Trinidad and Tobago work visa (work permit)

The service applies to any non-national of Trinidad and Tobago who seeks employment in the country, whether for gain or not. A person entering to engage in a gainful occupation for one period not exceeding thirty days in every twelve consecutive months does not need to apply for a work permit. The rules are set in the Immigration Act, Chapter 18:01.

Applications for ten or more people use the Application for a Group Work Permit, with forms WPGA 3 B (particulars of permits required) and WPGA 3 C (persons accompanying the employees) where needed; supporting documents are then presented at the Ministry with the confirmation code. The Ministry also publishes a separate application form for a Minister's Permit.

Individual work permits and extensions (one to nine permits) can only be processed online on TTBizLink. The employer registers a personal and then a corporate organisation on TTBizLink; work permit applications can only be made through the corporate organisation. Attorneys-at-law register with a legal practising certificate and a personal Board of Inland Revenue certificate.

The applicant completes the e-Work Permit application and uploads the mandatory documents, prints the generated form, has it signed by both the employee and the employer, uploads the signed form, accepts the terms and submits, and then pays the processing fee online or at the cashiers of the Work Permit Secretariat at Temple Court II, 52-60 Abercromby Street, Port of Spain, uploading the receipts if paying in person.

For help with TTBizLink registration, call the TTBizLink Help Desk on 800-4739 or email support.ttbizlink@gov.tt; for the e-Work Permit process, email eworkpermithelpdesk@mhs.gov.tt or call 624-7513. Workers whose country is not on the visa-exempt list also need an eVisa to enter.