• 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
    
  • Immigration Fees
    
• Guernsey's Two Tier Housing Market
  • Controls on who can live in Guernsey
    
  • Who can buy property in Guernsey?
    
  • Local Market
    
  • Open Market
    
• Buying a Property
  • What housings options are available to first time buyers?
    
  • Guernsey Housing Association
    
  • Buying an Open Market Property
    
• Housing Policy
• Extra Care Housing - Fit for the Future
• Registering with States Departments
• Private Rental Sector
  • Information for Tenants
    
  • Information for Landlords
    
  • Rent Control
    
  • Houses in multiple occupancy
    
  • Other housing providers
    
• 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

Controls on who can live and work in Guernsey

Because of the Island's small size, there are some controls on who can come to live and work in Guernsey. These controls are in addition to the immigration controls of the Guernsey Border Agency.

There are two different areas of control.

The Housing Control Law divides Guernsey's housing into two tiers, known as the Open Market and the Local Market. The Law then controls who can live in all Local Market housing and it also controls who can live in some types of Open Market housing. Click here for more information about Guernsey's two-tier housing market.

The Right to Work Law makes it an offence for any person to work in Guernsey unless they have a valid Right to Work document. (See 'Related pages' on the right-hand side of this page). It also makes it an offence for any employer to employ a person in Guernsey if that person does not have a valid Right to Work document.

By using these two Laws together, the Housing Control section of the Housing Department is able to control and monitor people working in the Island.

 You can find more information in 'Moving to Guernsey'.

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