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Dependant Family of a Long Term Employment Permit Holder

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Which family relationships qualify?

Leave to enter as the spouse — or, under paragraph 197, the child — of a person holding limited leave to enter or remain under paragraphs 128-193 (work permit employment and the other Part 5 employment categories) granted for 12 months or longer.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Consolidated text published by the Guernsey Law website; the site states it is not authoritative and has no legal effect.
  • These Rules have no category of that name; the corresponding provisions are paragraphs 194-196 (spouse) and 197-199 (child) of a person with limited leave under paragraphs 128-193, which include work permit employment.

Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

The applicant must be married to a person with limited leave under paragraphs 128-193 granted for 12 months or longer, both parties must intend to live together as spouses during the applicant's stay with the marriage subsisting, and the applicant must not intend to stay beyond the period of leave granted to the spouse.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Consolidated text published by the Guernsey Law website; the site states it is not authoritative and has no legal effect.
  • These Rules have no category of that name; the corresponding provisions are paragraphs 194-196 (spouse) and 197-199 (child) of a person with limited leave under paragraphs 128-193, which include work permit employment.
  • Guernsey — Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Rules 2008 (consolidated), Dependant Family of a Long Term Employment Permit Holder
    (i) the applicant is married to a person with limited leave to enter in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under paragraphs 128-193 for 12 months or longer, and (ii) each of the parties intends to live with the other as his or her spouse during the applicant's stay and the marriage is subsisting, and (iii) there will be adequate accommodation for the parties and any dependants without recourse to public funds in accommodation which they own or occupy exclusively, and (iv) the parties will be able to maintain themselves and any dependants adequately without recourse to public funds, and (v) the applicant does not intend to stay in the Bailiwick of Guernsey beyond any period of leave granted to his spouse, and

What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

The applicant must be married to a person with limited leave under paragraphs 128-193 granted for 12 months or longer, and each party must intend to live with the other as spouse during the applicant's stay, with the marriage subsisting. The official source does not state which documents prove the relationship.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Consolidated text published by the Guernsey Law website; the site states it is not authoritative and has no legal effect.
  • These Rules have no category of that name; the corresponding provisions are paragraphs 194-196 (spouse) and 197-199 (child) of a person with limited leave under paragraphs 128-193, which include work permit employment.

What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

No amount is fixed: there must be adequate accommodation for the parties and any dependants without recourse to public funds in accommodation which they own or occupy exclusively, and the parties must be able to maintain themselves and any dependants adequately without recourse to public funds. The official source does not state an insurance requirement.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Consolidated text published by the Guernsey Law website; the site states it is not authoritative and has no legal effect.
  • These Rules have no category of that name; the corresponding provisions are paragraphs 194-196 (spouse) and 197-199 (child) of a person with limited leave under paragraphs 128-193, which include work permit employment.
  • Paragraphs 194-196 do not state whether the dependant may take employment or study; these Rules do not address it.

How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

Leave to enter has no fixed period: it is given for a period not in excess of that granted to the person with limited leave under paragraphs 128-193 whom the applicant is joining.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Consolidated text published by the Guernsey Law website; the site states it is not authoritative and has no legal effect.
  • These Rules have no category of that name; the corresponding provisions are paragraphs 194-196 (spouse) and 197-199 (child) of a person with limited leave under paragraphs 128-193, which include work permit employment.
  • These Rules also contain provisions on extension of stay and on indefinite leave to remain in this capacity; they are not covered by this citation.

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

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