What is Gainful Occupational Permit?
Gainful Occupational Permit enables the holder to occupy himself either as a person who employs others, in other words, Employer or as a person who is self-employed. Either of the two is permissible.
Time Limit: GOP should be submitted within a time frame of at least one week before the employee starts working. To elaborate, no person is permitted to work or enter in Seychelles for employing self without having obtained Gainful Occupational Permit. Another condition required to be met the application form has to be completed by the person who is going to engage himself as self-employed or by the prospective employer.
In order for the application for GOP to be considered, the following points are taken into consideration:
- The prospective employee's health, character and reputation and where necessary, any member of his/her household to be granted the permit.
- Technical or Professional qualifications of a prospective employee to be considered.
- The person rendering service already exists in Seychelles.
- Local interest to be protected.
- The benefits are it economy, be it social that could be brought up by the applicant or prospective employee in order to contribute to the positive changes in Seychelles.
Residence Permit
The following conditions have to be met in order to be eligible for obtaining Residence Permit:
- Should not be a prohibited immigrant
- Should have a domestic or any familial connection
- Should make or should have made a special contribution to Seychelles on an economic, cultural or social level
Additionally, there are other requirements for being a residence permit holder for Seychelles has to stay at least five days during each month the past year in the nation during the valid duration of the permit.
Furthermore, if the permit holder resides in Seychelles for more than one month (in any year) he/she shall keep a deposit with a bank in Seychelles or provide a bank guarantee to the Director General of Immigration, of not less than SR 20,000/- and allow the Director General of Immigration to draw on the deposit or call on the guarantee for the purpose of meeting expenditure incurred by the government in connection with the care, treatment or maintenance within or removal from Seychelles of the permit holder and his/her dependents.
The fee for processing the application is US5/- and the fee for the resident Permit is SR50,000/- for the main application and SR25,000/- for the spouse if applied at the same time.
The fee for endorsement of each minor dependent on a Residence Permit is SR1,000/-.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here is a list of commonly asked questions while applying for visa.
Can I enter Seychelles without a valid visa?
It is mandatory for Indian citizens to have a valid visa issued to them when visiting the nation of Seychelles. Even though the nation of Seychelles has a visa on arrival policy; it does not mean that you enter the nation without a visa. The visa on arrival is granted to you at the airport. If you do not have a valid Seychelles visa when you enter the nation, you could be deported, jailed, fined or never allowed into Seychelles again.
Do I need travel insurance to visit Seychelles?
It is always recommendable that you take travel insurance for every trip regardless of duration and destination. Travel insurance allows you to travel stress-free by paying minimal premium charges. ICICI Lombard General Insurance offers individual and family travel insurance plans in addition to student travel insurance policies.