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

This route is for a person supplying services in Jersey as a contractual service supplier for an employer based outside the European Union in a country or territory that is a signatory to the relevant trade agreement.

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

The person must have been an employee of the company for at least 12 months.

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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 person must hold a degree-level or equivalent qualification, unless supplying fashion model, chef de cuisine or entertainment services (other than audio-visual) under the EU–CARIFORUM agreement, or advertising and translation services. Any professional qualifications or registrations required by Jersey legislation or sectoral rules must be held. The person needs 3 years’ professional experience in the sector; chefs de cuisine under the CARIFORUM agreement need at least 6 years’ experience at that level and an advanced technical qualification.

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  • https://www.gov.je/working/workpermits/pages/workpermitpolicy.aspx
    the person must have a degree level or equivalent level qualification, unless they are: supplying fashion model services, chef de cuisine services or entertainment services other than audio visual services under the EU: CARIFORUM economic partnership agreement; or supplying advertising and translation services
  • https://www.gov.je/working/workpermits/pages/workpermitpolicy.aspx
    where required by relevant Jersey legislation, regulations or sectoral requirements, the person must hold any specific professional qualifications or registrations to provide the services in Jersey
  • https://www.gov.je/working/workpermits/pages/workpermitpolicy.aspx
    the person must have 3 years professional experience in the sector in which they are supplying services unless they are supplying chef de cuisine services under the E: CARIFORUM economic partnership agreement, in which case, the person must have at least 6 years’ relevant experience at the level of chef de cuisine and have an advanced technical qualification; and

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

Under the general employee conditions of the work permit policy, the employee can only work for the employer specified on the permit and carry out the duties covered by the permit and contract; where permitted and with the primary employer’s consent, they can take additional part-time work with another employer. The employee may not be able to have dependants join them in Jersey.

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  • These are the policy’s general employee conditions; the contractual service supplier section itself states no route-specific work rights.

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

The maximum work-permit period is 2 years, with treaty-specific exceptions allowing a maximum of 6 months in any 12-month period for the agreements listed in the policy. The official source does not state renewal or a longer-term residence direction.

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  • Government of Jersey work permit policy, Contractual service suppliers
    the maximum period for which a work permit can be applied for based on a contractual service supplier is 2 years unless providing a service under the EU: CARIFORUM economic partnership agreement, the EU: Andean multiparty trade agreement and the EU European Union: Chile free trade agreement, when it is a maximum period of 6 months in any 12 month period

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

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