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Labor Laws in Falkland Islands

  • Annual Leave: 22 days
  • Maternity Leave: 14 weeks
  • Public Holidays: 10
  • Workweek: 40-45 hours per week.

Income Tax in Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands have a progressive personal income tax rate of 21% to 26%.

Value Added Tax (VAT) in Falkland Islands

Theres is no VAT in the Falkland Islands.

Social Security in Falkland Islands

The Retirement Pension Scheme is a compulsory system of state (social security) pensions that provide a minimum level, or first tier, of income in retirement for contributions.

If you are between the age of 17 and your Age of Retirement, a resident in the Falkland Islands, and earning more than the weekly earnings limit (£342.80 per week for 2024) you are liable to make weekly contributions to the scheme.

The current contribution rate is £43.08. For those in employment 50% is paid by the employer and 50% by the employee by salary deduction. Self-employed individuals are liable for the full weekly contribution.

Work Visas in the Falkland Islands

Anyone who does not have Falkland Islands Status or a Falkland Islands Permanent Residence Permit (PRP) needs a work permit to undertake employment in the Falkland Islands.

Work Permit

  • Work permits must be applied for from outside of the Falkland Islands unless the applicant.
  • Holds or within three months had a work permit, accompanying dependent permit, or dependent permit.
  • Is lawfully resident in the Falkland Islands by a permit granted to another person or was previously exempt from holding a permit.
  • A work permit is ordinarily valid for the length of the individual’s contract and is job and employer-specific. A work permit's validity period may be extended but must not exceed four years.

Permanent Residency

  • This permit allows permanent residence in the Falkland Islands, free from immigration restrictions. It requires prospective applicants to meet essential criteria and achieve sufficient points through a points-based assessment.

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