Jamaica - Apply for Employer Closure Advice under National Insurance Scheme

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To apply for Employer ClosureAdvice under the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), you have to submit your application to the NIS office under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS). Please view the NIS contact details in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section below
2. Obtain the application form from the NIS office in person or download the form from the MLSS website through this link Link (choose “Employer's Closure Advice Benefit” and download the form)
3. Complete the application form correctly and enter the dates following the format provided in the application form
4. Prepare the required supporting documents and attach them to the application form
5. Once your application form and all supporting information and documents have been completed, signed, stamped, and certified where required, go to the NIS office and submit the application to the NIS official at the service desk
6. The NIS will verify your application and confirm if the application meets the required standards
7. Once everything has been assessed and the application is successful, the NIS will process the closure request and update the data
   

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Required Documents

• Complete application form
• Identification document
  

Office Locations & Contacts

National Insurance Scheme
Address: 14 National Heroes Circle Kingston 4 Jamaica
Tel: 876-922-8000 0r 888-991-2089
Email: [email protected]
Website: Link
NIS parish offices: Link
Offices and contact details: Link

National Insurance Fund
Address: 40 Knutsford Boulevard, Kingston 5, Jamaica, West Indies
Tel: (876) 908-0025
Tel: (876) 908-0019 -21
Fax: (876) 908-0028

Eligibility

Individuals or Companies are eligible to apply when advising the NIS of the closure of a company

Fees

The application is free

Validity

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Documents to Use

Employer's Closure Advice application form: Link

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Required Information

• Employer’s reference number
• Business name
• Post office
• Parish
• Proprietor managing director
• Date of registration
• Closure date
• Reason for closure
  

Need for the Document

This application is important for advising the NIS of the closureof a company so that the NIS is well informed that the company no longer exits

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External Links

NIS: Link

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