When you need a registration card
You’ll need a registration card if you:
- move to Jersey
- move house
- start a new job
Find out more about registration cards if you move house or job.
Applying for a registration card if you already have a Social Security number
You can apply for a registration card by completing an online form.
To complete this form you’ll need to have set up your Digital ID.
If you don't have a Social Security number
You’ll need to register with Employment, Social Security and Housing where you can apply for your first registration card. Your details will also be shared with Social Security, the Taxes Office and Health and Care Jersey.
Register as a Jersey resident and apply for your first registration card
Digital registration cards
You can now apply for a digital version of your registration card on services.gov.je.
Your digital card is saved on your personal dashboard, where you can view or share it at any time.
Accessing Government services using services.gov.je
Sharing your digital registration card
You can share your card, however sharing is mainly intended for employers and landlords.
When you share your card, the recipient can access your:
- registration card type, such as blue or red
- residential status
- Social Security number
- card expiry date
An email is sent to the address you provide. It includes a secure link to your card details that stays active for 72 hours. If the link is not activated within that time, it will expire.
To share your card again, repeat the sharing process to generate a new link.
If you change your mind about sharing your card, you can cancel access at any time by updating the sharing options on your digital registration card page.
Documents you'll need to get a registration card
To apply for either a digital (or physical card), you must provide:
- a clear photo of the photo page of your passport
- if you're not a British or Irish national, valid immigration permission allowing you to both live and work in Jersey. Examples of immigration permission include:
- work permit and visa
- Settled or Pre-settled status or confirmation that you have applied to the EU Settlement scheme
- Indefinite leave to remain
- spouse or partner visa
- work permit dependent visa
- UK Ancestry visa
- EEA family permit
If you're a Licensed or Licensed for Lease Only employee, you'll also need to complete the application for a registration card.
Application for a Licensed or Licensed for Lease Only registration card
Physical registration cards
Physical registration cards are still available if preferred.
Complete our online form to get a physical registration card sent to you by post.
Apply for a physical registration card
Cost of registration card
A registration card is free if you have:
- Permanent Entitled status
- Entitled status
- Entitled for Work Only status
A registration card will cost £88.15 if you have:
- Licensed status
- Licensed for Lease Only status
- Standard status
Cards are free if:
- you're aged 18 years or under
- you have previously been issued with a card
- you have previously had your Control of Housing and Work status determined
Documents needed to establish your CHW Status
Permanent Entitled
| Born in Jersey
| You must live in Jersey for total combined period of 10 years
| If you have housing qualifications, we should have your records, but you can confirm this over the phone. You'll need photo ID (for example, passport or National Identity card). If you don't already have housing qualifications, you'll need: - valid photo ID (for example, passport or National Identity card)
- original birth certificate
- school attendance dates form
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| Permanent Entitled | Not born in Jersey and moved here before age 16 | You must live in Jersey for a continuous period of 10 years | You'll need valid photo ID (for example, passport or National Identity card). If you don't have a 10-year continuous employment record here, you'll need proof to cover any gaps. |
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| Permanent Entitled | Not born in Jersey and moved here before age 20 and has a parent with permanent entitled or entitled status | You must live in Jersey for a total combined period of 10 years, starting before the age of 20 and completed before the age of 40 | You'll need: - valid photo ID (for example, passport or National Identity card)
- original birth certificate (showing your parents' names)
If you don't have a 10-year employment record here, you'll need evidence to prove you've lived here for a combined period of 10 years. |
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| Permanent Entitled | Long term resident | You must have lived in Jersey for a continuous period of 25 years | You'll need: - valid photo ID (for example, passport or National Identity card)
If you don't have a 25-year employment record here, you'll need evidence to prove you've lived here for a continuous period of 25 years: - bank statements in your sole name
- landlord references
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| Entitled | Long term resident | You must live in Jersey for a continuous period of 10 years immediately before applying | You'll need valid photo ID (or example, passport or National Identity card). If you don't have a 10-year continuous employment record here, you'll need proof to cover any gaps, for example:
- bank statements in your sole name
- landlord references
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| Entitled for Work Only | Medium term residence
| You must live in Jersey for a continuous period of 5 years immediately before applying | You'll need valid photo ID (for example, passport or National Identity card). If you don't have a 5-year continuous employment record here, you'll need proof to cover any gaps, for example:
- bank statements in your sole name
- landlord references
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| Entitled for Work Only | Family relationship | Your eligible partner (spouse, civil partner or partner if you're in an enduring relationship) has Permanent Entitled, Entitled, Entitled for Work (acquired by 5 years residence), Licensed or Licensed for Lease Only status. | You'll need: - valid photo ID (for example, passport or National Identity card)
- original marriage or civil partnership certificate, or evidence of an enduring relationship
We'll also check that your partner's status is valid. If your partner is Licensed or Licensed for Lease Only, you'll need an original signed and dated 'Application for a Licensed registration card' form from their employer. |
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| Licensed | Person who is working in a role for which their employer holds a Licensed permission for them | Not applicable.
