Dominica - Apply for Travel Permit (Emergency Permit)

Advertisement

Procedure

1. Go to the Immigration Department or the nearest Dominican High Commission/Consulate to apply.
2. Secure the stamps needed and other documents to be submitted to obtain a Travel Permit / Emergency Permit.

Advertisement

Required Documents

• EC $10.00 stamps*
• One passport sized photograph
• Birth Certificate
• Previous passport

Note: Stamps are available for purchase at the General Post Office in Roseau and at its branches.

Office Locations & Contacts

Passport and Immigration Department

Police Headquarters

Bath Road

Roseau

Commonwealth of Dominica

Telephone: (767) 266 5159

Fax: (767) 448 6204

E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]

Eligibility

Provide eligibility criteria's for going through this procedure.

Fees

Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Please attach documents which can be used by people who would like to follow this procedure.    

Sample Documents

Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.    

Processing Time

A Travel Permit is issued immediately upon proof that there is some form of emergency, for example if one's Passport has expired or one's Passport is in another country awaiting a visa.

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

• For Dominicans Abroad: if the passport goes missing or is stolen, you should report to the nearest Dominica Embassy or Consulate. The Embassy of the Commonwealth of Dominica will record the loss or theft of your passport and forward the information to the identity and passport service.

Required Information

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

A Travel permit or Emergency permit can be issued to persons who have had their passports stolen or missing in the event of an emergency. The permit though is issued on emergency cases to Dominica citizens travelling to English speaking Caribbean countries, except Tortola. The individual must provide proof of the emergency.

Information which might help

English Speaking Caribbean Countries

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands

Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_English_speaking_Caribbean_countries

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

• Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Web Portal: http://dominica.gov.dm/services/how-do-i-apply-for-a-travel-permit-emergency-permit
• Dominica Passports: http://www.dominicapassports.org/lost_or_stolen_dominica_passport/

Others

As a member state of the Commonwealth of Nations, Dominica Nationals abroad can also report to a British Foreign and Commonwealth office consulate or a High Commission if the country does not have an embassy for the British Commonwealth.