If you're from outside of the UK and Ireland and you would like to live and work in the Isle of Man, you will need to go through one of our Visas. The different visa options are listed below.
Work Permits
Anyone not classed as an Isle of Man Worker, holds an Immigration Employment Document, or falls under an
exempted employment category, requires a work permit.
Check if you need a visa HERE
Immigration - Visas
If you are British, Irish or hold settled or pre-settled status, you do not require a visa to enter, visit, work, study or settle in Jersey.
An immigration permission in the form of a visa will be required for anyone else who wishes to come and work in Jersey.
Certain nationalities require visas regardless of the purpose of their stay in Jersey.
All nationalities require a visa if they wish to work, study or settle in Jersey.
The Jersey visa requirements are the same as the UK visa requirements. You can find out if you need a visa by visiting the UK visas website. Schengen visas are not valid in Jersey.
Immigration
Persons from the following list are permitted to enter and stay in Guernsey without requiring specific permission (i.e. a visa) from the local immigration authority, the Guernsey Border Agency (the GBA):
- British or Republic of Ireland citizens;
- those who have indefinite leave to enter or remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, UK, Bailiwick of Jersey or Isle of Man;
- Commonwealth citizens with the Right of Abode in the UK;
- those with permission to enter or remain under the UK Youth Mobility Scheme;
- Commonwealth citizens with valid leave to enter on the basis of a grandparent born in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, UK, Bailiwick of Jersey or Isle of Man; or
- those covered by an EU Settlement Scheme operated by the Bailiwick of Guernsey, UK, Bailiwick of Jersey or Isle of Man, holding 'Pre-Settled Status' or 'Settled Status'.
Employees not on this list will require a visa to enter Guernsey for employment purposes.
The requirement for a visa can be waived if the employment is intended to last for 6 months or less and the prospective employee is from the EU, EEA, Switzerland or a national from one of the non-visa countries listed under the new policy. In these circumstances, the employer, however, must still apply for a Work Permit for the prospective employee.
If you are an EU, EEA or Swiss national you do not require a visa to visit Jersey for up to 6 months.
If you require a visa to enter Jersey, you must apply for it before you travel.
To check if you need a UK visa and to apply for a UK visa follow the links at the bottom of this page to the gov.uk website.