diff --git a/app/Exceptions/NonExistingBackupFile.php b/app/Exceptions/NonExistingBackupFile.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Exceptions;
+
+use Exception;
+
+class NonExistingBackupFile extends Exception
+{
+    // ..
+}
diff --git a/app/Jobs/Company/CompanyImport.php b/app/Jobs/Company/CompanyImport.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Invoice Ninja (https://invoiceninja.com).
+ *
+ * @link https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja source repository
+ *
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2021. Invoice Ninja LLC (https://invoiceninja.com)
+ *
+ * @license https://opensource.org/licenses/AAL
+ */
+
+namespace App\Jobs\Company;
+
+use App\Exceptions\NonExistingMigrationFile;
+use App\Jobs\Mail\NinjaMailerJob;
+use App\Jobs\Mail\NinjaMailerObject;
+use App\Jobs\Util\UnlinkFile;
+use App\Libraries\MultiDB;
+use App\Mail\DownloadBackup;
+use App\Mail\DownloadInvoices;
+use App\Models\Company;
+use App\Models\CreditInvitation;
+use App\Models\InvoiceInvitation;
+use App\Models\QuoteInvitation;
+use App\Models\RecurringInvoice;
+use App\Models\RecurringInvoiceInvitation;
+use App\Models\User;
+use App\Models\VendorContact;
+use App\Utils\Traits\MakesHash;
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
+use ZipArchive;
+use ZipStream\Option\Archive;
+use ZipStream\ZipStream;
+
+class CompanyImport implements ShouldQueue
+{
+    use Dispatchable, InteractsWithQueue, Queueable, SerializesModels, MakesHash;
+
+    public $company;
+
+    public $file_path;
+
+    private $backup_file;
+
+    public $import_company;
+
+    private $options = '';
+    /**
+     * Create a new job instance.
+     *
+     * @param Company $company
+     * @param User $user
+     * @param string $custom_token_name
+     */
+    public function __construct(Company $company, string $file_path, array $options)
+    {
+        $this->company = $company;
+        $this->file_path = $file_path;
+        $this->options = $options;
+    }
+
+    public function handle()
+    {
+    	MultiDB::setDb($this->company->db);
+
+    	$this->company =Company::where('company_key', $this->company->company_key)->firstOrFail();
+
+    	$this->unzipFile()
+    		 ->preFlightChecks();
+
+    }
+
+
+    //check if this is a complete company import OR if it is selective
+    /*
+     Company and settings only
+     Data
+     */
+    
+    private function preFlightChecks()
+    {
+    	//check the file version and perform any necessary adjustments to the file in order to proceed - needed when we change schema
+    	//
+    	$app_version = $this->backup_file->app_version;
+
+    	nlog($app_version);
+
+    	return $this;
+    }
+
+    private function unzipFile()
+    {
+        $zip = new ZipArchive();
+    	$archive = $zip->open(public_path("storage/backups/{$this->file_path}"));
+    	$filename = pathinfo($this->filepath, PATHINFO_FILENAME);
+        $zip->extractTo(public_path("storage/backups/{$filename}"));
+        $zip->close();
+        $file_location = public_path("storage/backups/$filename/backup.json");
+
+        if (! file_exists($file_location)) {
+            throw new NonExistingMigrationFile('Backup file does not exist, or it is corrupted.');
+        }
+
+    	$this->backup_file = json_decode(file_get_contents($file_location));
+
+    	return $this;
+    }
+
+    private function importCompany()
+    {
+
+    	//$this->import_company = ..
+    	return $this;
+    }
+
+    private function importData()
+    {
+    	// $this->import_company = Company::where('company_key', $this->company->company_key)->firstOrFail();
+
+    	return $this;
+    }
+}
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