About the department

What we do

The department controls the entry and departure of persons at Barbados' ports of entry, processes applications for immigration status, and issues Barbadian passports.

Immigration status covers Barbadian citizenship, permanent resident status, immigrant status, work permits and training attachments, renunciation, student visas, extensions of stay, entry visas for non-nationals, special entry permits and replacement documents.

Where we work

Headquarters is at the BTI Corporate Centre on Princess Alice Highway in Bridgetown. Officers are also stationed at Grantley Adams International Airport, the Bridgetown Port and the Port St. Charles Marina.

This website

This site is being rebuilt so that every service can be completed online. Forms that are not yet available online remain downloadable as PDFs, and the requirements shown here are the same ones the counter applies.