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Long-term work permit. A Barbados employer can sponsor a foreign worker for up to three years after showing that a willing and capable local worker is unavailable.

Free, with the law behind every answer

Long-term work permit

Employment authorization for the approved job for up to three years.

Who qualifies

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Do you have a binding job offer in that country?

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Time
The Immigration Department does not publish a processing period on the work-permit page.
Cost
BDS$300 application fee; final permit fee depends on the work category and duration.
The hard part
The employer’s proof that the position cannot be filled by a qualified and willing local worker.
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Citizens by 2034.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

  1. 2027
    First residence permit

    3 years, renewable for 3 years at a time.

  2. 2033
    Apply for citizenship
  3. 2034
    Citizenship
Time away
The full 12 months immediately before applying must be spent in Barbados, plus at least five years in total during the seven years before that. The Minister may accept the final continuous year ending up to six months before filing in a special case.
Two passports
Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.
  • A sponsored long-term permit can run for up to three years and lawful years actually lived in Barbados count toward the six-year naturalisation residence pattern.
  • How long the decision takes isn’t published; we allow a year.
The law behind these dates
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax
Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Have the employer prepare Forms C-1 and C-2 and its local recruitment evidence.Open immigration.gov.bb ↗
  2. Gather these documents.
    • The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health cover for the move
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