Annu Rev Popul Law. 1988;15:194.
This Ordinance sets forth rules on the employment of foreigners in Burundi. It requires foreigners working in Burundi to have a work permit, applied for by the foreigner, if the foreigner is a resident of Burundi, and by the foreigner's employer, if the foreigner is not a resident. The permit is valid for one year and may be renewed. Foreigners who have been recognized as refugees or who have resided in Burundi for 15 years may obtain permits valid for five years, and the spouses of Burundi citizens and persons living in Burundi descended from a foreign father married to a Burundi citizen may obtain permanent permits. In addition, an employer desirous of hiring a foreigner must first receive authorization from the relevant Ministry. Such authorization is also valid for one year and renewable. Foreigners may not work in positions higher than those for which they were authorized unless they have acquired higher qualifications than they had when given a work permit and unless no Burundi citizen with the same ability for advancement exists. Foreign investors or their representatives need not receive authorization to work.
本法令规定了布隆迪境内外国人就业的相关规则。该法令要求在布隆迪工作的外国人持有工作许可证，若外国人是布隆迪居民，则由其本人申请；若外国人非布隆迪居民，则由其雇主申请。该许可证有效期为一年，可续签。被认定为难民或已在布隆迪居住15年的外国人可获得有效期为五年的许可证，布隆迪公民的配偶以及父母一方为外国人且与布隆迪公民结婚并居住在布隆迪的人可获得永久许可证。此外，雇主若想雇佣外国人，必须首先获得相关部委的授权。此授权同样有效期为一年且可续签。外国人不得从事高于其获授权职位的工作，除非其获得了比获得工作许可证时更高的资质，且不存在具备同等晋升能力的布隆迪公民。外国投资者或其代表无需获得工作授权。
