Grenada permanent residence: requirements and fee

The instruction sheet is aimed at foreigners who have already spent time in Grenada: the applicant writes a letter giving the date of arrival, the purpose of the visit, the activities engaged in and why they want permanent residence status. Police certificates must cover Grenada as well as the country of origin and residence, and references must come from a reputable person both abroad and in Grenada.

The forms must be completed and signed before a Justice of the Peace or notary public. Add reference letters, police certificates of character dated within six months of the application, four passport photos certified by a Justice of the Peace or notary, the original birth certificate with one photocopy (or an original affidavit if the name does not appear on it) and the explanatory letter. Include a contact telephone number.

The fee is EC$275 plus a EC$5.10 transaction fee, payable to the Government of Grenada by international postal order or cashier's cheque only; the London sheet tells residents of Great Britain and Canada to send the equivalent. The application goes to the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Ministerial Complex, 6th Floor, Botanical Gardens, Tanteen, St George's (telephone 1 473 440 2255 or 2265).

A bank statement and a medical report are submitted only after the ministry has completed due diligence. The medical tests must be done within six months of the ministry's request at the General Hospital Laboratory: chest X-ray, malaria blood smear, serum creatinine, a syphilis test, stool culture and microscopy, HIV antibody test, Mantoux tuberculosis test and an updated immunisation record covering measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus and hepatitis B, with the immunisation card produced.