Non-Tariff Barriers :: Complaints

Complaint

Complaint number

NTB-000-442

NTB Type

7.8. Consular and Immigration Issues

Complaint

Lengthy procedures for issuing work permits by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania Immigration departments.As per BCI 2008 ,business take between 1-5 months to acquire work permits for workers sourced from another EAC country.Businesses are forced to employ locals who may lack required skills.

Status note

At the 16th EAC regional forum on non tariff barriers held in Kigali in December 2014, EAC Secretariat reported that the Kenya had abolished this requirement. This NTB is therefore resolved

Progress update note

At the Tripartite NTBs Online Reporting, Monitoring and Eliminating Mechanism Meeting to Launch the SMS Reporting Tool, Kenya and Uganda reported that the twocountries were scheduled to have bilateral meetings to resolve the NTB.A progress report will be submitted at the NTBs forum scheduled fro Jne 2013.

Policy or regulatory NTB

Location

Kenya: Immigration Department (Government institution)

Reporting Country or Region

Rwanda

Country specific trade issue

Date of incident

2011-09-03

Status

Resolved

Date of resolution

2014-12-11

Product Description

Work permits

Computer-assisted translation

Total value

Date reported

2011-09-15 20:48

Modified

2015-01-12 15:19