The Governor’s Office in Grand Turk is pleased to announce that biometric enrolment services for those applying for British citizenship are now available in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Biometric enrolment, which consists of a facial photograph, fingerprint and electronic signature, is the final step for those seeking registration as a British Citizen.
Before now, local residents applying for registration as a British Citizen had to travel to Barbados or Jamaica to fulfil the biometric enrolment requirement needed to complete their application.
The difficulty and expense of travelling off-island for biometric enrolment was challenging for most citizenship applicants, and, following appeals from the Governor’s Office in Turks and Caicos Islands, as well as by other Overseas Territories, the UK Home Office agreed to set up a biometric enrolment facility in the Governor’s Office, Grand Turk.
Commenting on this development a spokesman for Governor’s Office said, “Our hope is that this new facility will make it easier and cheaper for residents of Turks and Caicos to secure registration as UK citizens, rather than having to arrange travel to Barbados or Jamaica. This brings TCI in line with the options available to potential British citizens in many other countries and is a welcome development.”
Applicants will be contacted by the Governor’s Office once they have been informed by the UK Home Office that biometric enrolment is required and a date for enrolment agreed. Biometrics will be enrolled fortnightly at the Governor’s Office in Grand Turk, by appointment.
For more information, please contact Carmelita Rolle at the Governor’s Office at 946-2308/9
