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Student Work Permits

Is your student looking to apply for a work permit? If so, follow the three steps below! 

Step 1: How do I get started?

Read the Massachusetts Work Permit Overview to understand the requirements, safeguards, and state laws regarding permits and work.

Click Here to Read the Massachusetts Work Permit Overview

Step 2: What is required on my application?

  1.  Your employer must fill out and sign the "Promise of Employment" box on your application. 
  2. Your parent or guardian must fill out and sign on the second page.
  3. The applicant (stated "minor" on the application) must fill out and sign on the second page.
  4. IF THE APPLICANT IS 14-15, their physician must fill out and sign on the second page. 
Click Here to Download and Print Out the Application

 

Step 3: What do I do once my application is fully completed?

  1.  The student will bring the completed application to Central Office (70 Low Street, Newburyport, MA 01950) AS WELL AS one form of official identification, such as a birth certificate, passport, or a driver's license/permit.
  2. Central Office will make a copy of the identification and create the permit. The student will then sign the permit in person.
  3. The application, copy of identification, and permit will be kept on file. A permit is only valid for two years. 

FAQs

Q: What if I start a new job before the two years is up? Does my original permit still carry over?
A: No. Once a student has a new employer than the one who originally filled out the permit application, a new permit must be filed.
 
Q: Do I have to schedule an appointment at Central Office to turn in my application and sign my permit?
A: Appointments are not necessary. Central Office is open from 8:15 AM – 3:45 PM, Monday through Friday. 
 
Q: What if I still have questions that were not answered here?
A: If you have any questions, please contact our Receptionist and Finance Clerk, Melissa Cody, by calling (978) 465-4456 x2000.