Work Permit for Non-Citizen Skilled Contracted Workers (Time Post)

Overview

This is Fiji's main work permit for a non-citizen skilled worker employed on a contract by a business, organisation or institution established in Fiji. It is commonly known as a "Time Post". Your sponsoring employer drives the application, and the role is tied to that employer and to a written employment contract that meets Fiji labour law. It is issued by the Ministry of Immigration. Short-term work permits run for a year or less and longer engagements are typically granted for around three years. Good to know: people in Fiji on a visitor permit are not allowed to switch into a work permit while in the country, so the application is normally lodged from outside Fiji.

Eligibility

Application pathway

1. 01

   Check the route fit

   Confirm with your sponsoring employer that the role and contract meet the work permit conditions on the official Ministry of Immigration page, and that you will apply from outside Fiji.

2. 02

   Build the evidence pack

   Assemble the signed employment contract, employer letter, passport, police clearances and a recent medical report.

3. 03

   Submit through the official channel

   Have the employer lodge the work permit application with the Ministry of Immigration, online or through the immigration office as instructed.

4. 04

   After approval

   Enter Fiji on the approved permit, complete any security-bond requirement, and renew before expiry while the contract continues.

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