• E-10-2 Workplace Change

    Foreign seafarers under the E-10-2 visa are required to work at the business specified in their initial employment permit. Workplace change applications are only allowed in cases where continued work at the original business is not possible.

      • (excluding off-season or fishing net maintenance periods)

        • (requires a Wage Arrears Confirmation Certificate)

        • (minimum wages for seafarers are higher than for general occupations).

    • Permission is required even for transfers between vessels owned by the same shipowner.

      (Application fee is waived in such cases.)