What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?
The pathway leads to resident status in Trinidad and Tobago.
See recorded sources
- Act s.6(2)
resident status
Resident Status for Skills, Profession, Business or Agriculture
Trinidad and TobagoLong-term residence
Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.
What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?
Five years, or a shorter period of at least twelve months that the Minister may accept in the special circumstances of a particular case. The official source does not state when the qualifying period begins.
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Limits of the record
- The Act does not say when the qualifying period begins.
- https://laws.gov.tt/ttdll-web/revision/download/105942?type=act
for five years or such shorter period (not being less than twelve months) as the Minister may in the special circumstances of any particular case accept;
Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?
Periods do not count while the person is confined in a prison or hospital for mental diseases, remains in Trinidad and Tobago after a deportation order (unless the appeal is allowed), or is in Trinidad and Tobago under a permit.
See recorded sources
- https://laws.gov.tt/ttdll-web/revision/download/105942?type=act
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)( _b)_ and _(d),_ no period shall be counted towards the acquisition of
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during which a person— ( _a)_ is confined in or is an inmate of any prison or hospital for mental diseases; _(b)_ remains in Trinidad and Tobago after the making of a deportation order against him and prior to the execution of such order or his voluntarily leaving Trinidad and Tobago, unless an appeal against such order is allowed; or _(c)_ is in Trinidad and Tobago under a permit.
What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?
The residence must be continuous. The official source does not define which absences break continuity.
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Limits of the record
- The Act does not define which absences break continuity.
- https://laws.gov.tt/ttdll-web/revision/download/105942?type=act
(ii) has been continuously resident in Trinidad
What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?
Application is made in triplicate on Form 6 and permission is granted at the Minister's discretion. The applicant must have established, or be likely to establish, themselves in a profession, trade, self-operating business or agricultural enterprise and have sufficient means to support themselves and their immediate family; the Minister must be satisfied they entered legally, are not in a prohibited class and are of good character as evidenced by a police certificate. Status is lost after voluntarily living outside Trinidad and Tobago for a continuous year unless a ministerial exemption certificate is obtained.
See recorded sources
- https://laws.gov.tt/ttdll-web/revision/download/105942?type=act
**17.** (1) A permitted entrant who falls within one of the classes set out in section 6 of the Act and who seeks permission to become a resident shall make application in triplicate in the form set out as Form 6.
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persons who come within the following classes may on application in the prescribed form, be granted permission by the Minister if he thinks fit, to become residents
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(i) by reason of his education, occupational qualifications, personal history, employment record, training, skills or other special qualifications has established or is likely to be able to establish himself successfully in Trinidad and Tobago in a profession, trade, self-operating business or agricultural enterprise and who has sufficient means of support to maintain himself and his immediate family in Trinidad and Tobago; and
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the Minister shall be satisfied, _inter alia,_ that the applicant— _(a)_ had entered the country legally; _(b)_ is not in a prohibited class; and _(c)_ is of good character as evidenced by a police certificate of good character.
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is lost by a person— _(a)_ who voluntarily resides outside Trinidad and Tobago for a continuous period of one year, unless he obtains from the Minister a certificate in the prescribed form exempting him from the provisions of this paragraph; or
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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