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Corporate Guide Democratic Republic of Congo
Corporate Guide

Are there different classes of work permits in Democratic Republic of Congo?

Yes, there are six classes.

Category A

  • Agro pastoral
  • Livestock
  • Fishing
  • Forestry exploitation
  • Extraction of construction and civil engineering materials
  • Basic research
  • Drilling of filtering wells

Category B

  • Construction (civil and metal engineering)
  • Energy (electricity, water, etc.)
  • Transport and communication
  • Services (health, education, auditing, restaurant, customs agency, storage of petroleum products, tourism, etc.)
  • Manufacturing industry
  • Agribusiness

Category C

  • Petroleum (import, export, distribution, research, exploration, marketing, refining)
  • Various activities in the mining sector (exploration, prospecting, research, laboratory, infrastructure development, related mining activities)
  • General trade
  • Banking
  • Financial institutions
  • Telecommunications
  • Insurance
  • Gambling (casinos, lotteries and entertainment sectors)

Category D

  • Mineral buying and selling other than gold, diamonds or coloured stones
  • Cutting, smelting and processing of products other than gold, diamonds and coloured stones

Category E

  • Mining (extraction, processing, and / or transformation of any mineral substance)
  • Treatment and processing of minerals for third parties
  • Buying and selling of precious materials (gold, diamonds and coloured stones)
  • Mining construction (as a main activity)

Category F

  • Oil extraction and refining
  • Mining (extraction, treatment, and / or processing of any mineral substance)
  • Mineral processing for third parties
  • Buying and selling of precious materials (gold, diamonds and coloured stones)
  • Mining construction (as main activity)