Work Permit Fees

Employers have to pay a processing fee of Rs 700 in respect of each
application for work permit. Furthermore, on approval of the application, the
prescribed work permit fees and annual fees as specified at paragraphs and
respectively have to be paid within a period of 1 month. If payment is not
effected within the given timeframe, the decision to grant work permit
will be rescinded immediately


  WORK PERMIT IN RELATION TO - FEE (Rs)  
1. Employees in gaming and other similar activities 50,000 per year
2. (a) Jockeys riding horses in training work and in races for a first season 25,000 per term
(b) Jockeys riding horses in training work and in races for a second or subsequent racing season 50,000 per term
(c) Stipendiary stewards employed for a first or second racing season 50,000 per racing season or any part of the racing season
(d) Stipendiary stewards employed for a third or subsequent racing season 100,000 per racing season or any part of the racing season
3. (a) Professional entertainers for performance in solo 20,000 per month or part of a month
(b) Professional entertainers for performance in group 30,000 per month or part of a month
4. Employees in any manufacturing industry 1,000

6,000
for 1st to 5th year

for 6th year and thereafter
5. (a) Employees in: 1,500


2,000


2,500


3,000


3,500


10,000
for 1st permit of a duration of one year

for 2nd year or part of the 2nd year

for 3rd year or part of the 3rd year

for 4th year or part of the 4th year

for 5th year or part of the 5th year

for 6th year and thereafter
(i) Hotels and restaurants
(ii) The ICT sector
(b) Polyvalent agricultural workers
(c) Fishermen and frigoboys, employed on fishing vessels
6. Any other employee 5,500


6,000


6,500


11,000


12,000


15,000
for 1st permit of a duration of one year

for 2nd year or part of the 2nd year

for 3rd year or part of the 3rd year

for 4th year or part or the 4th year

for 5th year or part of the 5th year

for 6th year and thereafter

 

Annual Fee

 

Rs 500 x N* = T**


N* represents the duration of the work permit in number of years

T** represents the non-refundable fee