Residential and employment statuses
A residential and employment status determines where you can work and live. There are 4 categories.
You can find your status on your registration card.
Moving house or job (registration cards)
| Permanent Entitled (PE) | Jersey born person who completes 10 years of ordinary residence (at any time, breaks permitted) Person who arrives in Jersey before school leaving age and completes 10 years of ordinary residence without any broken residence Person who arrives in Jersey before age of 20 years, completes 10 years of ordinary residence (in one go or around periods of broken residence) before age 40 years and one of their parents has PE or ENT status when the 10 years is completed Person who can provide evidence of 25 years' ordinary residence without any broken residence | Full access to housing market May buy and sell any property May rent any property | Full access to labour market Business licence may be granted |
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| Entitled (ENT) | Person who can provide evidence of 10 years' ordinary residence without any broken residence Person who wishes to become ordinarily resident in Jersey and can guarantee a minimum level of tax income and other economic and/or social benefits for Jersey Person who is experiencing significant hardship (other than solely financial hardship) | Full access to housing market May buy and sell any property May rent any property | Full access to labour market Business licence may be granted |
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| Entitled for Work Only (EFW) | Person who can provide evidence of 5 years' ordinary residence without any broken residence Person who has an eligible partner with PE, ENT, LIC or LLO status Person who has an eligible partner with EFW status acquired through 5 years of ordinary residence – Person who has remained continuously resident in Jersey, and within the last 5 years has ceased to have an eligible partner due to death, the end of the relationship, or the partner no longer having ENT, LIC, LLO or EFW status. Person who has been ordinarily resident in Jersey for less than 5 years but is experiencing significant hardship (other than solely financial hardship) | May rent one “Registered" property Limited ability to purchase property if their eligible partner has PE, ENT or LIC status Must live in the purchased property as their ordinary residence See Housing Guidance for further details | Full access to labour market Business licence may be granted |
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| Licensed (LIC) | Person who is working in a role for which their employer holds a “licensed" permission for them | May rent or purchase most types of property May not buy first time buyer housing May not rent social housing May purchase or rent only one property Must live in the property as their ordinary residence | May only work in specific LIC role |
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| Licensed for Lease Only (LLO) | Person who is working in a role for which their employer holds a “licensed for lease only" permission for them | May rent any “Registered" property May rent “Qualified" housing with a lease of less than 9 years May not rent social housing Limited ability to purchase property if their partner has PE, ENT or LIC status May purchase or rent only one property Must live in the property as their ordinary residence | May only work in specific LLO role |
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| Standard (STN) | Person who has begun to be ordinarily resident in Jersey Person who has moved to Jersey and does not have any other status after 3 months residency | May rent any “Registered" property May rent only one property Must live in the property as their ordinary residence | May only work in a “Standard" job role
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Qualifying for or losing your Entitled status
You can find more information on Control of Housing and Work (CHW) Law: guidance for individuals.
Qualifying for Entitled status on social, economic or hardship grounds
These are exceptional circumstances.
For further information go to Control of Housing and Work (CHW) Law: guidance for individuals.
Housing categories
Under the CHW Law all domestic property is classified as either Registered or Qualified.
For further information go to Control of Housing and Work (CHW) Law: guidance for housing.
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