Immigration & Work Permits
Visitors, workers, and returning nationals can apply for and manage immigration status digitally, with clear guidance at every step.
What we’re building
Epics & the forms that make them up
Each epic below groups the government forms and services this theme delivers.
Work Authorisation
As an employer hiring foreign or CARICOM staff, or as the worker myself, I need to submit work authorisation paperwork online, so that I can start working in Barbados without weeks of in-person appointments.
- →Work permits – general & advanced (intra-company transfers)
- →CARICOM freedom of movement documentation
- →Skills certification service (CARICOM recognition)
- →Welcome Stamp digital nomad visa
Visitor Processing
As a visitor, student, or long-stay applicant, I need to complete my visa or permit application online, so that I'm not queueing at Immigration with paperwork that could have been sorted before I arrived.
- →Visa applications (entry visas, student visas)
- →Non-Immigrant Student Certificate
- →Landing permit applications
Status & Tracking
As someone waiting on a work permit or immigration decision, I need to see exactly where my application stands, so that I can plan my life without months of silence and uncertainty.
- →Work permit status tracker – real-time, no calling needed
Grounded in citizen research
User needs this theme meets
The needs below come from the 2,054-citizen survey and are what this theme sets out to address.
As a citizen who has emailed, called, or contacted a government service, I need to receive a response – even if it's just an acknowledgement – so that I know my message was received and I'm not left wondering whether anyone is going to help me.
As a citizen who has submitted a request, application, or claim to any government service, I need to check the current status of that submission, so that I'm not left in the dark, forced to call or visit just to ask "where is it?"