Work permit ID cards to be issued to non-nationals in St Kitts & Nevis

Sunday, December 21, 2003

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: Work Permit Identification (ID) Cards are to be issued to non-nationals employed in St. Kitts.

The Ministry of National Security said the ID cards will be implemented from 1st January next year and it will become mandatory that each work permit holder applies for the ID card at a cost of EC$50.

The Ministry said that on approval of the work permit, the employee must complete the application form which the employer must return to the Ministry along with the work permit fee and the passport for the employee.

The Ministry will then advise of the time and date that the employee should report to the Inland Revenue Department to pay the ID fee of $50, append his/her signature to the conditions on the ID and have a photograph taken.

Information circulated to the employer said the employee will then be advised to collect all documents at the Immigration Department on a specific date.

The Ministry advised employers that an ID expires with the corresponding Work Permit, must be carried by the holder at all times and that there is a EC$75 fee for the replacement of the ID.

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