| You'll need: - valid photo ID (for example, passport or National Identity card)
- signed and dated 'Application for a Licensed registration card' form from your employer saying you've been given Licensed status
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| Licensed for Lease Only | Person who is working in a role for which their employer holds a Licensed for Lease Only permission for them | Not applicable.
| You'll need: - valid photo ID (for example, passport or National Identity card)
- signed and dated 'Application for a Licensed registration card' form from your employer saying you've been given Licensed for Lease Only status
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| Standard | None of the categories above apply. Usually if you've been here less than 5 years, you work seasonally, or you have been away for periods | Not applicable.
| You'll need valid photo ID. For example, passport or National Identity card .
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Proof needed for residency
We accept the following documents to prove your residence.
School attendance dates
Fill out the form and you can return it to us, either by:
We’ll contact your school(s) to get your attendance dates and we'll post your registration card to you if your 10 years residency is confirmed and you're currently living in Jersey.
School attendance dates form
Landlord references
You can either get:
- a letter or email from previous landlords where your landlord saw you on at least a monthly basis
- a letter or email from the resident manager or caretaker (for example, if living in a registered Lodging House, with dates taken from written records from the Lodging House Register or rent book)
Bank statements
You can provide bank statements that show monthly cash transactions in Jersey. These bank statements must be in your name only.
Application for a Licensed or Licensed for Lease Only registration card
To prove your Licensed or Licensed for Lease Only status, complete the application for a registration card.
Application for a Licensed or Licensed for Lease Only registration card
How to evidence an eligible partner
You need to show you meet the relationship requirements for a full two-year period.
You must provide strong evidence as outlined in the table below.
Examples of weak evidence include:
- communication records (certified transcripts)
- photographs of times spent together
- written statements from applicant
- letters of support from family, friends, family doctors, religious or tribal leaders
If you have already satisfied Jersey Customs and Immigration that you have been in a relationship akin to marriage for a minimum period of two years to receive your current immigration permission, no further evidence is required.
Enduring Relationship application form
Co-habitation
These documents should show both names, or should link the person who is applying as a partner and their partner to the same address over time
| - tenancy agreement
- mortgage agreement
- letter from landlord
- documents of ownership deeds
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utility bills, for example council tax, electricity, gas, water
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other bills, for example phone, TV licence, cable TV
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other official documents, for example driving licences, GP / medical letters, payslips, correspondence from government departments or agencies including evidence that you have declared your relationship to the appropriate government bodies, Revenue / DWP / HMRC letters
| - electoral register confirmation
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documentation issued by a student finance body that shows a UK address
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other dated, addressed domestic bills, for example, veterinary bills or home services / repairs
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Shared financial responsibilities
| - bank statements (joined or individual)
mortgage agreement -
mortgage agreement
| - insurances
- car finances
- joined purchases receipts
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other domestic bills such as home services / repairs or veterinary bills
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Other evidence showing genuine and subsisting relationship (when apart)
| - money transfers
- bank transactions
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birth certificate of children (where relevant)
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temporary work contract / employment letter
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study course documents
| - flight / train / bus tickets
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holiday bookings
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Confirmation from another Government of Jersey Departments
You can get a letter or email from another Government of Jersey Department, for example:
- Children’s Services
- Probation
- Health and Care Jersey
You must have been seen on at least a monthly basis.
You can get a letter or email from the hospital or other specialists to confirm the dates of your appointments.
Make sure all written references include your full name and / or your Social Security number.
As part of our verification process, we may need to contact anyone who provides a reference on your behalf.
Email
customerservice@gov.je.
Letters can be sent to:
Employment, Social Security and Housing
Union Street
St Helier
Jersey
JE2 3DN
Legislation administered under the Control of Housing and Work Law
Find out more about housing and work legislation on Jersey Law:
gov.je