Document checklist
Vanuatu → North Macedonia: Temporary residence for work (единствена дозвола за работа и престој: single permit for work and residence)
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
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Required documents
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Completed application form and photo
RequiredA completed application for a temporary residence permit for work, plus a colour photo with a white background, sized 3.5 x 4.5 cm.
Document proving your identity
RequiredA document confirming your identity, submitted as part of the employer's request for the Employment Agency's opinion on your application.
Valid passport
RequiredA valid travel document, submitted with a certified copy, that stays valid for at least 90 days longer than your planned stay.
Financial
Proof you can support yourself
RequiredEvidence you have enough money to live on, or that it's otherwise legally provided for. Your employment contract and salary normally cover this. The law doesn't publish a fixed amount, it's assessed case by case.
Purpose of travel
Justification for hiring you
RequiredA written explanation, from the employer, of why they need to hire you specifically for the role.
Proof of a recent request for employment mediation
RequiredProof the employer filed a request with the Employment Agency to find domestic candidates for the role, dated no more than 30 days before the work-permit application.
Proof your employer is registered in North Macedonia
RequiredProof that the company or legal entity that will employ you is registered (entered in the Central Register of the Republic of North Macedonia).
Signed employment contract
RequiredThe employment contract signed between you and your employer, meeting North Macedonia's labour-relations rules. Not required if you're applying to work as self-employed rather than as an employee.
Accommodation
Proof of accommodation
RequiredEvidence of secured accommodation, or of having the means to secure accommodation, for your stay.
Insurance
Health insurance
RequiredProof of health insurance that is valid in North Macedonia.
Other
Certificate of no pending criminal proceedings
RequiredA certificate showing no criminal proceedings are underway against you, in your home country or the country you're applying from, for a crime carrying a possible prison sentence of more than 6 months.
Certificate of no serious criminal record
RequiredA certificate showing you haven't been given an unconditional prison sentence of more than 6 months for a crime prosecuted automatically by the state, from both your home country and (if different) the country you're applying from.
Notarised parental or guardian consent (for unaccompanied minors)
RequiredIf you're under 18 and applying without a parent or guardian, a notarised consent from your parents or legal guardian for you to stay in North Macedonia, certified by the relevant authority in your home country or by a Macedonian diplomatic or consular mission.
Proof of the education or qualification the job needs
RequiredEvidence of the education or specific professional qualification the role requires, issued by the relevant authority or institution. Not required if you're applying to work as self-employed rather than as an employee.
Why applications on this route get refused
Employment quota filled, or negative impact on the labour market
The Employment Agency won't give a positive opinion if the annual quota for this kind of employment is already filled, or if hiring the foreigner would negatively affect the labour market, including the situation of unemployed domestic workers who could do the same job.
How to avoid it: Check with your employer whether the relevant quota still has room, and that domestic candidates were genuinely considered through the mediation request.
Employer doesn't meet the legal requirements
A positive opinion requires that the employer meets all legally prescribed conditions for hiring a foreigner.
How to avoid it: Confirm your employer is properly registered, in good standing, and not subject to any of the penalties described below before applying.
Employer penalised for illegal employment, or insolvent
The Agency won't issue a positive opinion if the employer has been fined for illegally employing or failing to register a foreign worker, has an ongoing insolvency (bankruptcy) procedure, or has been fined for not meeting its legal obligations on paying contributions, taxes or other statutory duties.
How to avoid it: Check your employer's standing on these points before applying, this is about the employer's compliance record, not yours.
Not enough proof of funds or accommodation
A temporary residence permit is only approved if you can show you have means to support yourself and either secured accommodation or the means to secure it.
How to avoid it: Gather clear, dated evidence of your funds and accommodation before you apply.
A serious criminal record or open case
The law requires you not to have an unconditional prison sentence of more than 6 months for an automatically-prosecuted crime, and not to have criminal proceedings pending for one, in your home country or the country you're applying from.
How to avoid it: Check your certificates are current and, if you have any relevant history, seek advice before you apply.
Missing required documents
A diplomatic-consular mission won't accept your application if the documents the law requires aren't attached, and an incomplete application can lead to refusal.
How to avoid it: Check every document on the list is included, valid, and (if not in Macedonian) properly translated before you submit.
Sources
- Republic of North Macedonia, Law on Foreigners (consolidated text), via the national legislation portal · checked 24 Sept 2026
- Ministry of Interior of the Republic of North Macedonia, Instructions and Procedure for Individual Rights (Requests) of Foreigners · checked 24 Sept 2026
- Employment Agency of the Republic of North Macedonia, Employment of Foreigners · checked 24 Sept 2026
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