Entry and Work Permits are normally issued for one year. Entry and work permits may be extended on application for up to two (2) further one-year periods. The renewal application must be made no less than 2 weeks before the current entry permit is due to expire. At the expiry of that final period, the worker must return to his/her country of origin.

Employers wishing to extend a foreign worker’s employment beyond three years must justify why a foreign worker is still required, and provide satisfactory evidence that steps have been taken to train a local person for the position.