Figures showing the number of applications for registered and licenced staff, and how many were granted or refused by the States of Jersey's Population Office, have been released.
This coincides with publication of new Guidance Notes outlining how decisions on individual applications are made to support the policies of the States Assembly.
The highest number of permissions granted were in the finance and construction industries, and the highest number of refusals were in the hospitality sector.
A States of Jersey press release stated: 'Permissions were granted in all sectors having considered the benefits to Jersey of individual applications.
'This is in line with the States’ policy of optimising economic growth by targeting migration which generates the most social and economic value.'
At the same time, the new Guidance Notes outlines support for seasonal permissions, in particular for the hospitality industry. 'This is because these workers do not add to the permanent resident population,' stated the release.
The new Guidance Notes also outline a commitment to improve the time it takes to process an application – from a standard of 15 working days to 10 working days, with an aspiration to further improve this target. Figures will be published in the new year showing how the Population Office is performing against these targets.
The decision to publish figures, improve processing time, and to provide more guidance is also in line with the recommendations made by the recent Innovation Review which was carried out to help optimise Jersey’s economic growth.
The figures will be published every quarter on www.gov.je.
The latest figures can be viewed here.