- Overview: Botswana
- Global PEO and payroll
- Global HR Compliance
- Work permit for hiring expats via PEO
- Expand without a company set up
- Contractor vs. employee: which is better?
Visa, Work Permit & Immigration Support in Botswana
Looking to hire expatriate personnel for international assignments in Botswana? This is a loaded process to go through, including finding ways to:
- Stay compliant with Botswanan immigration laws
- Have all the necessary documents for work permit sponsorship
- Effectively manage employment and payroll when your team has their visas
Compounding the issue is that a lot of expat workers generally go into Botswana to handle shorter projects. So it doesn’t make much sense to set up your own subsidiary to arrange local payroll for your employees. Instead, you may want to take a look at a simpler solution.
Immigration Support with Expat Hiring via Global PEO in Botswana
For those that want to hire and pay expats in Botswana, that means enlisting a global PEO that includes work permit support. This saves your company the headache of trying to incorporate in a new country. Your new PEO partner will provide all the guidance you need to handle Botswanan immigration procedures to get your team their visas/permits. After that, they can also help with onboarding and payroll for your expat team.
Acumen International has provided this service for our clients’ expatriate personnel in Botswana, both for short- and long-term projects. We offer a compliant and fast way to get your team on the ground and working. No matter your timeline or business goals, Acumen International offers end-to-end work permit support and ensures full compliance with local labor legislation in Botswana and 189 other countries.
Curious as to the best matches for Acumen’s work permit and hiring expats through a Global PEO’ solution? These include:
- Employer companies that plan to relocate, hire, and utilize expat workers in Botswana.
- Seasoned professionals that have already found an employer to finance their immigration and foreign employment, but just need to simplify the process.
- Businesses planning to hire highly-skilled expats and send them to fill top positions in Botswana.
A side note, you may not realize that by partnering with a single provider to handle both expat employment and work permit sponsorship, it’s a lot less likely your visas will be rejected. Our global immigration support will also save you time from trying to understand and navigate the different international rules and regulations.
5 Benefits of Acumen’s Global PEO with Immigration Support for Hiring Foreign Talent
Compared to other global PEO services, Acumen provides added benefits outside of a work permit if you have personnel on international assignments in Botswana. These include:
- Medical insurance
- Office rent
- Dependant relocation
- Housing
- Mobile phone/car provision for meetings
Attention: we are not an immigration service! We do not provide a work permit and immigration support as a standalone solution to individuals looking to find jobs overseas.
Work Permit in Botswana: Estimated Time for Securing
Typically, the procedure of work permit issuance in Botswana takes 30 working days after the date of application.
How to Get a Work Permit in Botswana
- Apply for residence permit
- Apply for work permit
Work Permit Requirements in Botswana
| Type of documents |
| Contract of employment |
| Application letter for work |
| Letter of offer/appointment letter |
| Curriculum vitae (CV) |
| Certified copies of certificates (all certificates in foreign languages must be translated to English) |
| Medical report |
| Certified copies of a valid passport (Passport copies should reflect applicant’s picture, passport number, and expiry date) |
| Passport size photos |
Acumen Global Employer of Record Solution with Immigration Support in Botswana
If you need to have your expat personnel legally work for you in Botswana without having to set up your own business entity for that, trust us to assist you with work permit and immigration support, and then employ your expats locally on your behalf.
Contact our team to let us take up your foreign employees’ immigration matters and relieve you of the responsibility of getting work permit by working with our local partners to organize and obtain all the necessary permits, as well as provide you with a detailed update on the progress of the process.
Contact us for more details about how you can get a work permit for your expatriate staff and employ them through Acumen International in Botswana.
