The Ministry of National Security has launched its new eVisa and eStudent Permit Online Portals, through the Immigration Division, for persons requiring entry into Trinidad and Tobago.
This portal replaces all previous and interim procedures put in place for this purpose.
The portals can be accessed via the Ministry’s webpages at:https://nationalsecurity.gov.tt/divisions/immigrationdivision/evisa-online/ https://nationalsecurity.gov.tt/divisions/immigrationdivision/student-permit-online/.
These portals will allow persons to make and obtain: Online applications for eVisas and eStudent Permits;
Online payments via Debit or Credit Cards (Visa and Master Card only); Real time acknowledgement of applications for eVisas and eStudent Permits; Application status tracking; and the Online issuance of eVisas and eStudent permits.
This online system will ensure a more robust, time-efficient and user-friendly service for persons requiring entry visas and/or student permits for Trinidad and Tobago.
The Minister of National Security, Fitzgerald Hinds, congratulated the Immigration Division for its efforts, in making this service more readily available to regional and international clients.
Applicants are advised to carefully review the Application Checklist on each webpage, to ensure that they possess all the relevant documentation and forms of identification in digital format, to apply for the respective eVisa or eStudent permit.
In addition, applicants are reminded that only the specified online payments will be accepted, with the cost for an eVisa and/or eStudent permit, being as follows: eVisa Application: Applicant Fee: TT$400.00, eStudent Permit Application:
Fee for CARICOM Nationals: TT$100.00
Fee for Non-CARICOM Nationals: $200.00
No cash transactions will be facilitated.