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Step 1: Set up Immigration Codes?

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The first step is to create the codes that will be used in the capture of the immigration data later on in the module.

Unlimited, user-defined Codes (maximum 5 alphanumeric characters, entered in CAPS ONLY) and DescriptionsDescriptions (maximum 25 alphanumeric characters, entered in both CAPS and/or Lower Case) should be set up for:

  1. Countries
  2. Nationalities
  3. Document Types
  4. Immigration Categories
  5. Work Permit Types
  6. Work Permit Status
  7. Dependent Types
  8. CSME Certificate Categories
  9. CSME Certificate Status
  10. Travel Document Types

Immigration Categories

Personnel>>Setup>>Organisation>>Immigration Codes>>Immigration Categories:

Set up the immigration categories that may be specific to each country.  For example, some of the immigration categories in Canada are Business Investor, Business Self-Employed, Family Class etc.

Work Permit Types

Personnel>>Setup>>Organisation>>Immigration Codes>Work Permit Types

Set up the types of work permit for each country e.g. Temporary Resident, Full, Short-Term, etc.

Work Permit Status

Personnel>>Setup>>Organisation>>Immigration Codes>>Work Permit Status:

Set up the various statuses that may be used to describe work permit e.g. Approved, Refused, etc

Dependent Types

Personnel>>Setup>>Organisation>>Immigration Codes>>Dependent Types

Set up the various types of dependents that may be attached to a work permit e.g. Civil Partner, Spouse, Child, etc.

CSME Certificate Categories

Personnel>>Setup>>Organisation>>Immigration Codes>>CSME Certificate Categories:

Under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), work permits are not required for participating CARICOM nationals.  However, CARICOM Recognition of Skills Qualification

certificates are required.  There are various categories within which CARICOM nationals may fall and these are captured here.  Some examples of the various categories are Media Professionals, Professional Athletes, Artists, Musicians etc.

CSME Certificate Status

Personnel>>Setup>>Organisation>>Immigration Codes>>CSME Certificate Status:

The various statuses of the CARICOM Recognition of Skills Qualification certificates are captured here.

Travel Document Types

Set up the types of travel documents that are required for employment purposes.

Travel Document Types are different from Document Types.  

Travel Document Types are used specifically to describe an employee’s Immigration documents whereas Document TypesDocument Types are used to describe any employee document

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