Guide
Caribbean Free Movement
Can your citizenship simplify a Caribbean move?
Some Caribbean citizens can live and work in another participating country through regional agreements. The rights available depend on your citizenship and where you want to move.
About this guide
A move within the Caribbean may be possible through rights you already hold as a citizen. Understanding which agreement applies is the first step toward knowing where you can make a home and what you will need to arrange.
This guide brings the main regional arrangements together so you can compare destinations. Start with your citizenship, then consider how the available rights fit your work and family plans. Each pathway explains the conditions for that destination; the wider mobility report covers arrangements beyond the Caribbean.
Pathways compared
18
Countries covered
11
Four-country CARICOM full free movement
Barbados Free Movement Residence
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Regional Mobility Residency | Citizens of Belize, Dominica, or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | No | Support for the household; no fixed income threshold stated in the full-movement guidance | Yes qualifying relatives need their own documents and relationship evidence |
Belize Free Movement Residence
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Regional Mobility Residency | Citizens of Barbados, Dominica, or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | No | Support for the household; no fixed income threshold stated in the full-movement guidance | Yes qualifying relatives need their own documents and relationship evidence |
Dominica Free Movement Residence
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Regional Mobility Residency | Citizens of Barbados, Belize, or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | No | Support for the household; no fixed income threshold stated in the full-movement guidance | Yes qualifying relatives need their own documents and relationship evidence |
St. Vincent Free Movement Residence
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Regional Mobility Residency | Citizens of Barbados, Belize, or Dominica | No | Support for the household; no fixed income threshold stated in the full-movement guidance | Yes qualifying relatives need their own documents and relationship evidence |
No pathways match that filter.
OECS residence rights by destination
Antigua and Barbuda OECS Residence
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Regional Mobility Residency | Citizens of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Indefinite stay and work without an ordinary work permit; status must be recorded | No | Yes qualifying relatives; confirm local documentation and implementation |
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Dominica OECS Residence
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Regional Mobility Residency | Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Indefinite stay and work without an ordinary work permit; status must be recorded | No | Yes qualifying relatives; confirm local documentation and implementation |
Grenada OECS Residence
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Regional Mobility Residency | Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Indefinite stay and work without an ordinary work permit; status must be recorded | No | Yes qualifying relatives; confirm local documentation and implementation |
Saint Kitts and Nevis OECS Residence
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Regional Mobility Residency | Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Indefinite stay and work without an ordinary work permit; status must be recorded | No | Yes qualifying relatives; confirm local documentation and implementation |
Saint Lucia OECS Residence
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Regional Mobility Residency | Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Indefinite stay and work without an ordinary work permit; status must be recorded | No | Yes qualifying relatives; confirm local documentation and implementation |
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St. Vincent OECS Residence
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Regional Mobility Residency | Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, or Saint Lucia | Indefinite stay and work without an ordinary work permit; status must be recorded | No | Yes qualifying relatives; confirm local documentation and implementation |
Montserrat OECS Residence
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Regional Mobility Residency | Citizens of the six independent Protocol states, excluding economic-citizenship claims under the immigration definition | Indefinite stay under section 22(9); separate OECS work exemption | No | Each relative’s status must be checked separately |
No pathways match that filter.
CSME skilled-national routes
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Barbados CSME Skilled National Residence
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Regional Mobility Residency | Participating CSME nationals with an approved skills category and certificate | Recognized skilled-national residence and work after required verification | No qualifying job search is covered | Confirm the qualifying relatives and local documentation |
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Belize CSME Residence
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Regional Mobility Residency | Covered CARICOM citizens with a locally accepted Skills Certificate | Work and stay through recognized skilled-national status | No seeking work is covered | Qualifying dependents; local documents and verification required |
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Grenada CSME Skilled National Residence
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Regional Mobility Residency | Participating CSME nationals with an approved skills category and certificate | Recognized skilled-national residence and work after required verification | No qualifying job search is covered | Confirm the qualifying relatives and local documentation |
Jamaica CSME Skilled National Residence
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Regional Mobility Residency | Covered CARICOM nationals with a recognized Skills Certificate | Skilled-national residence and work; certificate verification and entry procedures apply | No entry to seek work is covered | Yes qualifying dependents under the Act with their own evidence |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis CSME Residence
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Regional Mobility Residency | Covered CARICOM citizens with a locally accepted Skills Certificate | Work and stay through recognized skilled-national status | No seeking work is covered | Qualifying dependents; local documents and verification required |
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Saint Lucia CSME Residence
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Regional Mobility Residency | Covered CARICOM citizens with a locally accepted Skills Certificate | Work and stay through recognized skilled-national status | No seeking work is covered | Qualifying dependents; local documents and verification required |
Trinidad and Tobago CSME Residence
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Regional Mobility Residency | Participating CSME nationals with an approved skills category and certificate | Recognized skilled-national residence and work after required verification | No qualifying job search is covered | Confirm the qualifying relatives and local documentation |
No pathways match that filter.