About This Course

This module aims to provide Immigration Officers with a comprehensive understanding of the legal framework governing the following different types of legal status that an applicant may seek in Barbados: Citizenship, Immigrant Status and Permanent Residence. The module explains what key elements applications should contain, relevant legal provisions and Departmental practices. After studying this module you will be equipped with key knowledge on each form of the aforementioned forms of legal status in Barbados, equipping you with the right analytical approach and legal knowledge to assess the rights and obligations attached to each form of legal status. At the end of the module you will take an online assessment that requires you to answer multiple-choice questions.

Non-Immigration Officers will also be expected to study this module so that they are familiar with what the Immigration Officer does when they consider an application for legal status, but the multi-choice quiz that you will take at the end of the module will be different from that taken by the Immigration Officer.

Outcomes

By the end of this module, students will be able to:

• Understand and explain the difference between the different forms of legal status relating to Citizenship, Immigration Status, and Permanent Residence
• Understand the requirement needed to be shown by an applicant seeking each form of legal status
• Be familiar with Departmental practices on handling applications for legal status
• Understand the key legal provisions relating to Citizenship, Immigration Status, and Permanent Residence applications
• Understand the implications of each type of status for individuals
• Understand how applicants can progress from one form of legal status to another’ rights and responsibilities.
• Be able to articulate and apply relevant legal provisions from Barbados Immigration legislation to hypothetical scenarios involving Citizenship, Immigration Status, and Permanent Residence issues.

Module Contents

1. Introduction
2. Citizenship
3. Renunciation of Citizenship
4. Citizenship Process
5. Immigration Status
6. Required Documentation for Immigration Status Application
7. Permanent Residence
8. Required Documentation for Permanent Residence Application
9. Top Tips for Harmonious Working in the Citizenship, Immigration Status and Permanent
10. Residence Section
11. Assessment for IOs and Assessment for non-IOs