Source document
Immigration Ordinance, Chapter 5.01, and Subsidiary Legislation (Revised Edition, law as at 31 March 2021)
Has everything in it been taken?
CompleteReviewed 8 Oct 2026
Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
Revised edition (law as at 31 Mar 2021, 232 pp.) of the TCI Immigration Ordinance Cap. 5.01 (Ord. 19 of 2015 as amended), designation of ports, Immigration Regulations (L.N. 28/2016 as amended to 2/2020) with Schedules 1-7 (forms, visa-exempt countries, fees incl. work-permit fee scales), Exemption Order and Detention Direction. In scope: PRC provisions (Ordinance ss. 20-28: lifetime validity, revocation grounds incl. 2-year absence and failure to retain the investment, child endorsement to 19, Governor's refusal final), regs 12-23 (PRC routes with investment amounts, 60% local employment for business route, refundable fee except USD 1,000, 5-year retention, 12-month reinvestment, notification and annual report with USD 1,500 fine, exemption before 15 Jun 2018, endorsements incl. 11-year spouse endorsement, undertakings, designated public projects, investment PRC quota to be gazetted), Residence Permit condition B (USD 500,000 / 250,000 by island, 1-10 years), Home Owner's Permit (USD 300,000 home, 5 years), Schedule 7 fees for PRCs and residence permits, Form 5 (undertaking application, image pages read by OCR: capital minimum USD 300,000, offshore equity) and Form 6 (certificate of undertaking). Out of scope: entry control, API, carriers, work permits and their fee scales, offences (fines are general), detention. Image-only form pages 122-127, 131, 133-143, 154-216 were OCRed; apart from Form 5 they are residence and work permit application forms with no programme amounts (the residence form asks for annual funding bands less than $75-150,000 / 150-250,000 / more than 250,000, an applicant questionnaire, not a rule). No statistics.
What it supports
37 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Programmes (3)
Rules and prices (30)
- Home value required for a Home Owner's PermitHome Owner's Permit (a separate permit, regs 33-37): owner of a home purchased or built for at least this value; 5 years, renewable, no gainful occupationUSD 300,000Date not stated · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Home Owner's Permit
- Home Owner's Permit feeHome Owner's Permit fee (plus USD 150 administrative fee)USD 1,500Date not stated · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Home Owner's Permit
- Validity of a Home Owner's PermitHome Owner's Permit, extendable or renewable on proof of continued ownership5 yearsDate not stated · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Home Owner's Permit
- Investment in a home or business on the smaller islandsmain applicant (condition B); Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos or North CaicosUSD 250,000Since 13 Aug 2012 · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Investor residence permit
- Investment in a home or businessmain applicant; Providenciales or West CaicosUSD 500,000Since 13 Aug 2012 · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Investor residence permit
- Administration feeResidence Permit application, non-refundable administrative feeUSD 150Date not stated · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Investor residence permit
- Fee for adding a dependantendorsement of spouse or child on a Residence Permit, each, plus USD 150 administrative feeUSD 500Date not stated · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Investor residence permit
- Permit feeResidence Permit, investment/independent means route (plus USD 150 non-refundable administrative fee)USD 1,500Date not stated · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Investor residence permit
- Residence permit validityResidence Permit under condition B (investment): 1 to 10 years as the Director determines, extendable or renewable10 years (maximum)Date not stated · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Investor residence permit
- Penalty for late renewalrenewal applied for after the Residence Permit expired (renewal due 30 days before expiry), in addition to the permit feeUSD 250Date not stated · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Investor residence permit
- Home or business investment, parent of an Islanderapplicant with an Islander child who has lived 10 years in the Islands, the applicant 15 years, no criminal convictions (reg 13(2)(j))USD 250,000Date not stated · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Minimum authorised capital of the businessForm 5 (undertaking application), business: minimum authorised capital, inclusive of offshore branches; proposed total investment minimum $300,000USD 300,000Date not stated · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Property on the smaller islandsmain applicant; Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos or North CaicosUSD 300,000Since 2013 · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Business investment on the smaller islandsmain applicant; Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos or North CaicosUSD 750,000Since 2013 · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Contribution to an approved public projectmain applicantUSD 1,000,000Date not stated · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Investment in a home or businessmain applicantUSD 1,000,000Date not stated · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Property purchasemain applicant; Providenciales and other islands not listed belowUSD 1,000,000Since 2013 · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Business investmentmain applicant; Providenciales and other islandsUSD 1,500,000Since 2013 · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Administration feePRC application, non-refundable administrative fee (all routes)USD 150Date not stated · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Fee for adding a dependantendorsement of spouse or child on a PRCUSD 200Date not stated · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Non-refundable part of the feenon-refundable part of the PRC route fee if the application is unsuccessfulUSD 1,000Date not stated · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Fee for a certificate of undertakingapplication for a certificate of undertaking (private or public investment), non-refundableUSD 1,500Date not stated · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Certificate feeper certificateUSD 25,000Since 2013 · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Maximum time allowed abroadPRC may be revoked if the holder ordinarily resides outside the Islands for a continuous period of two years or more (unless authorised by endorsement)2 yearsDate not stated · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Holding period for the investmenthome or business used for a PRC under reg 13(2)(f), (g) or (k): no sale for five years from issue unless an equivalent sum is reinvested within 12 months; PRCs issued before 15 June 2018 exempt5 yearsSince 15 Jun 2018 · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Validity of a dependant spouse's endorsementendorsement of a dependant spouse on a PRC, renewable11 yearsDate not stated · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Time limit to reinvest after a salePRC investor who disposes of the qualifying home or business within five years12 monthsSince 15 Jun 2018 · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Maximum age of a dependent childendorsement of a dependant child on a PRC ends when the child turns 1919 yearsDate not stated · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Minimum share of local employeesbusiness route (reg 13(2)(g)): minimum share of employees of the business who are not work permit holders (or a lesser number the Governor determines)60%Date not stated · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Fine for missing annual proof of investmentPRC investor failing to submit annual proof of retention of the investmentUSD 1,500Since 15 Jun 2018 · TCI Government 2021Turks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
Timeline (4)
- Failing to retain the investment becomes a ground to revoke a PRC3 Aug 2018Rule changeTurks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Turks and Caicos investors must keep their investment five years15 Jun 2018Rule changeTurks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- New Immigration Ordinance and Regulations in force with investor PRC and residence routes1 Apr 2016Rule changeTurks and Caicos Islands · Permanent residence by investment
- Immigration Ordinance 2015 and Immigration Regulations 2016, with the Home Owner's Permit, come into force1 Apr 2016LegalTurks and Caicos Islands · Home Owner's Permit
About the document
What it covers Immigration Regulations (L.N. 28/2016 as amended): PRC investment routes reg 13(2)(f),(g),(h),(k); retention rules (reg 14-17, from 15 June 2018); quota (reg 23); investor residence permit (reg 24 condition B); fees (Schedule 7).
Notes Large scanned file (43 MB). Amounts printed "quot;; the Turks and Caicos Islands use the US dollar, and the investment application form in the same volume says "USD $1,500".
Source id tca-imm-ord-rev-2021 · accessed 2 Oct 2026