Regulations Governing Employment Gold Card Permit for Foreign Specialist Professionals Article 3

After accepting an application, the NIA shall jointly review the application with the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (hereinafter referred to as the “review authorities”). If necessary, the review authorities may consult the central competent authority of the industry concerned for provision of opinion therefrom. However, a foreign specialist professional who applies for an Employment Gold Card having already entered the State may be exempted from joint review by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The review authorities shall complete the review of an application within 30 working days from the date of its acceptance. The waiting time for passport verification as referred to in paragraph 3 of the preceding Article, time taken for document supplementation and correction as referred to in Article 4, and other delay caused by force majeure, shall be deducted.