Brunei work visa and work pass

JIPK's Foreign Work Pass Division receives and processes applications for employment visas and work passes, re-entry visas for work pass holders, dependant visas and passes, cancellations and extensions of work and dependant passes. Labour matters, such as the Foreign Worker Licence (Lesen Pekerja Asing, LPA), the BUR 500 form, the licence to recruit foreign workers and the job order, are handled by the Labour Department before the immigration application.

For nationals other than Singaporeans and Malaysians, JIPK lists: an application letter from the employer or guarantor, the visa form, a copy of the worker's passport valid for at least six months, Form 23 with two recent photos, the original and a copy of the Foreign Worker Licence or BUR 500 form and the licence to recruit foreign workers from the Labour Department, the job order from the Labour Department, and the employment agency representative's card. Singapore and Malaysia nationals do not need the visa form but submit a copy of their identity card.

The employment agency representative first submits the visa and work pass application to JIPK. JIPK issues a work visa approval letter, which is transmitted by fax to the Brunei mission abroad. The worker then attends that mission with the travel document, a medical report and the related documents to have the work visa endorsed. After arrival, the work pass endorsement for a company requires the application letter, registration form, Form 23, copies of the visa approval and LPA, the medical check (blood test and X-ray) and the passport.

Renewing a work pass needs an application letter, registration form, Form 23, a copy of the LPA, a fresh medical check and a passport valid for at least six months. Changing employer adds the Labour Department's change of contract form and the old passport. Cancelling a work pass requires cancellation and confirmation forms in duplicate, the cancelled visa approval, the LPA, passports, a copy of the ticket and an identity card. Domestic workers follow a separate set of forms.