Barbados permanent residence and immigrant status

An applicant setting up a business must provide a detailed cover letter on the nature and location of the business, the certificate of registration or articles of incorporation, proof of finances and proof of funds brought to Barbados. An applicant over 60 must produce evidence of means of support, income and property. The Immigration Department does not publish a minimum amount for either case.

Adults file three completed Immigrant Status forms certified by a Justice of the Peace or notary public (two for applicants under 16). Add the original and a copy of the birth certificate; if married to a Barbadian, the Barbadian's birth certificate; the marriage certificate and, after a previous marriage, divorce or death certificates; the standard medical report for those over 16, with X-ray reports if completed abroad; and a certificate of character from the police of each country lived in for at least six months in the past three years.

Also include four photos, one certified, letters from schools attended in Barbados, proof of qualifications, a letter of employment and a copy of the passport bio-data page. Certificates in a foreign language must have an official English translation. Originals and copies are submitted, except police certificates, of which originals only are taken.

Immigrant status uses Form A (Application for Immigrant Status and Non-National Registration), and permanent resident status uses Form A1. All fees must be paid when the application is submitted; applications are not accepted without payment. The Department's pages reviewed do not state the amounts for these statuses.

A foreign spouse of a Barbadian applies with the Barbadian's birth certificate and the marriage certificate. For applicants under 18 whose forms are signed by someone other than a parent, a notarised letter of parental consent is required, and if custody was awarded to another person the custody documents must be produced. A name discrepancy is resolved with an affidavit.