Investor Residence Permit Application Services
Permit may be issued to a person who possesses substantial financial means and is prepared to invest in Zimbabwe without engaging in any occupation.
- Fully completed residence permit application form (IF5)
- Letter addressed to the Chief Director of Immigration, requesting for issuance of permit
- Passport biodata page
- Two passport size photos
- Police clearance from country of residence (not older than 6 months)
- Marriage certificate, children’s birth certificates if applicable
- Passport biodata of spouse and children if applicable
- Chest X-ray certificate
- Banking history from country of origin including loans advanced to applicant
- Proof of funds available for transfer (Promissory notes, loan agreements or undertaking to finance project by a credible Financial Institution)
- Proof and value of equipment to be imported
- Project proposal
- Company profile
- Certificate of incorporation
- Memorandum and articles of association
- CR6 (registered office address)
- CR14 (list of directors)
- Valid Zimbabwe Investment Authority (ZIA) Licence
- Site map and directions from the nearest town
- Mining companies to submit Environmental Impact Assessment certificates from Environmental Management Agency (EMA) and claim certificates from Ministry of Mines
- Current list of all expatriates and local employees (include ID numbers, National Social Security Authority (NSSA) numbers and contact numbers)
- Passport biodata page and permit copy (if any) for all foreign shareholders
NB:
- Copies of all documents to be sufficiently authenticated, those from outside Zimbabwe are to be notarized in the prescribed manner whilst those from within may be certified by commissioners of oaths
- All translations to be in English and the copies of original documents to be tendered.
- Translations to be done by reputable institutions (preferably government entities)
- All extensions to be done three (3) months prior to expiry of current permit.