Tell us you're leaving the Island
When to tell us
You can tell us up to a month in advance of when you're leaving. You don't need to tell us any earlier.
How to tell us
You need to complete the form below if you're leaving Jersey permanently or temporarily for 3 months or more.
Don't complete the form if you're a full-time student going to university. Find more information on
student credits.
We'll tell the following that you're leaving:
- Employment, Social Security and Housing
- Revenue Jersey
- Health and Care Jersey
- Education, only if you're leaving with a child
- your doctor's surgery, only if you want us to tell your surgery
- the parish that you lived in when you left
Tell us you're leaving the Island
Who else you need to inform
You should consider contacting the following:
Join the Jersey overseas community
You can stay in touch with the Island and connect with members of the Jersey overseas community by signing up to
Jersey Connections.
Before you travel
If you're leaving permanently, travelling or working abroad our checklist will help you plan.
If you pay tax
You'll need to file a tax return that covers the period up to the date your leave Jersey. You may also need to continue completing Jersey tax returns if you still have some types of Jersey income, for example if you have property income.
If you owe tax including any prior year 2019 deferred tax and you are leaving Jersey, this must be paid or you can't pay it, you must make a time to pay arrangement.
File your tax return
Tax on your Jersey income if you live abroad
PYB 2019 tax and leaving Jersey
If you get a Jersey pension
We have various tax agreements that mean you only pay tax in the country that you live (are resident) in. You will need to get approval from Revenue Jersey to have the pension paid without deduction of tax. This does not apply to the Jersey Social Security pension which is not taxable in Jersey if you have permanently left.
Tax and your pension income: living abroad
Social Security Contributions
Check your social security contributions and the affect on any future benefits if you return to Jersey.
About Social Security contributions
Health costs when moving or returning to live in Jersey
If you're repaying benefit overpayments
Check with Employment, Social Security and Housing what you will need to pay.
Ways to pay your Social Security instalment plan
Jersey residency
Check how leaving Jersey affects residential and employment statuses.
Residential and employment statuses and what they mean
If you pay parish rates
Contact your Parish Hall to check what rates you need to pay.
Comité des Connétables
If you have a Jersey driving licence
Check if you can use your driving licence abroad.
Driving abroad
Taking items out of Jersey
Find out what you need to do if you are exporting or shipping cars, household goods or personal items from Jersey.
Exporting or shipping goods
Pets
Find out what you need to do if you are taking your pets with you.
Pet movements
Travel advice
Get information about visas, passport rules and travel vaccinations.
Foreign travel advice
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