Document checklist
Suriname → Zimbabwe: Temporary Employment Permit
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
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Required documents
16 itemsIdentity
Certified copy of your passport bio-data page
RequiredA copy of the photo page of your passport, certified as a true copy.
Source: Department of Immigration Zimbabwe, Temporary Employment Permit Requirements
Residence permit application form (Form I.F.5)
RequiredThe official Residence Permit Application Form (I.F.5), fully filled in.
Source: Department of Immigration Zimbabwe, Temporary Employment Permit Requirements
Temporary Employment application form
RequiredThe official Temporary Employment application form, fully filled in.
Source: Department of Immigration Zimbabwe, Temporary Employment Permit Requirements
Two certified passport-size photos
RequiredTwo recent passport-size photos, each certified as a true likeness of you.
Source: Department of Immigration Zimbabwe, Temporary Employment Permit Requirements
Financial
Statutory permit fee
RequiredA statutory, non-refundable fee of US$500 for the permit, plus US$300 for each dependant.
Source: Department of Immigration Zimbabwe, Temporary Employment Permit Requirements
Purpose of travel
Application letter to the Chief Director of Immigration
RequiredA letter addressed to the Chief Director of Immigration (CDI) asking for your Temporary Employment Permit.
Source: Department of Immigration Zimbabwe, Temporary Employment Permit Requirements
CV and qualifications of the understudy personnel
RequiredThe CV and qualifications of the local employee designated to understudy you, as part of skills-transfer requirements.
Source: Department of Immigration Zimbabwe, Temporary Employment Permit Requirements
Employer's company documents
RequiredThe employer's Certificate of Incorporation, Entity Summary Document, ZIDA Licence, and ZIMRA tax clearance.
Source: Department of Immigration Zimbabwe, Temporary Employment Permit Requirements
Employment contract
RequiredYour signed employment contract with the Zimbabwean employer.
Source: Department of Immigration Zimbabwe, Temporary Employment Permit Requirements
Local newspaper advertisement for the post
RequiredEvidence that the job was advertised in a local newspaper, plus CVs for shortlisted local candidates with their contact details.
Source: Department of Immigration Zimbabwe, Temporary Employment Permit Requirements
Other
Curriculum vitae
RequiredYour CV, detailing your education, qualifications and work experience.
Source: Department of Immigration Zimbabwe, Temporary Employment Permit Requirements
Documents for a dependant joining you
RequiredFor a spouse: a marriage certificate. For a child: a birth certificate. Dependants also need police clearance certificates.
Source: Department of Immigration Zimbabwe, Temporary Employment Permit Requirements
English translations of foreign-language documents
Any document not already in English must be translated into English, with a copy of the original tendered.
Source: Department of Immigration Zimbabwe, Temporary Employment Permit Requirements
Notarized academic and professional certificates
RequiredYour academic and professional certificates, notarized.
Source: Department of Immigration Zimbabwe, Temporary Employment Permit Requirements
Police clearance certificate
RequiredA police clearance certificate, not older than six months. Documents from outside Zimbabwe should be notarised; documents from inside Zimbabwe should be certified by a Commissioner of Oaths.
Source: Department of Immigration Zimbabwe, Temporary Employment Permit Requirements
Radiological (chest X-ray) certificate
RequiredA certificate from a radiologist about your chest X-ray results.
Source: Department of Immigration Zimbabwe, Temporary Employment Permit Requirements
Why applications on this route get refused
Documents not properly authenticated
Documents from outside Zimbabwe must be notarised, and documents issued inside Zimbabwe must be certified by a Commissioner of Oaths. Copies that aren't authenticated this way can hold up or sink your application.
How to avoid it: Get every copy notarised (if from abroad) or certified by a Commissioner of Oaths (if from Zimbabwe) before you submit it.
Police clearance certificate too old
Your police clearance certificate must not be older than six months.
How to avoid it: Get your police clearance certificate close to the date you plan to apply, not months in advance.
No evidence the post was advertised locally
The employer must show the post was advertised in a local newspaper and provide CVs of shortlisted local candidates, as part of the labour-market test.
How to avoid it: Advertise the position locally and keep the advertisement and shortlisted-candidate CVs before applying.
Incomplete employer company documents
The employer's Certificate of Incorporation, Entity Summary Document, ZIDA Licence, and ZIMRA tax clearance are all required parts of the application.
How to avoid it: Confirm your employer has gathered every company document on the checklist before the application is submitted.
Sources
- Department of Immigration Zimbabwe, Temporary Employment Permit Requirements · checked 24 Sept 2026
- Department of Immigration Zimbabwe, Working Visa · checked 24 Sept 2026
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