Resume rules in the Comoros
What employers in the Comoros expect on a Curriculum Vitae, what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for the Comoros or a resume for the Comoros: it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in Comorian, French (Arabic also spoken).
This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.
Law and practice, side by side
The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.
Photo: Expected
Expected for work permits; unclear for general CV
What the law says: Two recent passport-sized photographs required for work permit applications
Date of birth: Not found
Not found
Marital status: Not found
Not found
Sex or gender: Optional
Optional
Nationality: Expected
Expected for work permits
National ID number: Not found
Not found
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- Curriculum Vitae
- Language to submit in
- Comorian, French (Arabic also spoken)
- Signature and date
- Not typically required
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- Not found in legal sources
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- Not found in legal sources
- Other customary attachments
- For work permits: employment contract, role description, four color photos (3x4), diploma, certificate, qualifications
- Employer may not ask for
- Not clearly documented in sources
- Named statutes
- Protection of Personal Data Law (June 29, 2021)
- Data protection regime
- Union of the Comoros Protection of Personal Data Law (2021) - established National Authority for the Protection of Personal Data; applies to automated and non-automated processing; broad territorial scope
- Anti-discrimination statutes
- Not found in sources
- Local language source
- English only
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. Medium confidence. Result of that check: Corrected.
Notes: Data protection law exists (2021) with National Authority established. Work permit applications require four color photos. Limited published guidance on CV-specific requirements. Employment contracts recognize two types: CDI (indefinite-term) and CDD (fixed-term).
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this