Work Permits

Please use this document as a guideline only. For full details please refer to the Employment Permits (Alderney) Law 1975:

Employment Permits are generally required for anybody seeking gainful employment in Alderney. However, some nationalities and categories of employment are exempted. Citizens of a non-EU country must apply to Immigration for a working visa before travelling and should check with the British Consulate. For further details please enquire at the States General Office.

The procedure for potential employees is as follows:

You need to have been offered a job prior to applying for an Employment Permit
If you have been offered a job, you will need to apply for and obtain an Employment Permit before you can take up any gainful employment. Application forms for Employment Permits are available from the General Office, Island Hall, Alderney. Many employers hold the necessary forms.
The application form must be completed in full and countersigned by your employer. You will be required to disclose and give details of every offence of which you have ever been convicted, however minor, including traffic offences or offences committed whilst a juvenile. ``Spent`` convictions must also be shown.
Submit your application with the correct fee payable to the States General Office. Please note that you will be required to produce some form of photographic identification with a first application.
Your application will be processed by the States of Alderney Policy & Finance Committee who are empowered to grant or refuse an employment permit.
Employment permits are initially granted for a specific period of up to six months. Permits are renewable - normally for longer periods. The same application procedure applies.
On average it takes between 7-14 days for the entire process to be completed, subject to all relevant documents having been submitted.
Under no circumstances should you commence any employment unless you are in possession of an employment permit.
Any change of job or additional job must be added to your employment permit. A new form must be completed and signed by your new employer.
The Committee has the right to revoke an employment permit if circumstances which justified the grant or renewal of the permit have been changed.

You do not need an Alderney Work permit if:

(A) Residence

you were born in Alderney
you were born outside of Alderney to parents who are normally resident in the Island;
you were born outside the Island between 1st January 1940 and 31 December 1947 and you are the child of a person who was ordinarily resident in the Island between 1 January 1940 and 30 June 1940.
you were resident in Alderney on 4 February 1976.

(B) If you work in one of the following capacities:

Representative of a foreign Government or of the United Nations
Employee of the States of Alderney, Guernsey or Jersey
Employee of the Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Stroud
Employee of Lloyds TSB Bank Ltd: Midland (HSBC); NatWest Trustee Savings Bank Advocate of the Royal Court of Guernsey
Minister of Religion
Medical Practitioner, Dentist or Veterinary Surgeon
Air crew or Aircraft maintenance staff
Crew of ships - other than fishing vessels
Sales representatives of a firm of wholesale suppliers
Principal or technical employee of a firm of Accountants, Architects, Chartered Engineers or Travel Agents
Representatives of the press or of a Broadcasting or Television company

(C) If you are from outside the European Union and have a working visa issued by the British Consulate in your country of origin or by the Immigration Department in St. Peter Port , Guernsey.