Work permits
Work permits allow employers to employ a person of non-European Economic Area nationality. This is only for a limited period and where it can be demonstrated that there is a shortage of particular qualifications and skills in the resident and permit-free European labour market.
In 2016:
- 235 work permit applications were received
- 235 work permits were issued
- 130 work permits were issued to the finance sector
- 48 work permits were issued to the hotels and restaurants sector
Between 2004 and 2005:
- the number of work permit applications to work in Jersey fell by almost three-quarters
- the fall occurred predominantly in the hotel and restaurants and agriculture sectors
- the fall was largely a result of eight nations entering into the EU in May 2004, removing the requirement of work permits for such nationals
Numbers of work permits issued by sector from 2005 to 2016
| Applications received | 394 | 386 | 409 | 509 | 358 | 343 | 338 | 239 | 252 | 258 | 305 | 235 |
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| Permits issued | 389 | 381 | 405 | 492 | 353 | 333 | 334 | 236 | 252 | 255 | 304 | 235 |
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By sectors: | |
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| Finance | 71 | 97 | 161 | 242 | 126 | 125 | 106 | 103 | 97 | 129 | 168 | 130 |
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| Hotels and restaurants | 175 | 149 | 112 | 95 | 84 | 72 | 73 | 59 | 59 | 52 | 49 | 48 |
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Source: States of Jersey Customs and Immigration Service
Passports
Numbers of passports issued and documents legalised 2010 to 2018
| Passports issued | 10,802 | 10,319 | 9,791 | 10,187 | 10,802 | 10,640 | 10,163 | 10,111 | 10,745 |
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| Documents legalised | 8,695 | 8,441 | 8,152 | 8,567 | 8,453 | 8,375 | 7,229 | 8,215 | 7,629 |
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Source: States of Jersey Customs and Immigration Service
Impôts (excise duties)
For details on Impôts (excise duties) see:
Impôts (excise duties) statistics
Drugs
In 2016, the Customs and Immigration Service was responsible for 153 drug seizures.
These seizures had an estimated street value of £3,778,673.
Drug seizures by Customs and Immigration, value and volume in 2016
| Amphetamine | £1,500
| - | 19 | - |
| Cannabis resin | £2,727,195 | - | 136,221 | - |
| Class C / other | £4,959 | - | - | 2,652 |
| Cocaine | £2,183 | - | 22 | - |
| Diazepam | £7,725 | 10 | - | 3,860 |
Ecstacy
| £856,075 | - | - | 4,057 |
| Ethylphenidate | £1,109 | - | 14 | - |
| Herbal cannabis | £1,297 | - | 65 | - |
| Heroin | £50,620 | - | 51 | - |
| Ketamine | £400 | - | 7 | - |
| Methadone | £146 | 108 | -
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Methylamphetamine
| £2,000 | - | 20 | - |
| Morphine | £80 | - | - | 1 |
| NPS | £53,984 | 46 | 163 | - |
| Steroids | £9,980 | 1,975 | - | 3,835 |
Subutex
| £59,420 | - | - | 2,682 |
Source: States of Jersey Customs and Immigration Service
Data for 2001 onwards includes joint operations between Jersey Customs, Guernsey Border Agency, Jersey and UK police, and French Customs.
Find out more information in the Customs and Immigrations Service annual reports.
Community and Constitutional Affairs (formerly Home Affairs) reports and documents
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