Lesotho - Renew Work Permit or Certificate of Employment

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Procedure

Employment work permits/certificate of employment are currently issued to the entire manufacturing sector at the ONE-STOP BUSINESS FACILITATION CENTRE (OBFC) office .All other sectors are serviced from the office of the Labour Commissioner.

Apply In-Person

1. If any documents (listed below) need to the certified, applicants are required to visit the C.T. POOPA CONSULTING ATTORNEY & NOTARY PUBLIC office with the documents and have them certified at a cost of 5 LSL per page.
2. Applicants from other sectors should then visit the Ministry of Labour and Employment office, Labour Commissioner Office and express their interest.
3. Collect the renew application form for certificate, read through the application form careful as it contain different section, which are to be filled accurately by the applicant and the prospective employer.
4. Submit the completed application form along with the required documents (listed below) to the work permit department office.
5. Pay the required fee at the cash counter, upon which you will be issued with a receipt.
6. Submit the payment receipt to the attending officer at the Work Permit Printing Office, your digital photo will then be taken and then you will be issued with a renewed certificate of employment (ID) within 10 minutes.

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Required Documents

• Expiring work permit card
• Company’s letter stating why permit should be renewed and why the counterpart cannot take over
• Completed renewal form
• Certified passport copies including residence permit
• Certified copies of trader’s, manufacturing or other license (if applicable)
• Certified copies by LRA of company and individual income tax certificate (if applicable)
• Certified copies of registration from Lesotho Dental& Pharmacy Counsel and Lesotho Nursing Counsel (doctors, pharmacists and nurses) (if applicable)

Office Locations & Contacts

ONE-STOP BUSINESS FACILITATION CENTRE (OBFC)
Address: Kingsway Road LNDC Phase II 1st floor, Maseru 100
Tel: +26622324667
Website: www.obfc.org.ls Link]

MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Kingsway road LNDC Block D Development Houise, level 7, Maseru 100
Tel: +266 22322565
Email: info@[email protected]

C.T. POOPA CONSULTING ATTORNEY & NOTARY PUBLIC
Address: Kingsway Road Victoria Hotel, Suite 106, Maseru
Telephone: +266 53229595 / +266 58855419
Working Hours: MON-FRI 8:30am-16:30pm

Eligibility

• Foreigners who wish to renew their work permit

Fees

• Cost of certification of documents LSL 5 (per page)
• Processing fee of LSL 350 for certificate employment ID card

Certificate fee

• Fee 3000 LSL for certificate valid for 2 years
• Fee 2500 LSL for certificate valid for 6 months to 23 months
• Fee 1500 LSL for certificate valid less than 6 months

Validity

• The validity period is between 6 months and 2 years

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• Upon lodging the application the processing time is within 1 working days

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Instructions

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Required Information

PERSONAL DETAILS

• Full names
• Contact details
• Marital status
• Date of birth/gender
• Passport details
• Nationality
• Spouse details (if applicable)

OTHER DETAILS

• Details of education institute(s) you attended
• Employment record details
• Date of entry (arrival) to Lesotho
• Reasons for applying
• References details
• Declaration by the applicant

BUSINESS PARTICULARS

• Details of the business
• Business contact and address details
• Details of employees
• Title of job of the applicant
• Educational qualification and experience required for this job
• Job description
• Declaration by the employer

Need for the Document

• A work permit is an official document that gives its holder permission to work in a country where he or she is not a citizen, holders of this permit are required to renew their permit before expiring to be able to work legally in Lesotho.

Information which might help

Refer: Labour Code 1992: Link

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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