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==Procedure==
#To be able to apply for a work permit, an applicant must submit a [http://www.mfai.gov.ck/ici%20imm%2018%20-%20health%20form.pdf Health Form] completed by an approved medical practitioner. Please refer to the [http://www.mfai.gov.ck/attachments/section/3/Checklist%20-%20CIMOH%20Immigration%20clearance%2008112012.pdf medical clearance check list] to ensure the correct information is obtained.
#Fill out all appropriate forms and send to PO Box 105, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Address all correspondence to the Director of Immigration, Cook Islands. Please contact Cook Islands' Embassy or Consulate in the country you are in to know more about obtaining a work permit or other address where you can forward your application.

==Required Documents==
*[http://www.mfai.gov.ck/ici%20imm%2018%20-%20health%20form.pdf Health form]
*Completed application form

==Office Locations & Contacts==
'''Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Immigration ''' 

Address: 
PO Box 105 
Avarua 
Rarotonga 
Cook Islands 

Phone: +682 29 347 
Fax: +682 21 247 

[http://www.mfai.gov.ck/index.php/contact-us.html Email] 
[http://www.mfai.gov.ck/index.php/home.html Website] 

'''Embassies and Consulates Abroad:''' 

Cook Islands Consulate in Sydney, Australia 
8/8 Lauderdale Avenue 
Fairlight 
New South Wales 2094 
Australia 
Phone: (+61) 2 9907 6567 
Fax: (+61) 2 9949 6664 

Cook Islands Consulate in Monaco, Monaco 
Palais Majestic 
23, boulevard Albert Ier 
98000 Monaco 
Monaco 
Phone: (+377) 93.30.06.86 
Fax: (+377) 93.50.42.50 
E-mail: cookislconsul@unitex.mc 

Cook Islands Consulate General in Auckland, New Zealand 
1st Floor, 127 Symonds Street 
Private Bag 92-640 
Auckland 1150 
New Zealand 
Phone: (+64) 9-366-1100 
Fax: (+64) 9-309-1876 
Office Hours: 08:30am - 12:30pm , 1:30pm - 4:30pm 

Cook Islands Consulate General in Oslo, Norway 
Bygdy All 64 A 
0265 Oslo 2 
Norway 
Phone: (+47) 22 43 09 10 / (+47) 22 44 67 21 
Fax: (+47) 22 44 46 11 

Cook Islands Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey 
Yeni Parseller Sok. No.20 K Binasi 
Kat:4-5 34805 Kavacik 
Istanbul 
Turkey 
Phone: (+90) 216 538 80 00-11 
Fax: (+90) 216 322 37 10 

Cook Islands Consulate in Los Angeles, the United States 
31 Lemon Drive 
Los Angeles 
California 90045 
United States 
Phone: (+1) (805) 322-3842 

Cook Islands High Commission in Wellington, New Zealand 
56 Mulgrave Street 
Thorndon 
Wellington 
New Zealand 
Phone: (+64) 4-472-5126 
Telefax: (+64) 4-472-5121 
E-mail: cookislands@cookhicom.org.nz 

==Eligibility==
Provide eligibility criteria's for going through this procedure.

==Fees==
Application for Entry Permit:
*For Non-Cook Islanders married to Cook Islanders or permanent residents: $10.00
*Others: $20.00

Issue of an entry or residence permit (including right to work):
*For Non-Cook Islanders married to Cook Islanders or permanent residents:
**Per year: $240.00
**Monthly: $20.00
*Others:
**Per year: $480.00
**Monthly: $40.00

[http://www.mfai.gov.ck/immigration%20fee%20schedule%20-%2011%20mar%202008.pdf Other Immigration Fees]

==Validity==
Work Permits are normally valid for one year. Entry and work permits may be extended on application for up to two (2) further one-year periods. The work permit may be renewed 2 weeks before the current entry permit is due to expire.

Work permits granted to an applicant would restrict the persons employment to a particular employer.

Once the employment contract ceases or is terminated, the employer must inform MFAI of the departure arrangements for the employee and any family members. The employee must return to their country of nationality and the employer is ultimately held responsible for the cost of repatriating the worker, including family members;

Transfer of employment to a new employer may be considered provided the sponsoring (or an employer approved to take over responsibility) gives consent in writing.

Employers wishing to extend a foreign workers employment beyond three years must justify why a foreign worker is still required, and provide satisfactory evidence that steps have been taken to train a local person for the position.

==Documents to Use==
*[http://www.mfai.gov.ck/ici%20imm%2018%20-%20health%20form.pdf Health form]
*[http://www.mfai.gov.ck/attachments/section/3/Checklist%20-%20CIMOH%20Immigration%20clearance%2008112012.pdf Medical clearance check list]
*[http://www.mfai.gov.ck/029_work-permit.pdf Work Permit Application Form]
*[http://www.mfai.gov.ck/029_extension-work-permit.pdf Extension of Work Permit]

==Sample Documents==
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

==Processing Time==
Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.

==Related Videos==
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M".

==Instructions==
Those who are planning to obtain a work permit must apply from outside the Cook Islands. Police and medical reports must be submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration (MFAI) together with an application for an entry and work permits

==Required Information==
*Applicant's name
*Present address
*Date of arrival in the Cook Islands
*Date the Permit Expires
*Gender
*Date of Birth
*Nationality
*Passport No. and Date of Expiry
*Ticket or Bond Held
*Proposed Employer
*Position Proposed
*Work to be under taken in that position
*Proposed address
*If married: details about the applicant's spouse

==Need for the Document==
Following are procedures on how you can apply for a work permit in Cook Islands.

==Information which might help==
'''Authority to travel to the Cook Islands'''

An authority to travel to Cook Islands may be issued to non-Cook Islanders needing to travel to the Cook Islands on a single journey ticket for employment purposes.

Employees whose passports are valid for less than six (6) months beyond the intended period of stay in the Cook Islands may seek authority to travel to the Cook Islands from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Avarua, Rarotonga.

==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

==External Links==
*Cook Islands Foreign Affairs and Immigration Department:
:http://www.mfai.gov.ck/index.php/immigration/work-permit.html

==Others==
More information which might help people.

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