S.L. 217.20 Art. 4Criteria and requirements for admission for employment as a seasonal worker for stays not exceeding ninety days. Cap. 452. S.L. 452.95 S.L. 451.03

(1) Applications for admission to Malta in accordance with the provisions of these regulations shall be submitted to the authorities responsible for the issue of work permits by the third country national and endorsed by the employer established in Malta.

(2) Applications shall be accompanied by:

(a) a valid contract of employment, or a binding job offer to work as a seasonal worker in Malta with an employer which specify:

(i) the place and type of work;

(ii) the duration of employment;

(iii) the remuneration;

(iv) the working hours per week or month;

(v) the amount of any paid leave;

(vi) where applicable other relevant working conditions; and

(vii) if possible, the date of commencement of employment;

(b) evidence of having, or of having applied for, sickness insurance for all the risks normally covered for Maltese nationals for periods where no such insurance coverage and corresponding entitlement to benefits are provided in connection with, or as a result of, the work carried out in Malta;

(c) evidence that the seasonal worker will have adequate accommodation or that adequate accommodation will be provided in accordance with regulation 18. AS SEASONAL WORKERS

(3) The conditions referred to in sub-regulation (1)(a) shall comply with the Employment and Industrial Relations Act, the

Equal Treatment in Employment Regulations, collective agreements and, or practice.

(4) On the basis of the documentation provided pursuant to sub-regulation (1), the authorities shall require that the seasonal worker shall have sufficient resources to maintain himself and will have no recourse to the social assistance systems.

(5) In cases where the contract of employment or binding job offer specifies that the third-country national will exercise a regulated profession, as defined in the Recognition of Professional

Qualifications Regulations, the applicant may be required to present documentation attesting that he fulfils the conditions for the exercise of that regulated profession.