Job- and employer-specific work permission following local advertising and employer sponsorship.
South America · Immigration
Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands sits in South America. Its immigration system runs 9 distinct routes — led by family, residence-based status and work, each set out in official law. All 9 cite an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.
- Immigration routes
- 9across 6 route categories, each set out in official law
- Source-cited routes
- 9 of 9cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
- Largest category
- Family3 of the 9 routes — see them under Family below
- Region
- South America
- Capital
- Stanley
- Population
- 3,662
- Official language
- English
- Currency
- FKP
- Time zone
- UTC-04:00
Source-cited pathways
Immigration routes
All 9 routes, grouped by purpose — 9 of 9 cite an official government source directly.
Work
1 route
Business & self-employment
1 route
Statutory work-permit basis for a person working on their own account without a right of abode.
Family
3 routes
Dependent permission for a person accompanying a work-permit holder, sponsored by the worker's employer.
Can bring: dependants, partner
Permission for an adult close family or personal connection to provide unpaid care to a person with right of abode.
Can bring: children
Dependent permission for the partner or child of a person with permanent residence or Falkland Islands Status.
Can bring: dependants, children, partner
Residence-based status
2 routes
Belonger status for a qualifying British national with at least seven years ordinary residence and a Permanent Residence Permit.
Points-assessed permanent residence after at least three years of residence.
Cultural, religious & volunteer
1 route
Sponsored permission for unpaid volunteering with an organisation registered under the Registered Employer Scheme.
Short stay & visit
1 route
Visitor permission normally issued on arrival for one month, with advance applications available for longer visits.
Official sources
- Falkland Islands GovernmentGovernment
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