Application Form Revised 2015

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Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Levels 10-14, Tower C, Waterfront Complex
1A Wrightson Road, Port of Spain
Phone: (868) 623-6894
Fax: 623-2170
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.foreign.gov.tt
(October 16, 2015)

WARNING TO ALL APPLICANTS:
Any such person who makes a written or oral statement knowingly to be false or misleading is guilty of an
offence and is liable to a fine and imprisonment.
PLEASE COMPLETE FORM IN BLOCK CAPITALS

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION OF
CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SKILLS QUALIFICATION
Name: _______________________________________________________________________
Last name
First name
Middle name (s)
Gender:
Female
Marital Status: Single
Male
Married
Divorced
Widowed
Country of Birth: _________________________ Date of Birth:_________________________

Nationality: ___________________________________________________________________
Occupation: ___________________________ Profession: _____________________________
Category:
University Graduate
Media Worker
Artiste
Sportsperson
Qualifications:
Qualification:
Musician
Institution: (Name and Address)

(if done via distance learning state through which
institution)
Year
Passport Number: ______________________ Expiry Date:____________________________

Place and Date of Issue: _________________________________________________________
Expiry Date of Trinidad and Tobago Immigration Stamp:____________________________
Address in Home Country:______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Address in Trinidad and Tobago: ________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Tel No - (In T&T): _____________________________________________________________
- (In Home Country):_____________________________________________________
Email: _______________________________________________________________________
Name of Employer (Organization): _______________________________________________
Work Address: ________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Intended place of work (if known): _______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Dependents and Spouse

Name of
Relationship to
Dependent/Spouse Applicant
Date of Birth
Passport
Number
Expiry Date
of Passport
I, the undersigned, do solemnly declare that all statements made in this application are
true. I am also aware that if a Certificate of Recognition of Caribbean Community Skills
Qualification (Skills Certificate) is issued to me, I am only allowed to work in the category
for which it was approved.
Date ___________________________
____________________________________
Signature of Applicant
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Recommended for Approval
Comments:
Not Recommended for Approval
PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE SUBMITTING APPLICATION

PLEASE PROVIDE THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT AND SIX (6) COPIES
OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. Completed application form. Please ensure that one photo is attached to the form in
the space provided for the photo prior to photocopying.
2. Proof of Citizenship
3. Birth certificate
4. Birth certificates of all dependents and spouse
5. Valid Passport (for applicant, dependents and spouse) the pages with biographical
details, date of issue and expiry for both nationals and non-nationals should be
copied. Non-nationals are also required to provide a copy of the passport page with
the Immigration stamp showing approved stay in Trinidad and Tobago.
6. Marriage certificate, Divorce Decree or Deed of Separation where applicable
7. A valid Police Certificate of Character from the applicants country of origin and
from any other country where the applicant lived for three months or more
consecutively. (This applies to both Nationals and Non-nationals of Trinidad and
Tobago).
Applicants who pursued their degrees at institutions other than their home
country are required to submit Police Certificates of Character from the
country in which they did the degree.
Persons who left their country of birth before age sixteen (16) and have not
resided there subsequently for three months or more are required to submit an
affidavit indicating such.
For the purpose of this process, the Police Certificate of Character
remains valid for six (6) months from the date of issue.
8. a] Persons applying as University Graduates (holders of a Bachelors Degree,
Masters Degree and/or PhD) are required to provide university degree certificates.
For degree certificates which do not state the major or concentration, a transcript is
required. Applicants who pursued their degrees via distance learning are required to
submit a letter from the relevant local institution indicating such, along with the
degree certificate. Please note that letters will not be accepted in lieu of the degree
certificate.
b] Persons applying as Artistes, Musicians, Media Workers, or Sportspersons are
required to submit, in addition to relevant qualifications, the following documents:
A letter from the respective National Federation or Ministry which clearly

states that the applicant was registered in a particular field of art, music,
sports or as a media worker.
Letters from previous employers clearly stating the function the applicant
was performing.
2 copies of portfolio of work previously done (Where pictures are
provided, a brief description is needed); Portfolio would include samples
of work. NB: Portfolios are not returned to the applicant.
at least 5 invoices;
at least 3 references which attest to work previously done,
c] Where necessary, applicants must also register with the applicable Professional
Body e.g. the Medical Board of Trinidad and Tobago (for Doctors), Ministry of
Education (for Teachers), and any registered/recognized copyright organization for
Artistes and Musicians.
9. A Statement on Recognition from the Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago
(ACTT) is required for qualifications obtained from Universities other than those
specified in the Act (University of the West Indies; University of Guyana; University of
Technology, Jamaica; University of Suriname)
Please also provide the following:
1. Three (3) identical passport-sized photographs.
(a) All photos should be 31mm wide and 41mm high
(b) The chin to crown (crown is the position of the top of the head) should be 7080% of the vertical height of the picture
(c) Portrait should show a close-up of the applicants head and top of the
shoulders.
(d) Background must be white.
NOTE:
1) Non-nationals of Trinidad and Tobago are advised to apply for the Certificate of
Recognition of Caribbean Community Skills Qualification (Skills Certificate) long in
advance of the expiration of their immigration stamp and Police Certificates of Character.
2) Applicants should note that according to the Immigration (Caribbean Community
Skilled Nationals) Act 1996, 2(1), dependent member of the family in relation to a person
means:
(a)
a child or step-child under the age of eighteen years;
(b)
a child over the age of eighteen years and wholly dependent on that person
for his subsistence; evidence must be submitted in the form of medical
certificates or letter from the university, whichever applicable.
(c)
a parent and a grandparent wholly dependent on that person for their

subsistence; proof of financial resources must be submitted along with birth
certificate and passport of parent or grandparent; Medical Certificates if
applicable; sworn affidavit declaring that the parent/grandparent is wholly
dependent on applicant for his/her subsistence.
PLEASE NOTE THAT INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

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Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs

(October 16, 2015)

PLEASE COMPLETE FORM IN BLOCK CAPITALS

Marital Status: Single

Country of Birth: _ Date of Birth:_

Institution: (Name and Address)

Passport Number: Expiry Date:______

Dependents and Spouse

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Not Recommended for Approval

PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE SUBMITTING APPLICATION

A letter from the respective National Federation or Ministry which clearly

a child or step-child under the age of eighteen years;

a parent and a grandparent wholly dependent on that person for their

PLEASE NOTE THAT INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

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