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Work Permit Fee: Increase - 1 October 2019

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A decision made 27 August 2019:

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2019-0085

Decision Summary Title :

Work permit fee increase

Date of Decision Summary:

1st August 2019

Decision Summary Author:

 

Acting Assistant Director, Immigration and Nationality

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

Work Permit Fee increase – 1st October 2019

Date of Written Report:

1st August 2019

Written Report Author:

Acting Assistant Director, Immigration and Nationality

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject: Work permit fee increase from 1st October 2019

 

Decision(s): The Minister approved increases to the work permit fees as indicated in the table below and in accordance with Financial Direction 4.1. The fee increases will take effect from 1st October 2019.

 

Work Permit Fee Structure

 

Current Fee

Proposed Increase for 01/10/2019

% Increase

Less than 1 month

£53

£58

9.43%

1 month and up to 6 months

£80

£85

6.25%

More than 6 months and up to 9 months

£105

£115

9.52%

More than 9 months and up to 12 months

£160

£175

9.38%

More than 1 year and up to 2 years

£265

£290

9.43%

More than 2 years and up to 3 years

£320

£350

9.38%

More than 3 years and up to 5 years

£530

£580

9.43%

 

 

Reason(s) for Decision: The fees for work permits have not increased since January 2015. In order to cover the work related costs associated with providing this service it is necessary to increase the fees accordingly.

 

Resource Implications: There are no manpower implications associated with this decision. On the basis that work permit applications were to be maintained at 2018 levels, then the increase in income would be circa £7,535 which would continue to be used to offset service provision.

 

Action required: The Acting Assistant Director, Immigration and Nationality update details of the fee increases onto the gov.je website.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

 

Connétable Len Norman

Minister for Home Affairs             

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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