What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?
Employer-side evidence is required (business licence, newspaper advertisements, job description, employment contract and professional qualifications), and labour clearance is required for employed persons. The official source does not identify a separate occupation, qualification threshold or other profile distinguishing the skilled route from the other employed sub-type.
See recorded sources
Limits of the record- The official capture is usable evidence, but its page metadata does not establish a current effective date; independent review remains pending.
- The captured work-permits page lists the evidence and labour-clearance rule but does not state a separate skilled occupation or skill threshold.
- labour-clearance section
A labour clearance is needed for applications under the Employed persons category only.
- employed application evidence
| - Cover letter outlining the need for the work permit<br>- Completed application form signed by the applicant<br>- Bank statement<br>- Proof of Ownership of Company<br>- Listing of Partners / Shareholders / Certificate of Incumbency<br>- Organizational structure<br>- Academic/Professional Qualifications Certificates and Diplomas<br>- If not from an English speaking country evidence of proficiency in both spoken and written English<br>- Cover letter outlining the need for the work permit<br>- Completed application form signed by the employer and applicant<br>- Employer’s Business license<br>- News Paper Advertisements<br>- Job description<br>- Employment Contract<br>- Academic/Professional Qualifications Certificates and Diplomas<br>- If not from an English speaking country evidence of proficiency in both spoken and written English<br>- Completed application Form | - Cover letter outlining the need for the work permit<br>- Completed application form signed by the employer and applicant<br>- Employer’s Business license<br>- News Paper Advertisements<br>- Job description<br>- Employment Contract<br>- Academic/Professional Qualifications Certificates and Diplomas<br>- If not from an English speaking country evidence of proficiency in both spoken and written English | - Education<br> - High School Diploma<br> - Correspondence from a public secondary school/s showing a minimum of five (5) years attendance.<br>- Genealogy<br> - Applicant’s Birth Certificate<br> - Applicant’s parents birth Certificate<br> - Applicant’s Grandparent’s birth certificate<br> - Applicant’s great grand-parent’s birth certificate<br>- NB: An Employment contract must also be given to the Employment Services Department after employment is found. |
- labour-clearance rule
A labour clearance is needed for applications under the Employed persons category only. However, the clearance will be issued internally, if approved. The new work permit application form is designed to capture information needed to decide on labour clearances, as such, applicants will be required to pay the require fee upon submission of the application and will be notified of the decision, when made. There will not be a need to return to the office unless additional information is required or the Labour Clearance is deferred for additional information or documents or if it is denied. In which case you will contacted to collect your returned application.
