Paper departure and touchdown playing cards have gotten a factor of the previous like stamps in your passport.
Throughout the Caribbean, extra international locations and territories are coming into the digital age by organising digital platforms the place guests and residents can add their info to make their arrival and departure course of simpler.
Dominica is the most recent nation to have its digital immigration platform go reside on October 18.
The Uncover Dominica Authority (DDA) said that travellers arriving in or departing from the Jap Caribbean Island can simply go to the web site to submit their info.
After doing so, they may obtain a affirmation together with a QR code.
Submissions will be completed as much as three days earlier than arrival.
Tourism Director Marva Williams mentioned “by introducing on-line immigration varieties, we’re taking a big step in direction of modernising our journey processes and enhancing the general customer expertise. We consider this initiative will simplify entry into Dominica and showcase our dedication to offering distinctive service to our visitors.”
Listed here are the Caribbean islands which have on-line touchdown and departure platforms:
- Aruba.
- Barbados.
- Bermuda.
- Curaçao.
- St. Lucia.
- St. Kitts.
- Jamaica.
- Bahamas.
- St. Maarten.
- Tortola.
- Dominican Republic.
A couple of international locations have signalled their intention to scrap the paper system quickly.
The Turks and Caicos Islands is within the course of of making their ed card platform though no time-frame has been given for its implementation.
Trinidad and Tobago’s finance minister introduced the twin-island nation will launch its immigration portal subsequent yr.
Throughout his finances speech on September 30, Minister Colm Imbert mentioned the federal government has permitted the implementation of a digital embarkation and disembarkation card, which is able to give attention to knowledge seize that aligns with worldwide finest practices.
He mentioned in 2025, a authorized workforce will work on facilitating the method by assessing necessities and figuring out the specs wanted for the net E/D Card system, reviewing related implementations in different international locations, figuring out the required legislative modifications and evaluating mannequin laws and business requirements to ensure that the net varieties meet knowledge safety and privateness necessities.
