outside the country

. "He said that the Ministry of Home Affairs would ensure that the challenges facing the tourism sector were addressed as a matter of investment and productivity, which would allow the company to pay more taxes. added that although vans carrying tourists are not exempt from police checks, it would ensure that they are carried out so as not to disturb visitors.