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Long-Term Work Permit - Skilled Contracted Worker

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the type of worker or employment this route is for.

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  • Not established: the correction failed a second independent check (NAO_SUSTENTA: 'Contract holders with a local company' is not in either r1 citation (C1 = duration, C2 = short-term permit holder and spouse only); same per-answer citation gap as round 1.)

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

A job is required: the applicant must hold a valid employment contract with a locally registered company and submit the signed contract of employment. On the employer side, an endorsement from relevant authorities is required and, in the construction sector, the full project/contract agreement with relevant local authorities.

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What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

For the General long-term permit the applicant submits a CV and certified copies of academic qualifications; no advertisement test, occupation list or salary threshold is stated for this category.

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  • The General tab states no occupation list, experience minimum, salary threshold or labour-market test.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

Dependants eligible for inclusion are strictly limited to legal spouses and children under 18. De facto partners and children 18 or over who wish to reside with the principal applicant are ineligible as dependants and must lodge an independent co-extensive residence-permit application. The official source does not state what work the permit allows or whether the holder is tied to an employer or sector.

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  • immigration.gov.fj long-term-work-permit page
    Dependents eligible for inclusion in this application are strictly limited to legal spouses and children under the age of 18. De-facto partners and children over 18 years of age who wish to reside with the principal applicant are ineligible as dependents. They must lodge an independent application for a residence permit under the co-extensive category.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

Validity is one to three years. Holders of a valid long-term work permit with a valid (existing or extended) employment contract can apply for an extension, again for one to three years. An applicant on a short-term work permit can apply for a new long-term permit while in the country. The official source does not state any permanent-residence direction.

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  • No permanent-residence or citizenship direction is stated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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