“Men of Grand Turk” an established civic group met recently at the L.I.F.E. Center on Old Airport Road Grand Turk to discuss the Pathway to Citizenship.
Those sessions were chaired by Royal Robinson and Herbert Been where a signing drive hosted in the Kishco Parking Lot Grand Turk on February16th, with a goal of collecting 400 signatures in Grand Turk collected just over 350 signatures.
The following is the Men of Grand Turk’s proposal for acquisition of Turks and Caicos Islands status. It read in part:
There shall be one pathway towards Turks and Caicos Islander status, and that should be by way of being married to a Turks and Caicos Islander through the birth connection, having been married for a period of not less than 10 years continuously prior to application, that the spouse be of good character, has the ability to read and write English, pursue and pass a course of Turks and Caicos Islands studies at a recognized Turks and Caicos Islands’ Institution of learning.
Applications shall be made on behalf of the spouse by the Turks and Caicos Islander. There shall not be any ability to transfer Turks and Caicos Islander status by way of the person obtaining such status by way of a grant. Turks and Caicos Islander stratus by way of a grant shall have the ability of being revoked for infractions such as being away from the country for a period of 7 years and having run afoul of the law.
Unskilled workers should have no right to apply for a PRC. They should be given work permits for a maximum period of 5 years after which, they shall be required to leave the country for a period of 2 years before an application for another work permit on their behalf could be made.
Female work permit holders, on becoming pregnant in the Turks and Caicos Islands, shall be required to return to their country of residence before the third trimester of such pregnancy in order to give birth to their children. In the unlikely event that a child is born in Turks and Caicos Islands, a BOTC would be granted said child to allow him/her to travel.
