You are eligible if you have acquired status:

• As of right (Through birth, adoption or decent); or
• By Grant (Marriage to a Belonger, BOTC and British Citizen Route and Dependent child of a spouse of a TC Islander).

• Applicant’s Birth Certificate
• Applicant’s Marriage Certificate
• Mother’s / Father’s Birth Certificate
• Applicant’s Adoption Certificate (where applicable)
• Applicant’s Divorce Certificate (where applicable)
• Applicant’s Belonger Certificate
• Applicant’s Husband’s/Wife’s Birth Certificate
• Two certified passport sized photographs of applicant
• Applicant’s Naturalization/Registration Certificate
• Evidence of Residence in the islands (where applicable)

The first National TCI Status card is free of charge.

The standard approval process time is 2 weeks. However, the time frame may vary depending on the case.

Application forms are available at the Customer Service Centers in Grand Turk and Providenciales. Or you may CLICK HERE

If damaged, you must complete and submit the following:

• The replacement card form,
• The damaged card
• Two photos (One must be notarized)
• The fee of $50.00.

If lost or stolen, you must submit the following:

• The replacement card form,
• A police report
• Two photos (One must be notarized)
• The fee of $50.00.

You may be eligible for TCI Status through marriage to a Belonger if the following criteria is meet:

• You are married to a Belonger
• You have been living with your spouse for at least 10 years continuously at the time of application
• You have been legally resident in the islands for a period of 2 years at the time of application
• You are a current Resident Permit holder
• You are of good character

• Two passport photos (must be passport photo size, with a white or cream background).
• Birth certificate (if not in English, must be accompanied by a translated copy into English, signed by the translator and certified by a Justice of Peace or Notary Public)
• Police certificate (proving good character and issued in the last 6 months)
• Applicant’s ID page of passport (photo page)
• Marriage certificate
• Spouse’s ID page of passport (photo page)
• Treasury receipt for $1,650 ($150 application fee and $1,500 Belonger fee)
• Copy of pages from your passport (including exit and entry stamps) and Residence permit(s) or Work permit(s) or PRC or a Letter from your employer confirming employment and length of time employed
• Spouse’s National Turks and Caicos Islander Status Card or

Spouse’s mother and father’s birth certificates (if spouse born outside)

Spouse’s mother and father’s marriage certificate (if spouse born outside TCI)

Spouse’s birth certificate (if not in English, must be accompanied by a translated copy into English, signed by the translator and certified by a Justice of Peace or Notary Public)

Administration fee of $150.00 which is non-refundable and an application fee of $1500.00 which is refundable if the application is refused.

Application forms are available at the Customer Service Centers in Grand Turk and Providenciales. Or you may CLICK HERE

The standard approval process time is 6 months. However, the time frame may vary depending on the case.

You may be eligible for TCI Status by grant if the following criteria is meet:

• Applicant is the dependent child of a person who is accorded Islander Status by virtue of marriage to an Islander who acquired status other than by virtue of marriage.
• Applicant must have been born in the Islands to parents who at the time of their birth were legally resident in the islands; has acquired BOTC by virtue of section 15(4) of the BNA 1981; has been legally resident in the Islands for a period of at least 10 years and has attained the age of eighteen years.
• Applicant is a British Citizen who has been legally resident in the islands for a period of at least ten years.
• Applicant is a British Citizen who has held a permanent residence certificate for a period of at least five years.

Application forms are available at the Customer Service Centers in Grand Turk and Providenciales. Or you may CLICK HERE

Applications may be submitted annually, between June 1 and September 30.

The completed application must be submitted through the Customer Service Center in Grand Turk or Providenciales.

NOTE : Any other document(s) that the applicant deems may be helpful in supporting his application is welcome.

(X) = to indicate that the document has been submitted with the application.