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Saint Helena - Entry and Work Exemption for Spouse or Life Partner

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Which family relationships qualify?

A certificate of exemption will generally be granted to a person who is the spouse or life partner of a person with St Helenian status, or who is the dependent child or young person falling under the definition of dependant.

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    A certificate will generally be granted to a person who: Is the spouse or life partner of a person with St Helenian status Is the dependent child or young person falling under the definition of dependant

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

The connecting person must hold St Helenian status: a Certificate of Exemption is issued to a person who is the dependant of a person with St Helenian status, and any change of circumstances regarding the relationship should be notified to the Immigration official.

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    A Certificate of Exemption is issued to a person who is the dependant of a person with St Helenian status. Any change of circumstances regarding the relationship notification should be made to the Immigration official.

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

The applicant must complete the approved form to declare the exemption and provide proof of a subsisting relationship of marriage, or akin to marriage, with the person with St Helenian status for a period of at least 3 months immediately preceding the date of application, together with an intention to continue the relationship, living together in St Helena.

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    (2) A person claiming exemption from the requirement to hold an Entry Permit under section 17(2)(a) of the Ordinance as the spouse or life partner of a person with St Helenian status must— (a) complete the approved form to declare the exemption; and (b) provide proof that he or she has been in a subsisting relationship of marriage, or akin to marriage, with the person with St Helenian status for a period of at least 3 months immediately preceding the date of application and intends to continue the relationship, living together in St Helena.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance requirements.

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Limits of the record
  • Read Immigration Ordinance sections 17 and 23, Immigration Regulations regulation 10 in full and the Immigration Exemptions page. The exemption for a spouse or life partner of a person with St Helenian status carries no financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance condition. The means and repatriation tests in section 20 and regulation 14 belong to entry permits, not to this exemption, and were deliberately not carried across.

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?

If satisfied that the applicant qualifies for exemption from holding an Entry Permit, the Board issues a certificate of exemption in the approved form, which remains valid as long as all the conditions of the relevant paragraph remain satisfied. The official source does not state a fixed duration, the rights granted or a route to independent or longer-term status.

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Limits of the record
  • No fixed duration, no independent status and no longer-term residence direction are stated for the certificate.
  • Permission to work is treated separately from exemption from the Entry Permit requirement.
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    (4) The Board must, if satisfied that the applicant qualifies for exemption from holding an Entry Permit, issue a certificate of exemption in the approved form which remains valid as long as all the conditions listed in paragraph (1), (2) or (3), as the case may be, remain satisfied.

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

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