Residential / employment status |
Entitled |
Someone who has lived in Jersey for 10 years (more details below) |
Can buy, sell or lease any property |
Can work anywhere and doesn't need permission to be employed |
Licensed |
Someone who is an 'essential employee' |
Can buy, sell or lease any property, apart from assisted purchase or social rented housing, in their own name if they keep their 'licensed' status |
Employer needs permission to employ a 'licensed' person |
Entitled for work |
Someone who has lived in Jersey for five consecutive years immediately before the date the card is issued, or is married to someone who is 'entitled', 'licensed', or 'entitled for work' |
Can buy property jointly with an 'entitled' spouse / civil partner. Can lease 'registered' (previously 'unqualified') property as a main place of residence. |
Can work anywhere and doesn't need permission to be employed |
Registered |
Someone who does not qualify under the other categories |
Can lease 'registered' property as a main place of residence |
Employer needs permission to employ a 'registered' person |