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The settlement skills pathway is for a person with relevant skills that will contribute to the Pitcairn community.
b. Skills pathway – where a person has relevant skills which will contribute to the
The settlement visa application form asks skills-pathway applicants to explain what skills they have, including relevant qualifications and experience, and how those will contribute to the Pitcairn community. The official source does not define a required level, award, publication or points test.
If you are applying under the Skills pathway, please explain what skills you have (including relevant qualifications and experience) and how those will contribute to the Pitcairn community (in as much detail as possible):
The Governor decides settlement visa applications after consultation with the Island Council and must consider the grant to be in the public interest. The official source does not state whether an employer, nominator or recognised-body endorsement is required.
12.2 The Governor will make decisions on applications for settlement visas, after consultation with the Island Council.
e. The Governor, after consultation with the Island Council, considers that the grant of a settlement visa to the applicant is in the public interest.
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether the holder may change employer, work independently or start a business, and the family position.
A settlement visa expires two years after issue. A holder who has lawfully resided on Pitcairn for more than 18 months and has not been absent for more than four months during the visa may apply for permanent residence before the visa expires; permanent residence cannot be granted until more than two years of lawful residence, but processing may start on an application made after 18 months. The official source does not state a renewal procedure for the settlement visa.
12.6 A settlement visa expires two years after issue.
12.7 The holder of a settlement visa who has lawfully resided on Pitcairn for more than 18 months, and who has not been absent from Pitcairn for more than four months during the currency of their visa, may apply for permanent residence by completing the approved application form and paying the requisite fee prior to the expiry of their visa.
Permanent residence cannot be granted until a person has lawfully resided on Pitcairn for more than two years (refer section 14.3(b)), but the processing and assessment of an application may commence upon application made after 18 months.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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