Foreign residents can easily establish employment in the Republic of Macedonia, after getting an appropriate visa or permit from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, i.e. Diplomatic-consular offices abroad.
Nationals of EU member-states, as well as nationals of the state-parties to the Schengen agreement may enter the Republic of Macedonia presenting a valid identity card issued by the competent authorities of the EU member-states or of the state-parties to the Schengen agreement.
Type of visas:
- Entry visa
- Business visa,
- Employment visa
Visa requirements and procedure:
- visas shall be issued only at the embassies or consulates of the Republic of Macedonia abroad;
- the validity of the passport or other travel document of the applicant has to be minimum 3 (three) months;
- the applicant is to contact an embassy or the consulate of the Republic of Macedonia for additional information about the conditions and procedure for visa issuance;
- the application may be submit to the embassy/consulate of the Republic of Macedonia by post mail or by fax, in which case the applicant must collect the visa in person;
- using the list of diplomatic and consular missions of the Republic of Macedonia abroad (which can be found at the Ministry of foreign affairs website www.mfa.gov.mk), visa applicants can choose the most convenient embassy/consulate to submit the application
Types of permits:
- Work Permit,
- Residence Permit.