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Saint Helena - Working Migrant under Immigrant Employment Certificate

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

It is for an immigrant working in St Helena otherwise than on a self-employed basis, whose employment must be authorised by an immigrant employment certificate issued under section 25, in addition to an entry permit authorising their presence.

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Limits of the record
  • The same subsection also covers the self-employed branch, which is authorised by a work permit under section 24 instead.
  • The Ordinance does not name particular occupations or sectors for this route.
  • chars 36811-37441
    (2) No immigrant, other than a dependant of a person who has St Helenian status, may lawfully work in St Helena unless his or her presence in St Helena is authorised by an entry permit (or the person is not required to have an entry permit by virtue of his or her falling within section 17(1)(c) or 17(2)(c)) and his or her employment being authorised— (a) in the case of a person doing work on a self-employed basis (either alone or in partnership) - by a work permit issued under section 24; (b) in any other case - by an immigrant employment certificate issued under section 25.

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

The employer applies: any person engaged in any trade, profession or vocation in St Helena who wishes to employ one or more immigrants in that business must apply to the Board in the approved form for an immigrant employment certificate.

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  • chars 41327-41593
    25. (1) An application for an immigrant employment certificate may be made by any person engaged in any trade, profession or vocation in St Helena who wishes to employ one or more immigrants in that business, and must be made to the Board in the approved form.

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 test is whether the applicant's intended profession is on the Shortage Occupation List or, alternatively, the employer has confirmed the job was advertised for 2 weeks in St Helena, worth 90 points against 0; English adds 10 points, and an applicant answering yes to both scores 100 and need answer no further questions.

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  • chars 764-1821
    1. Is your profession (as at F) on the Shortage Occupation List or alternatively, has your employer Q1 Enter confirmed that the job has been advertised for 2 weeks in St. Helena? score: Yes (90 points) No (0 points) 2. Are you from an English exempt (English speaking) country or do you speak elementary Q2 Enter English? score: Yes (10 points) No (0 points) 3. Total from questions 1 & 2 Q1 & Q2 total: NOTE: If you have answered ‘yes’ to both of these questions and have a score of 100 points, you do not need to answer any more questions on this form– please go to the declaration overleaf, sign and date

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

Every immigrant employment certificate must specify the name of the employer, the nature of the work in which the employer may employ immigrants, the number of immigrants that may be employed, and any other conditions the Board sees fit to impose. The official source does not state a family accompaniment right for the immigrant employee.

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Limits of the record
  • The section states no family accompaniment right for the immigrant employee.
  • chars 42599-43012
    (4) Every immigrant employment certificate issued must specify— (a) the name of the employer and the period (which must not exceed 5 years) of its operation; (b) the nature of the work in which the employer may employ immigrants; (c) the number of immigrants that may be employed; (d) any other conditions the Board in its discretion sees fit to impose.

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

The Immigrant Employment Certificate under which the migrant is employed can be valid for a period of one to five years. The official source does not state the migrant's own permission duration, a renewal mechanism or a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • This is the validity of the employer's certificate; the migrant's own permission to stay rests on a Long Term Entry Permit, whose duration is not in this passage.
  • No renewal mechanism and no longer-term residence direction are stated on this page.
  • chars 2785-2933
    An Immigrant Employment Certificate is required by an employer to employ immigrants in St Helena and can be valid for a period of one to five years.

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

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