Dependant of Long-Term or Intra-Company Work Permit Holder

Dependents for the purpose of the work permit policy are defined as the spouse, partner, and children of the work permit holder.

Child work permit dependants will only be granted permissions if they are under the age of 18 years old at the time of their application.

Individuals employed on a long-term or intra-company transfer work permit issued for more than 12 months may be able to bring their dependants with them however their permissions to be in Jersey are directly linked to conditions imposed on the work permit holder.

Individuals employed on a temporary work permit in any sector cannot bring their dependants with them under any circumstances.

Applications for dependants will be assessed against the Jersey Immigration Rules paragraph 194 (spouse or civil partner), paragraph 197 (child), and paragraph 295J (unmarried partner).

If only 1 parent is relocating to Jersey with a child, then they will need to evidence that they have sole responsibility for that child.

Sole parental responsibility means that 1 parent has abdicated or abandoned parental responsibility, and the remaining parent is exercising sole control in setting and providing​ the day-to-day direction for the child's welfare.

The work permit holder must ensure that they can adequately accommodate and maintain their dependants without recourse to public funds (see definition of recourse to public funds on page 34). A work permit holder must consider the impact that moving a family to Jersey will have, including being aware of limited housing stock, high rental prices and costs of childcare.

When calculating whether an applicant, or sponsor, is able to maintain and accommodate themselves and any dependants, available net income (once rent, childcare and loan repayments has been removed) is compared against the income support figure that a similar household would be eligible for. Available net income must be greater than the income support figure.

Adult work permit dependants do not require a work permit to take employment in Jersey and there are no immigration restrictions on the type of employment they can take. Work permit dependants cannot switch into work permit employment.

Dependants' permissions are tied to the validity of the work permit holders' permissions, and they cannot apply in country for work permit employment in their own right (see section on Dependants of long-term work permit holders).

The below table demonstrates the potential costs (as of December 2024) for long-term work pe​rmit employees and their dependants for their initial leave to enter application made from abroad via GOV.UK, and subsequent leave to remain, indefinite leave to remain and citizenship applications submitted directly to Jersey Customs and Immigration.