How to get a registration card

When you need a registration card

You’ll need a registration card if you:

move to Jersey
move house
start a new job

Moving house or job (registration cards)

Applying for a registration card

If you already have a Social Security number

You can apply for a registration card by completing our online form.

To complete this form you’ll need to have set up your Digital ID.

If you do not have a Digital ID you can call +44 (0) 1534 444444 for help.

If you are not a British or Irish national, you must confirm that you have a 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

Apply for a registration card

Book an appointment with the service hub

If you don’t already 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 Social Services.

Cost of registration card

A registration card is free if you're entitled or entitled for work.

If you are licensed or registered, your card will cost £84.

Documents to prove your identity or residence in Jersey

	Circumstances	Gaining residential status	Documents needed
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
Entitled	Not born in Jersey and moved here after age 16. Do not have entitled parent	You must live in Jersey for a continuous period of 10 years immediately before applying for a card	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 like: landlord references bank statements in your sole name
Entitled	Not born in Jersey and moved here before age 20. Have an entitled parent	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. These 10 years must start before the age of 20 and be completed before the age of 40
Entitled	Not born in Jersey and moved here before age 16	You must live in Jersey for a continuous period of 10 years immediately before applying for a card	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.
Entitled for work	Lived here for a continuous period of 5 years immediately before applying		You'll need valid photo ID (or example, passport or National Identity card). If you don't have a 5 year continuous employment record in Jersey, you'll need proof to cover any gaps like: landlord references bank statements in your sole name
Entitled for work	Spouse, civil partner or eligible partner of someone entitled, entitled for work or licensed		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 spouse, civil partner or eligible partner’s status is valid. If your spouse, civil partner or eligible partner is licensed, you’ll need an original signed and dated form from their employer. How to evidence an eligible partner
Licensed	Essential employee employed by the States of Jersey or a local business allowed to employ licensed people		You'll need: valid photo ID (for example, passport or National Identity card) signed and dated form from your employer saying you've been given licensed status
Registered	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		You'll need valid photo ID. For example, passport or National Identity card

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:

post
email

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 landlord(s) where your landlord saw you on at least a monthly basis
a letter or email from the resident manager / 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 registration card

To prove your Licensed status, complete the Application for a Licensed Registration Card. This application form must be signed and dated by the employer. It must be dated within the last month, and should confirm that you (or your spouse) have been given this status.

Application for licensed 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	Strong evidence	Acceptable evidence
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     utility bills, for example council tax, electricity, gas, water other bills, for example phone, TV licence, cable TV      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    documentation issued by a student finance body that shows a UK address      other dated, addressed domestic bills, for example, veterinary bills or home services / repairs
Shared financial responsibilities	bank statements (joined or individual) mortgage agreement  mortgage agreement	insurances car finances joined purchases receipts    other domestic bills such as home services / repairs or veterinary bills
Other evidence showing genuine and subsisting relationship (when apart)	money transfers bank transactions    birth certificate of children (where relevant)    temporary work contract / employment letter   study course documents	flight / train / bus tickets holiday bookings

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 Community Services

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