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Saint Helena - Entrepreneur Work Permit

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaStarting a business

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Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

This route is for the entrepreneur investor profile, assessed on Form O1 under the Points Based System, which is attached to an application for a work permit.

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  • chars 99-305
    POINTS BASED SYSTEM ASSESSMENT FORM: ENTREPRENEUR INVESTOR (You should attach this form to a an application for a work permit if you haven’t already submitted one)

What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

The answers on intended investment and intended job creation must be supported by a business plan attached to the form, and the investment and job creation are assessed after the first year on island.

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    NOTE: Your answers to questions 1 and 2 must be supported by a business plan (please attach to this form) and your investment and job creations will be assessed after the first year on island.

What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

Intended investment in St Helena is scored: more than £150,000 scores 85 points, more than £100,000 scores 75 points, more than £50,000 scores 65 points, and less than £50,000 scores 0 points.

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Limits of the record
  • Form O1 scores the intended investment but states no minimum investment figure and no total score required to qualify.
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    1. How much money do you intend to invest in St. Helena? Q1 Enter score: More than £150,000 (85 points) More than £100,000 (75 points) More than £50,000 (65 points) Less than £50,000 (0 points)

What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

A Work Permit is required to work on a self-employed basis in St Helena for a period in excess of six months, and it does not allow entry to St Helena: a Long Term Entry Permit is required for entry. The official source does not state the family position.

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Limits of the record
  • The page describes Work Permits generally; Form O1 is the entrepreneur-investor assessment attached to a work permit application.
  • No family position is stated for the holder.
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    A Work Permit is required to work on a self-employed basis in St. Helena for a period in excess of six months. It does not allow entry to St. Helena. A Long Term Entry Permit is required for entry to St. Helena.

What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

An extension of up to five years may be granted if the conditions are met and the application is made three months before the expiry of the current Work Permit. The official source does not state the initial duration or a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • The initial period for which the permit is granted is not stated in this passage.
  • No longer-term residence direction is stated for this route on this page.
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    An extension of up to five years may be granted if the above conditions are met and the application is made three months before the expiry of the current Work Permit.

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

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