CARICOM Skills Certificate

What does “CARICOM national” mean?

A citizen of a Caribbean Community member state. Simply living in a Caribbean country, or holding a residence permit there, does not make you a CARICOM national.

For the Skills Certificate route, you must qualify in an approved skills category, such as a university graduate, nurse, teacher, artist or skilled trade worker. The receiving country must recognise your certificate.

Trinidad and Tobago’s guidance lists these participating states: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.

A Skills Certificate supports eligible work; it does not automatically grant citizenship or permanent residence. Confirm the receiving country’s requirements before applying.