Long Term Employment Permit (LTEP) with Work Permit

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

The LTEP is for a role listed as a Long Term Employment Permit post, where a skill and/or significant and continuous labour shortage has been identified in the UK and the Bailiwick of Guernsey.

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Employment Permit Policy, Long Term Employment Permit section
Job roles where a skill and/or significant and continuous labour shortages have been identified in the UK and Bailiwick of Guernsey may be eligible for a Long Term Employment Permit.

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

The applicant must work full-time in a named job role for a named employer; the employer and permit holder are responsible for maintaining valid immigration permissions for the full permit period.

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Limits of the record

Employment Permit Policy, LTEP employee rights
Conditional on working full-time in a named job role for a named employer.

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

The role must meet the criteria for the relevant approved LTEP post and be at or above RQF level 3 or equivalent. The policy also requires the English Language Requirement and a standard security disclosure process relevant to the post.

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Limits of the record

Employment Permit Policy, LTEP additional requirements
The job role must be at or above the minimum skills level: RQF 3 or equivalent (A level or equivalent qualification).

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

The permit ties the holder to full-time work in the named role for the named employer. The policy allows part-time employment in addition to the listed full-time employment, permits accommodation of dependant family members, and allows living in any Local or Open Market property as a householder in Guernsey.

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Limits of the record

Employment Permit Policy, LTEP employee rights
Able to accommodate dependant family members.

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

Where immigration permission is required, the visa is granted for an initial 3-year period. Further permission must be applied for before expiry; after 5 years of continuous residence a visa holder may be eligible for Indefinite Leave to Remain.

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Limits of the record

Employment Permit Policy, LTEP progression
If a person (visa holder), completes a legitimate period of 5 years continuous residence, they may be eligible for Indefinite Leave to Remain.

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Long Term Employment Permit (LTEP) with Work Permit

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

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

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

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

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

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