Revision Of Labour Fees

The Anguilla Executive Council has agreed to a revision of labour fees in a number of areas effective 15 May.

The areas affected include immigration, travel and work permits, labour, documentation search fees, performing arts, replacement and variation and visa application.

The economic boom in Anguilla has spawned high levels of migration from countries within the OECS and CARICOM as well as from many other nations around the world and it is evident that there is a great need for labour in Anguilla at all levels, however it must be managed.

According to the Chief Minister’s Office the new fees are at a rate that is not prohibitive, but at the same time reflect in some way the value of services that are offered for immigration purposes.

The immigration labour fees for Anguilla have not been revised since 2003, however the number of persons requesting these services has increased substantially over the years, in particular with respect of persons applying for work permits.

The Ministry of Labour says the increase in fees will serve a two-fold purpose: increase revenue and dissuade persons from applying unnecessarily.

Self employed professionals including doctors, lawyers, engineers, architects, spa therapists and reflexologists, will now pay EC$15,000.00. Persons employed as Chief Executive Officers, Managing Directors and General Managers EC$10,000.00, professional engineering, managerial and senior administration personnel, lawyers and doctors $8,000.00.

The fee for semi professional/technical persons will be $6,000.00, while air-condition, refrigeration and swimming pool technicians and engineers will pay $4,000.00, and secretarial workers for professional establishments $3,000.00.

Several areas will be charged $2,500.00 including clerical workers for professional establishments, semi-professional hairdressers, semi-skilled or skilled manual workers, tradesmen: carpenters, masons, steel benders, electricians, plumbers and truck drivers.

Waiters and waitresses in hotel establishments, unskilled manual workers – labourers, gardeners, construction workers, as well as clerical workers, sales clerks and store attendants, bakers, assistant bakers $1,500.00 and other hotel staff $1,200.00.

A $1,000.00 fee will be charged for nurses and teachers including nursery school teachers and housekeeping in the tourism sector.

Work Permit Fees for domestic workers employed in houses will be $800.00, and domestic workers employed for elderly care and ministers of religion $500.00.
Application for a replacement and variation of a work permit, grant of an Anguillian visa as well as a single entry visa will cost $200 and a multiple entry visa $500.00.

A work permit processing fee will cost $100.00 as well as permits for Performing arts groups, for each member subject to a minimum total fee of $500.00.

For the first processing application and renewal of residence stamp $200.00 will be charged, grant of a residence stamp $300.00 and renewal $50.00 while a temporary travel permit will also cost $50.00.

The schedule of labour fees is soon to be included in the Official Gazette.