No, visitors do not qualify for registration. Applicants who are citizens of countries other than Barbados and who meet the residential requirements for registration and have been granted by the Chief Immigration Officer, either of the following:
Immigrant Status
A Work Permit (valid for six (06) months or more)
Permanent Residence
A Student Visa (valid for six (06) months or more)
CDB staff & dependants status (under the CDB Bank Act 323A)
CARICOM Skilled Graduate Status
Rights of Establishment
A parent who is over the age of sixteen (16) years or
A guardian who is over the age of eighteen (18) years.
The parent/guardian must produce:
child’s original birth certificate or a valid passport
and parent’s/guardian’s ID card
The documents, required for a change of information to be printed on the ID card, are as follows:
Change in Date of Birth – Birth Certificate
Change of name by marriage – Marriage Certificate
Change of name by divorce – Decree Absolute and Birth Certificate
Change of name for other reason – Birth Certificate, Registrar’s Certificate, Affidavit and Deed Poll
Change of Immigration status – Immigration Document
The photograph no longer bears close resemblance to the holder
The ID card holder reaches 65 years of age
The ID card holder has a change in date of birth or change of name or change in immigration status
The ID card holder receives a new work permit or student visa
The ID is lost, defaced or destroyed
Where the previous holder of an ID card has not had his/her Work Permit, Student Visa etc. extended but is issued a Visitor’s Visa, by the Chief Immigration Officer, the ID care will not be replaced.
A fee is paid for replacing an ID card which is lost, defaced or destroyed. This fee is waived for persons 65 years and over.
The fee for replacing an ID card which is lost, defaced or destroyed is $25.00.
On submission of the citizenship document AND the previously held ID card, you may receive a new ID card.
Yes. When being photographed for the ID card, an applicant shall NOT wear:
A hat, cap, shawl, scarf or any other form of covering for the head; or
Tinted spectacles or any other form of tinted eyeglasses.
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