Your Questions Answered is a new segment on E-JAM’s Blog. Each Monday we will share some of our popular questions followed by our responses.
Q) I am an American who wishes to move to Jamaica and intend to seek employment; do I need a Work Permit, if so how do I go about getting one?
A) Jamaican law requires all non-Jamaican who do not enjoy diplomatic status to have a work permit as long as they are engaged in gainful employment in the island, whether or not the form of gainful employment is voluntary, commercial, business, professional, charitable, entertainment or sport related. A non- Jamaican National who engages in any form of gainful employment without a work permit, or while an application for a permit is pending, may be prosecuted.
Q) What is EJAM's cost for getting me a job under the H2B Visa?
A) For the H2B Program - We do not charge any placement fees. In January 2009, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the US Department of Labor (DOL) released new rules governing the H-2B program. One of the major changes initiated is the inability for any recruiter, agent, attorney, or employer to charge an H2B worker a placement fee.
Even if you request the services of an Employment Agency, the agency can NOT charge you for help in looking for a job, getting information about a job, being put in contact with an employer, or being hired for a job. An employer must not request or receive payment from a person in return for hiring them. Employees CAN be charged for other services that can help to get them employed, such as Training Courses, Resume Writing and Video Resumes
