Trinidad and Tobago passport
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Trinidad and Tobago passports are issued to citizens of Trinidad and Tobago
for international travel; allowing the passport bearer to travel to foreign countries in accordance to stipulated visa requirements. All Trinidad and Tobago
passports are issued through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and are valid for a period of five (5) years.
In 2007, a new machine-readable passport was launched by the government of Trinidad and Tobago
to replace the existing passport. The new passport features the Caribbean Community
logo along with many changes to the images adorned on it.
According to the The Henley Visa Restrictions Index-Global Ranking 2010 which was compiled by Henley & Partners, the Trinidad and Tobago passport was ranked no.45 in travel freedom and visa-free access. Trinidad and Tobago was placed after Barbados (no.29), Bahamas (no.30), St.Kitts and Nevis (no.31) and Antigua & Barbuda (no.33) in the English speaking Caribbean. The Trinidad and Tobago passport also ranks 4th among CARICOM passport holders that enjoy travel freedom and visa-free access.
One can apply for a Trinidad and Tobago passport if you are a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago by either: http://www.gov.tt/citizen/service.aspx?id=%7B2E04811B-196F-4E69-9360-804FE15011A0%7D
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
PASSPORT
Model number (e.g. 2007B)
Passport number
The following printed material: This passport is valid for five (5) years from the date of issue, unless a shorter period is specified.
This passport is the property of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. Alteration, addition or mutilation of entries is prohibited. Any unofficial change will render the passport invalid.
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
for international travel; allowing the passport bearer to travel to foreign countries in accordance to stipulated visa requirements. All Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
passports are issued through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and are valid for a period of five (5) years.
In 2007, a new machine-readable passport was launched by the government of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
to replace the existing passport. The new passport features the Caribbean Community
Caribbean Community
The Caribbean Community is an organisation of 15 Caribbean nations and dependencies. CARICOM's main purposes are to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, to ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared, and to coordinate foreign policy...
logo along with many changes to the images adorned on it.
According to the The Henley Visa Restrictions Index-Global Ranking 2010 which was compiled by Henley & Partners, the Trinidad and Tobago passport was ranked no.45 in travel freedom and visa-free access. Trinidad and Tobago was placed after Barbados (no.29), Bahamas (no.30), St.Kitts and Nevis (no.31) and Antigua & Barbuda (no.33) in the English speaking Caribbean. The Trinidad and Tobago passport also ranks 4th among CARICOM passport holders that enjoy travel freedom and visa-free access.
One can apply for a Trinidad and Tobago passport if you are a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago by either: http://www.gov.tt/citizen/service.aspx?id=%7B2E04811B-196F-4E69-9360-804FE15011A0%7D
- Birth, and you did not relinquish your citizenship prior to July 29, 1988.
- Registration or Naturalisation (through approval of the Minister of National Security).
- Descent (you were born to a parent who was a Trinidad and Tobago citizen at the time of your birth).
- Adoption (you were adopted by a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago in Trinidad and Tobago).
Front page
The front page of the Trinidad and Tobago passport contains the following information:TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
PASSPORT
Model number (e.g. 2007B)
Passport number
The following printed material: This passport is valid for five (5) years from the date of issue, unless a shorter period is specified.
This passport is the property of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. Alteration, addition or mutilation of entries is prohibited. Any unofficial change will render the passport invalid.
Last page
On the last page of the Trinidad and Tobago passport, the following statement is printed:
REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago hereby requests all those whom it may concern to permit the citizen of Trinidad and Tobago named herein to pass freely without let or hindrance and to afford the said citizen such lawful assistance and protection as may be necessary.
See also
- Caribbean passportCaribbean passportThe CARICOM passport is a passport document issued by the 15 member states of the Caribbean Community for their citizens. It can be used both for intra-regional and international travel. The passport was created to facilitate intra-region travel....
- CARICOM passport
- Visa requirements for Trinidad and Tobago citizensVisa requirements for Trinidad and Tobago citizens-Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel:It is estimated that 91 countries and territories granted visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to holders of Trinidad and Tobago passports. 21 countries grant access to Trinidad and Tobago passport holders based on a visa on arrival system....