Immigration Control
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Section 1: Formation
- 1.1 - The Ministry of Immigration exist under the Minister of Defense, Immigration, and Foreign Affairs
- 1.1.2 - The Ministry of Immigration may establish subordinate branches within territories of the Kodiak Republic to carry out the official duties.
Section 2: Visas
- 2.1 - The following are considered major visas classes;
- Visitors Visas, temporary for non-commercial visitors and holiday-makers;
- Training Visas, temporary or permanent for industrial and commercial training, as well as study in a Kodiaker secondary or tertiary education institution;
- Family Visas, permanent for civil partners, immediate family members, or orphaned non-immediate relatives of Kodiaker Citizens;
- Skilled Visas, temporary or permanent for in-demand skilled work gaps, exceptional global talent, or temporary skilled commercial activity;
- Diplomatic Visas, temporary for foreign officials serving in a diplomatic capacity;
- Miscellaneous Visas; temporary for bridging visas, long-term medical treatment, airline and maritime employees.
- 2.2 - The minimum requirements for a permanent visa;
- Pass a background criminal, character, and integrity check;
- Attachment documentation to a Kodiaker Citizen such as a marriage certificate, birth certificate, authorized immediate family form DI3846, or skilled work contract with minimum employment of three years;
- Medical background check precluding a list of unapproved adverse medical conditions or evidence of substantial health insurance prepaid to a minimum of five years;
- Be under the age of 45, except in the case of a Family visa.
- 2.3 - The minimum requirements for a temporary visa;
- Evidence of impending exit OR evidence of 20,000 florins in savings to cover fees and costs to leave;
- Evidence of activity to be undertaken, except in the case of a Visitor Visa;
- 2.4 - The Skilled Worker Incentive provides preferential status for immigrant applicants in key industries identified;
- Primary and nursery education teaching professionals
- Secondary education teaching professionals
- Higher education teaching professionals
- Nurses/Midwives
- Medical Practitioners
- Chemical Scientists
- Biological scientists
- Physical scientists
- Civil Engineers
- Mechanical Engineers
- Electrical Engineers
- Programmers and software development professionals
- 2.4.1 - A panel of assessors exist to assess the Priority Industry List and the effectiveness of the program
- 2.4.2 - All applicants must possess qualifications from nations with training systems that have been approved by the assessment panel
- 2.4.3 - The assessment panel will have the capacity to add addendums to the approved nations list based on political factors, under the advice of the Ministry of Immigration
Section 3: Path to Citizenship
- 3.1 - Establishes a path to Kodiaker Citizenship for permanent residents who:
- has resided legally in Kodiak for five years AND been a permanent resident for at least three years;
- speak a national language of Kodiak with a certified proficiency of at least (B2) according to the URA Framework of Reference for Languages, OR;
- holds a certificate of completion for any Associates or higher tertiary classification from a Kodiaker institution;
- may pass a background criminal, character, and integrity check;
- passes the Kodiak History and Citizenship Exam;
- and swears allegiance to Kodiak and her Laws in a public ceremony on Kodiak Day