Living here

Working & settling

Permits, residence and citizenship, and the rules for bringing your family with you.

First-time application, renewal, or replacement of a lost or damaged Barbadian passport.

$150 adult · $100 minor

Short-term and long-term permits for employers hiring non-nationals, and permit renewals.

$300

For non-nationals studying at a registered school, college or university in Barbados.

10 working days for clearance · 60 working days for the final visa

Stay in Barbados longer than the period you were granted on arrival.

$100

Settle in Barbados indefinitely, with registration as a non-national.

$300

Registration as a permanent resident under section 5 of the Immigration Act.

$300

Become a citizen by marriage, descent, registration or naturalisation.

$300

Give up Barbadian citizenship, usually to satisfy another country's rules.

$500

Long-stay permission for property owners, retirees and people of independent means.

$300

Replace lost, stolen or fire-damaged citizenship, permanent residence or immigrant status documents.

Two revenue stamps at $200 each

Free movement within the Community for qualifying CARICOM nationals.

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