fp Turks and Caicos

All applications require:

• Fee
• 2 passport photos
• Evidence of good character — police records, reference letters from TC Islanders
• Evidence of good health — blood test
• Evidence that principal home to be in the Islands — letter of intent
• Evidence of capability to support self/dependents — bank letter

Category requirements:

Paragraph 3(2) (a) Self employment

• Held work permit as self employed for 5 years
• Resident in the Islands for 5 years Invested $500,000 (Provo) or $75,000 (other islands) in a business
• Actively involved in running that business

Paragraph 3(2) (b) Employment – skilled worker as defined in Schedule 8

• Held work permit as skilled worker for 5 years
• Resident in the Islands for 5 years
• Invested $200,000 (Provo) or $75,000 (other islands) in a business or home

Paragraph 3(2) (c) Employment – those not defined as a skilled worker in Schedule 8

• Held work permit as a skilled worker for 10 years

Paragraph 3(2) (d) Employment – unskilled worker

• Held a work permit as an unskilled worker for 6 years
• Invested $200,000 (Provo) or $75,000 (other islands) in a business or home

Paragraph 3(2) (e) Employment – unskilled worker

• Held a work permit as an unskilled worker for 10 years

Investors

Pre-qualification
The Regulations provide that a person who proposes to invest in a business, home or enterprise as defined below, can, if the Governor declares that the investment will benefit the social and economic development of the islands and publishes the declaration in the Gazette, be given an undertaking by the Governor that they would be granted PRC once evidence is received that the investment has been made.

This pre-qualification process is not currently available because of the moratorium on PRCs.

Paragraph 3(2) (f) Retired persons

• Has invested $500,000 (Provo) or $125,000 (other islands) in a home or business
• Does not seek to engage in employment

Paragraph 3(2) (g) Investment - enterprise

• Invested $500,000 in an enterprise in Provo where a development order was made by the Governor under the Encouragement of Development Ordinance or;
• Invested $150,000 in a Provo based Belonger business engaged in the development of condo or hotel accommodation or;
• Invested $125,000 in an enterprise on one of the other islands where a development order was made by the Governor under the Encouragement of Development Ordinance.

Paragraph 3(2) (h) Investment – not Provo

• Invested $50,000 in an authorized investment in Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos or North Caicos.

Paragraph 3(2) (i) Former Dependents [open to new applications despite moratorium]

• Applicant previously endorsed on parent’s PRC and is now 18.

Paragraph 3(2) (j) Assimilation

• Does not meet requirements of any of the above categories but “has become assimilated into the life and affairs of the islands” – for example owning a business, a home, own property and is an active member of charitable and voluntary/civic groups
• Resident for a lengthy period possibly on a Government stamp; or a residence permit(s)
• Young people here for the whole of primary and secondary education
• Those in islands for 20/30 years who may not qualify otherwise

Fee: $5,000 ($1,500 for young people who spent whole of primary and secondary education in the TCI).
Endorsement: No work restrictions or limitations

Endorsement of spouse and dependent children

Under Section 16 of the Immigration Ordinance a PRC may be endorsed as applying to the spouse and any dependent child of the holder ordinarily resident with him.

The spouse and dependent child(ren) will not be granted permission to work.