Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena - Self-Employed Work Permit
For an immigrant carrying on a profession, trade, business or vocation alone or in partnership, subject to labour-market, skills and public-interest assessment.
- Route type
- Business & self-employment
- Can bring
- partner from the official record
- Requirements
- 6 each quoted below
Who this route is for
Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.
6 requirements quoted from the official source.
- Eligibility summary
In the case of a person doing work on a self-employed basis, either alone or in partnership, employment must be authorised by a work permit issued under section 24.
- Local Labour Market Assessed
The Board must have regard to the condition of the local labour market.
- Public Interest Test Required
The Board grants the work permit only if satisfied that doing so would not be against the public interest.
- Self Employed Alone Or Partnership Required
The statutory route covers self-employment either alone or in partnership.
- Special Skills Or Experience Assessed
The Board considers the applicant's special skills or experience relevant to the work.
- Specified Nature Of Work
Every work permit specifies the nature of the work in which the holder may engage.
- Absence Months Continuous Max
A work permit ceases to be valid after a continuous absence from Saint Helena of more than six months.
- Change Of Circumstances Notification Required
The permit includes a condition requiring immediate notification of a change in circumstances.
- Official source basis
In the case of a person doing work on a self-employed basis, either alone or in partnership, employment must be authorised by a work permit issued under section 24.
- Report summary
In the case of a person doing work on a self-employed basis, either alone or in partnership, employment must be authorised by a work permit issued under section 24.
Who you can bring
What the source prices
- Duration Years Max
A work permit is ordinarily granted for no more than five years.
- Valid Entry Permission Required
A self-employed immigrant must have valid entry permission as well as a work permit.
From here to a yes
Straight answers
01Who qualifies for this route to Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha?
For an immigrant carrying on a profession, trade, business or vocation alone or in partnership, subject to labour-market, skills and public-interest assessment.
02Can I bring my family?
Every answer is quoted from the official sainthelena.gov.sh page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.
We checked 12 points against the official source; 12 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.
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Fees and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.
Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.
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