Organization : Ministry of Immigration
Facility : CSME Skilled Certificate
Country : Belize
Website : https://immigration.gov.bz/other-services/csme/
What is CSME Skilled Certificate?
A CARICOM National wishing to live and work in another CARICOM State should obtain a Skilled National Certificate. This must be presented to the immigration in the receiving country along with a valid passport and a police certificate of character.
Related / Similar Facility : Belize Border Crossing Card
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Holders of Certificates are given a minimum of six months stay in the host country until their status and documents could be verified. It is recommended that you travel with your qualification certificates and other supporting documents. Additional documents required if traveling with spouse and dependents include a Marriage Certificate, Birth Certificates, verification of relationship to dependents, Police Certificate of Character. The Certificate is valid for an indefinite period.
Who Can Apply For CSME Skilled Certificate?
** Any national of a CARICOM COUNTRY who is a holder of an Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral Degree.
** Persons certified by the competent authority of a qualifying Caribbean Community state as representing that state in sports.
** Musicians, artists and media workers certified as such by the competent authority of the qualifying Caribbean Community state of which such persons are nationals.
How To Apply For CSME Skilled Certificate?
Submit Application Form with the following Original documents and a copy of each:
** Birth Certificate
** Marriage Certificate
** Three Passport sized photographs
** Passport
** Degree/Diploma/Certificate
If all the documents are in order, approval is given for the issuance of the Certificate of Recognition. Processing time is eight (8) weeks
Note :
Non Belizeans are required to present a Police Record from their Country of Origin and any other country in which he or she has resided for a period of 6 months or more, if they wish to obtain an indefinite stay in Belize.
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Cost of CSME Skilled Certificate
All fees are in Belize Dollar.
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Application for New Skills Certificate | $225.00 |
| Dependents under the age of 18 | $50.00 (per dependent) |
| Dependents over the age of 18 | $100.00 (per dependent) |
| Replacement of Skills Certificate | $50.00 |
| Amendment, upgrade or verification of Skils Certificate | $25.00 |
Why have a Certificate?
** Holders of Skilled National Certificates are exempted from work permit requirements.
** Employers are free to employ Skilled Nationals without obtaining special approval.
** Skilled Nationals could live and work in any participating CARICOM Country indefinitely.
** Spouse and dependent relatives of skilled nationals would be entitled to move to the new country with the skilled national.
** Skilled nationals would be entitled to access to land in the host country for residential or business purposes.
Participating Countries:
** Antigua & Barbuda
** Barbados
** Belize
** Dominica
** Grenada
** Guyana
** Jamaica
** St. Kitts & Nevis
** Saint Lucia
** St. Vincent & the Grenadines
** Suriname
** Trinidad & Tobago
CARICOM Complaints Procedure :
A CARICOM national arriving in, transiting or departing a Caribbean Community Member State, and or seeking to exercise a right under the CSME, may have had certain experiences about which he / she wishes to file a complaint with the relevant authorities. The experience(s) may have been at a port of entry, after entry into a Member State, or both.