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Seasonal Employment Permit (SEP) with Work Visa

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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

A SEP is for job roles where a skill and/or significant and continuous labour shortage has been identified in Guernsey.

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    • Employment Permit Policy, SEP section
      Job roles where a skill and/or significant and continuous labour shortages have been identified in Guernsey may be eligible for a Seasonal 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 needs employment involving an employer and a named job role covered by the Employment Permit Policy.

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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?

      The decisive professional condition is that the job role meets the relevant criteria in the Employment Permit Policy – Approved Posts and is marked SEP.

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

        The permission concerns the approved seasonal employment. The policy states that LTEP job roles can also benefit from a SEP, subject to the route rules. The official source does not state whether the holder is tied to a specific employer or whether family members may accompany the holder.

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

          A SEP can be issued for up to 9 months, followed by a 3-month break away from Guernsey; this working pattern can be undertaken indefinitely.

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