Applying for a Resident Permit Madagascar

In order to apply for a resident permit in Madagascar, you are typically required to have invested or started a business here on the Red Island or plan to, you are an expatriate worker, a student, retiree, or you are doing so for family reunification purposes. Arriving in Madagascar you should have a one-month convertible visa to enable you to apply for a longer-term appropriate visa once you are in Madagascar. 

Applying for residency can be a complicated process that involves many steps. MTT can help you expedite the process all the while streamlining it and ensuring all of your documents are correct. The timing is a key component of the residency process due to visa and specific document expiration dates.

Documents Required in most cases:

• Photo ID
• Reason for you residency request
• Notice information
• Declaration of honor with a notarized signature
• Certified copy of your original passport and entry visa (convertible visa) and/or the last residence visa if you are applying for a renewal
• Criminal record from your country of origin (must be 3 months or less) if this is your first request, this must be translated into French. If this is a renewal your criminal record check can come from Madagascar.
• Certificate of residence
• Certificate of registration in the census register of foreigners held in District Fivondronampokontany
• Accommodation and support certificate with notarized signature and national identity card or a certificate of residence of the host or lease record 

Additional Documents Required for an Investor:

First Request:

• Registered status of the company
• Statistical card of company
• Fiscal Card
• Extract K Bis of company (identity of the company such as address, activity, management)
• Bank statement of the company
• Opening balance sheet of the company certified by the Tax Centre
• Etat/status 211 Bis

Renewal Request:

• Status of registered company
• Journal (notification of modification)
• Statistical card of the company
• Certificate of registration of the company
• Fiscal card
• Extract K Bis of the company
• Bank statement of the company
• Balance sheet of the activities of the company certified by the Tax Centre
• Etat/status 211 Bis

Additional Documents for an Expat worker:

First Request:

• Employment contract approved by the Ministry of Public Service, Labor and Social Legislation (MFPTLS)
• Certificate of filling employment authorization issues by the MFPTLS
• Employment authorization MFPTLS
• Return Ticket
• Tax identification number of the employer

Renewal Request:

• Photocopy of residence card
• Work contract covered by MFPTLS
• Certificate of filling employment authorization issued by MFPTLS
• Employment authorization
• Proof of payment IRSA (last three months)
• Tax ID number of employer

Documents for a family reunification are the same as those required for an expat worker or an investor, and a birth or marriage certificate.

If you are a retiree looking to apply for residency in Madagascar, documents required include (in addition to the documents required in most cases listed above):

• Certificate of retirement
• Certificate of a change in residence issued from your city of origin
• Proof of Malagasy bank account

*Our fees work as a service fee, and do not include the other fees involved with registering residence in Madagascar. However, we are transparent and upon non-success these fees are refundable provided you met all the requirements and followed the legal outlines for residence in the country.