Croatians living and working in Jersey
If you're a Croatian national, you can live freely in Jersey without permission under our immigration rules, but you won't have an automatic right to work in Jersey until 30 June 2018.
If you want to work in Jersey, you need a work permit before starting any employment, unless you are exempt. This measure has been in place since Croatia joined the EU on 1 July 2013.
Work permit exemptions for Croatians
You don't need a work permit to work in Jersey if you fall into one of the following categories:
- you have a right of abode in Jersey
- you are a national of an EEA State, other than Croatia
- you are the spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner or child of a person who:
- has a right of abode in Jersey, or
- is a national of an EEA State, other than Croatia, or
- has leave to enter or remain in Jersey, and that leave allows them to work, or
- is settled in Jersey
- you are a Croatian national who, on 30 June 2013, did not have any immigration condition restricting employment
- you are a Croatian national who, on 30 June 2013, had been continuously employed for a period of 12 months in accordance with a work permit issued under the Immigration (Work Permits) (Jersey) Law 1995
- you are a Croatian national who has been continuously and lawfully employed in Jersey for a period of 12 months, whether or not that period falls wholly, or partly after 30 June 2013
If none of these exemptions apply to you, your prospective employer will need to apply for a work permit for you.
Employers applying for work permits
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