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Work Permit Fee: Increase - 1 October 2019

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A decision made 27 August 2019:

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2019-0085

Decision Summary Title :

Work permit fee increase

Date of Decision Summary:

1st August 2019

Decision Summary Author:

 

Acting Assistant Director, Immigration and Nationality

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

Work Permit Fee increase – 1st October 2019

Date of Written Report:

1st August 2019

Written Report Author:

Acting Assistant Director, Immigration and Nationality

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject: Work permit fee increase from 1st October 2019

 

Decision(s): The Minister approved increases to the work permit fees as indicated in the table below and in accordance with Financial Direction 4.1. The fee increases will take effect from 1st October 2019.

 

Work Permit Fee Structure

 

Current Fee

Proposed Increase for 01/10/2019

% Increase

Less than 1 month

£53

£58

9.43%

1 month and up to 6 months

£80

£85

6.25%

More than 6 months and up to 9 months

£105

£115

9.52%

More than 9 months and up to 12 months

£160

£175

9.38%

More than 1 year and up to 2 years

£265

£290

9.43%

More than 2 years and up to 3 years

£320

£350

9.38%

More than 3 years and up to 5 years

£530

£580

9.43%

 

 

Reason(s) for Decision: The fees for work permits have not increased since January 2015. In order to cover the work related costs associated with providing this service it is necessary to increase the fees accordingly.

 

Resource Implications: There are no manpower implications associated with this decision. On the basis that work permit applications were to be maintained at 2018 levels, then the increase in income would be circa £7,535 which would continue to be used to offset service provision.

 

Action required: The Acting Assistant Director, Immigration and Nationality update details of the fee increases onto the gov.je website.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

 

Connétable Len Norman

Minister for Home Affairs             

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

Work Permit Fee: Increase: 1 October 2019

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Justice and

Home Affairs

 

Customs and Immigration Service

 

Report

 

 

To:   Minister for Home Affairs

 

Submitted By:  Acting Assistant Director

 

Date:   1st August 2019

 

Subject: Work permit fee increases from 1st October 2019

 

 

 

 

Purpose of Report

 

To enable the Minister for Home Affairs to approve the increase in work permit fees from 1st October 2019.

 

 Background

 

The power to determine work permit fees rests with the Minister for Home Affairs in accordance with paragraph 2(2) of the Immigration (Work Permits) (Jersey) Rules 1995. Work permit fees were last increased in January 2015. It is proposed to increase the fees by the RPI figure published in January for the years 2016 to 2019 rounded down to 10% and the closest £5 increment (except less than 1 month).

 

The proposed new fee structure is shown in the table below:

 

Work Permit Fee Structure

 

Current Fee

Number of applications in 2018 per annum

 

Proposed Increase for 01/10/2019

% Increase

Less than 1 month

£53

3

£58

9.43%

1 month and up to 6 months

£80

56

£85

6.25%

More than 6 months and up to 9 months

£105

46

£115

9.52%

More than 9 months and up to 12 months

£160

24

£175

9.38%

More than 1 year and up to 2 years

 

£265

24

£290

9.43%

More than 2 years and up to 3 years

£320

194

£350

9.38%

More than 3 years and up to 5 years

£530

0

£580

9.43%

 

The increase is based on the below mentioned RPI increases:

 

January 2016 - 0.9%

January 2017  - 1.9%

January 2018  - 3.6%

January 2019  - 3.9%

 

Paragraph 5.10 of Financial Direction 4.1 states that “prior approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources to increase an existing fee or charge will not be required where the average increase in the fee or charge does not exceed the lesser of 2.5% per annum compounded or RI(X) over the relevant period.”

 

Recommendation

 

That the Minister for Home Affairs approves the proposed increases to work permit fees with effect from 1st October 2019.

 

Resource Implications

 

There are no manpower implications associated with the decision and the modest increases will continue to be used to offset the cost of service provision and fulfil the “user pays” principle.  

 

 

 

Acting Assistant Director Immigration and Nationality

 

 

 

 

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