• Living in Guernsey
• Controls on who can live and work in Guernsey
• Moving to Guernsey
  • Moving to Guernsey as a returning Qualified Resident
    
  • Moving to Guernsey as the family of a Qualified Resident
    
  • Moving to Guernsey as an essential skilled worker
    
  • Moving to Guernsey as a family member of an essential skilled worker
    
  • Moving to Guernsey to work as a non-essential (short-term) worker
    
  • Moving to Guernsey to live and work in a hotel
    
  • Moving to Guernsey to live and work as domestic staff in a private Open Market Part A house
    
  • Moving to Guernsey to live and work in an Open Market Part C nursing or residential home
    
  • Moving to Guernsey to live in an Open Market Part A private house/apartment
    
• Customs requirements when moving to Guernsey
• Immigration (non-British Citizens)
  • Immigration Rules
    
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• Guernsey's Two Tier Housing Market
  • Controls on who can live in Guernsey
    
  • Who can buy property in Guernsey?
    
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  • Open Market
    
• Buying a Property
  • What housings options are available to first time buyers?
    
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  • Buying an Open Market Property
    
• Housing Policy
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• Registering with States Departments
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  • Information for Tenants
    
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• Safety in the Home
• States Housing
  • What is States Housing?
    
  • Do I Qualify for a States house?
    
  • Applying for a States House
    
  • Housing Waiting List
    
  • Your States House Tenancy
    
  • Rent Rebates
    
  • Maintenance of States Houses
    
  • Social Housing - Appealing against a decision made by the Tenancy and Allocations Section of the Housing Department and the Guernsey Housing Association
    
  • Residential Homes
    
• TV Licensing
• What is a Qualified Resident
• Am I a Qualified Resident?
• Becoming a Qualified Resident
• Where can licence holders live
  • Where can employment-related housing licence holders live?
    
  • License holders who want to move house
    
  • What if you can't find anywhere to live based on the accommodation options of your licence?
    
• Caring for Family or Friends
• Inheritance Laws
• Advice when leaving Guernsey
• Tax on Real Property
• Housing Control Application Forms

What is a Qualified Resident

A Qualified Resident is a person who, because of a combination of their personal circumstances and the length of time they have lived in Guernsey, is able to live in Guernsey without any controls over where they can live, who they must live with, or what job they must do.  A Qualified Resident also has the right to come back to Guernsey to live here no matter how long they have been away from the Island: once you have become a Qualified Resident, you are a Qualified Resident for life.

There are 13 different ways that a person can become a Qualified Resident, and all of these require a person to have lived lawfully in the Island in a specific type of circumstance for a specific period of time.  More information about the most common ways to become a Qualified Resident can be found here.

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