- Overview: Rwanda
- 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 Rwanda
Looking to hire expatriate personnel for international assignments in Rwanda? This is a loaded process to go through, including finding ways to:
- Stay compliant with Rwandan 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 Rwanda 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.
Using a Global PEO Service with Immigration Support in Rwanda
For those that want to hire and pay expats in Rwanda, 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 Rwandan 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 Rwanda, 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 Rwanda and 189 other countries.
Navigating Immigration Support in Rwanda
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 Rwanda.
- 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 Rwanda.
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.
Maximizing Talent Acquisition with Acumen: a Look at Employment Benefits
Compared to other global PEO services, Acumen provides added benefits outside of a work permit if you have personnel on international assignments in Rwanda. 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 Rwanda: Estimated Time for Securing
Typically, the procedure of work permit issuance in Rwanda takes 1 month.
How to Get a Work Permit in Rwanda
- Apply for a work visa.
- Obtain a residence permit.
- Fill out a work permit application and collect the documents below.
Work Permit Requirements in Rwanda
| Type of documents |
| One colored passport size photo with white background recently taken without glasses, caps and scurf. The photo should be attached to the application form by use of glue stick. Stapling and clipping the photo to the application form is not advisable. A completed application form. |
| An application letter addressed to the Director General of Immigration and Emigration by the employer. |
| Curriculum Vitae. |
| Original Police Clearance from the country you have lived in for the last 6 months. |
| Copy of the contract with your employer. |
| Notified Diploma/degree certificate. |
Acumen Global Employer of Record Solution with Immigration Support in Rwanda
If you need to have your expat personnel legally work for you in Rwanda 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.
Call us for more information about how you can get a work permit for your expatriate staff and employ them through Acumen Global Employer of Record Solution with Immigration Support in Rwanda.
