Can I live & work in St Martin or Gaudeloupe?
I have an EU passport, do I still need a permit to work on any of the EU run countries? I've lived & worked legally in the UK without ever needing a permit.
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In St. Maarten/St. Martin they are currently tightening up work visa requirements due to the extremely high unemployment rate amongst legal residents. There are certainly plenty of people that go there and end up staying/working, but it is becoming increasingly difficult to find employers who will pay you "under the table" due to the heavy fines being imposed on businesses that employ undocumented workers. Basically, what they are requiring is for businesses to "hire local" unless they can prove the person they are bringing from outside the island is a "skilled" worker providing a service that cannot be procured locally, or that the person they are employing is training locals to do a job not currently able to be filled locally. Most jobs on the island are service-oriented and therefore it is difficult to prove to the local goverment it was NECESSARY to bring in a bartender/server/cook from off-island.
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If you are a French national it might not be a problem.
I have an EU passport, do I still need a permit to work on any of the EU run countries? I've lived & worked legally in the UK without ever needing a permit.
Other - Caribbean - 2 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
In St. Maarten/St. Martin they are currently tightening up work visa requirements due to the extremely high unemployment rate amongst legal residents. There are certainly plenty of people that go there and end up staying/working, but it is becoming increasingly difficult to find employers who will pay you "under the table" due to the heavy fines being imposed on businesses that employ undocumented workers. Basically, what they are requiring is for businesses to "hire local" unless they can prove the person they are bringing from outside the island is a "skilled" worker providing a service that cannot be procured locally, or that the person they are employing is training locals to do a job not currently able to be filled locally. Most jobs on the island are service-oriented and therefore it is difficult to prove to the local goverment it was NECESSARY to bring in a bartender/server/cook from off-island.
2 :
If you are a French national it might not be a problem.
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