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Gainful Occupation Permit - Employee

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

The pathway is for non-Seychellois employees or self-employed persons who will be gainfully occupied in Seychelles.

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    • opening sentence
      A Gainful Occupation Permit (GOP) allows the holder to be gainfully occupied in Seychelles and this could be as an employee or as a self‐employed person.

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

    An employee needs Ministry of Employment approval and the application is completed by the prospective employer; a self-employed applicant completes it personally.

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      • application procedure
        Upon obtaining the relevant approval from the Ministry of Employment,and Social Affiairs, an Applications for Gainful Occupation Permits should then be submitted to the Immigration office, Independence House, Victoria at least one week before the employee is due to start work.
      • application procedure
        The application form is to be completed by the prospective employer. In the case of a self-employed, by the person seeking the permit.

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

      The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the decisive professional requirements of this route.

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      • Searched d3937965a75122d8.txt for occupation, qualification, experience, salary, skill or shortage criteria; none stated. The Ministry of Employment approval certificate is an employer/procedure step, not a professional characteristic.

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

      The same application procedure applies to changes of post title or duties. The official source does not state the work allowed in general or whether family may accompany the holder.

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      • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.
      • extension procedure
        The same procedures as per above should be followed for extension of validity of the GOP or change of post titles or duties.
      • collection timing
        Note Gainful occupation permits (GOP) can be collected between 1 - 5 days after submission of application.

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

      Extensions follow the same procedure as the initial application; the official page does not state a normal grant duration or a longer-term residence route.

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        • extension procedure
          The same procedures as per above should be followed for extension of validity of the GOP or change of post titles or duties.
        • collection timing
          Note Gainful occupation permits (GOP) can be collected between 1 - 5 days after submission of application.

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

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