Turks and Caicos Islands - Obtain Investor Permanent Residency Certificate
ProcedureEdit
- To obtain an Investor Permanent Residency Certificate, you will need to complete and submit an application to Invest Turks and Caicos Agency located at Courtyard Plaza #2D.
- The Governor may grant the application if he is satisfied that the Applicant meets the prescribed requirements.
- The Agency will then vet and forward your documents to the Ministry of Immigration for processing.
Required DocumentsEdit
Investment in business:
- Completed PRC Application form. Note: If the Applicant intends to work, they should specify in the application form.
- Two recent passport-size photographs, one certified.
- Two Character References,
- Medical Certificate of Health issued within the last 6 months
- Police Certificate issued within the last 6 months Evidence of Good Character
- Business License
- Proof of Ownership of the Business
- Audited Accounts for the Business or an Unaudited Accounts, confirmed by a Certified Public Accountant showing how much was invested in the business.
- You are not required to provide proof of knowledge of the Islands under this category.
Note: Checklist of required documents provided on the application form.
Investment in a home:
- Completed PRC Application form.
- Two recent passport-size photographs, one certified**.
- Birth Certificate **
- Marriage Certificate
- Two Character References, **
- Medical Certificate of Health**
- A Letter from the PRC Applicant declaring that you have no intention to engage in gainful occupation within the Islands; you are capable of supporting yourself (and the endorsee) and that your principal home will be within the Islands.
(If the Applicant intends to work, they should specify in the application form) - Police Certificate Evidence of Good Character**
- Proof ownership of land; a copy of the Turks and Caicos Islands Land Register for example.
- A Certificate of Occupancy from the Physical Planning Department.
- You are not required to provide proof of knowledge of the Islands under this category.
Note**: Both the Applicant and the Endorsee will need this.
Office Locations & ContactsEdit
Ministry of Finance, Trade and Investment
Turks and Caicos Islands Government
N.J.S. Francis Building
Pond Street, Grand Turk
Turks and Caicos Islands
Telephone: (649) 946-1587
Fax: (649) 946-1498
Invest Turks and Caicos
Courtyard Plaza #2D
Tel: +1 649 338 4772
Email: [email protected]
Ministry of Border Control and Employment
Grand Turk
Three Degrees Office Complex
Airport Road, Grand Turk
Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies
Office of the Minister and Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Border Control and Labour
Telephone: (649) 946-2801 Extn 40709
Fax: (649) 946-2885
Email: [email protected]
Border Control and Enforcement (Immigration)
Tel: 946-2801 Extn 40709, 40710
Fax: 946-2885
Registration and Citizenship
Tel: 946-2801 Extn 41702
Fax: 946-1394
One Stop Shop
Tel: 946-2801 Extn 10605, 10606
Fax: 946-2924
Providenciales
Sams Building
Down Town, Providenciales
Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies
Border Control and Enforcement (Immigration)
Tel: 946-2801 Extn 81412
Fax: 946-4263
Registration and Citizenship
Tel: 946-2801 Extn 81438, 81440
Fax: 941-8847
One Stop Shop
Tel: 946-2801 Extn 81444
South Caicos
Basden Hill, South Caicos
Tel: 946-3355
Fax: 946-3355
North Caicos
Paul Higgs Building
Bottle Creek, North Caicos
Tel: 946-7375
Fax: 946-7375
EligibilityEdit
- requires the applicant(s) to have no criminal record, and to have invested in a business in the Turks & Caicos Islands to the value of One Million United States Dollars ($1,000,000.00) or more.
- the spouse of the Applicant may be endorsed on to the Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) which will permit them to reside in the Turks and Caicos Islands
FeesEdit
- PRC Non-Refundable Administrative Fee of $150.00,
- PRC Fee of $25,000.00, (PRC Endorsement of Spouse Fee of $200.00); and
- If you have yet to invest in the business in the Islands, a Certificate of Undertaking is recommended A Non-Refundable Application fee of $1,500
- If you have yet to invest in the construction of your home in the Islands, a Certificate of Undertaking is recommended A Non-Refundable Application fee of $1,500
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Documents to UseEdit
APPLICATION FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE CERTIFICATE
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