British nationals make up nearly half of registration applications

Friday 06 August 2021

More than 1,700 British nationals registered to work in Jersey in the second quarter of this year - nearly half of the total number of people registered in that period, according to figures released by the Government.

The Control of Housing and Work Quarterly Statistics show that 3,910 registration cards were issued between April and June this year overall.

The majority (1,488) were issued in June, with 1,239 issued in April and 1,183 in May.

During the first quarter, almost a third (1,271) of the cards issued were for a permanent ‘Entitled’ status. Cards for ‘Entitled’ and ‘Entitled for work’ status were issued 782 times and 619 times respectively.

686 cards were issued for ‘Registered’ statuses with the ‘Licensed’ status representing the smallest proportion with only 352 issued.

Pictured: British nationals received the most registration cards in the second quarter of the year.

According to the nationality indicated by applicants, British nationals made the bulk of the applications with 1,711.

Jersey-born residents followed, with 686 while the heading ‘other nationalities’ represented 567.

475 cards were issued to Portuguese nationals, as well as 186 and 136 to Polish and Romanian citizens respectively. Another 99 were issued to Irish nationals and 50 to South African citizens.

So far this year, 1,189 people have either moved to the island for the first time or re-registered as a seasonal worker - slightly more than at the same point last year when 912 registrations were recorded. Pandemic and travel restrictions are likely to have contributed to the drop.

Pictured: Education, health and other services submitted 47 applications for extra staff.

In 2019, by the end of the second quarter, 1,741 people had been registered.

The figures also show that education, health and other services submitted the most applications for additional staff. Out of the 47 applications, 42 were granted, the majority (22) for ‘Licensed’ staff.

Financial and legal activities brought 45 applications, all of which were granted, included 28 for ‘Licensed’ staff.

The hospitality sector made 39 applications, all of which but one were accepted. The majority concerned permanent ‘Registered’ status.

Pictured: Everyone who works and lives in the island needs to have a registration card.

Overall, all the applications for ‘Licensed’ status were granted, while only 88% of the ones for ‘Registered’ were.