Obtaining a permit

• Fill out and submit the appropriate form to the Department.
• In most cases, the Department will base its decision on whether or not to approve an application for a work permit on the documents submitted by the applicant. The Department strongly recommends that applicants provide all relevant information at the time the application is made.
• Once the application is approved, a permit will be granted and it will be valid for a certain period. Some permits may also be renewed by its holder.
• Applicants must bear in mind that when in comes with lodging an appeal, the role of the Work Permit Appeal Tribunal is limited, its function being to determine whether the decision of the Department was lawfully reached as opposed to redetermining the application. Further, an applicant who has been unsuccessful in obtaining a permit should not assume that he or she will be allowed to rely upon additional evidence when appealing to the tribunal if such evidence could have been reasonably obtained and presented to the Department when the application was made.

Renewing your permit

If your employment is to continue past the date of expiry of your work permit, your employer (or self-employed person) must apply for the permit to be renewed. It is not necessary to fill out a new application form; the permit contains a tear-off section which can be sent to the work permit office.

Renewal must be made not less than 28 days before the expiry of the permit. A fee of 50 is chargeable.

To know more about getting a permit, you may check out the link: FAQ's Work Permit

• Application form for an employee: This form is for employers who are seeking to employ persons who are not Isle of Man workers. It is to be completed by both the employer and potential employee.
• Application form for a self employed person: This form is for persons who are not Isle of Man workers who are seeking to commence self-employment.

Department of Economic Development
1st Floor
St Georges Court
Upper Church Street
Douglas
Isle of Man
IM1 1EX
Phone: +44 1624 686400
Webpage

Work Permit Committee
Nivison House
31 Prospect Hill
Douglas,Isle of Man
IM1 1ET

UK Embassies and Consulates: Contact Details

The United Kingdom represents Isle of Mans interest in Diplomatic and Foreign Affairs.

Those who would like to employ an individual to carry out a particular role or in the case of a self-employed person by that person, must submit an application to obtain a work permit.

• Processing fee for a work permit for employment or self-employment: 50.00
• Renewal Fee: 50.00

The work permit office can also provide an opinion as to whether you are an Isle of Man worker and the application fee for this is 20.00.

Note: The processing fee is usually paid by the employer.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Isle of Man Worker Status Enquiry Form

Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.    

The work permit office targets to process 75% of work permit applications submitted to the office within 10 working days of receipt. An application referred to the Work Permit Committee will take longer to process.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
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Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Please provide instructions on obtaining the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Following are procedures on how you can obtain a work permit in Isle of Man.

Isle of Man's Employment Law applies to employees and other workers on work permits. Applicable rights include entitlement to the minimum wage and paid holidays, maternity and paternity leave, and the right to a written statement of terms and conditions of employment.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Isle of Man Government Website:

http://www.gov.im/categories/working-in-the-isle-of-man/work-permits/apply-for-a-work-permit/

• Isle of Man Immigration:

https://www.gov.im/categories/home-and-neighbourhood/immigration/an-overview-of-immigration-in-the-isle-of-man/

More information which might help people.