Apply For Anguilla Passport

Organization : Government of Anguilla
Type of Facility : Anguilla Passport
Country: Anguilla

Website : http://www.gov.ai/passport.php

Anguilla Passport :

The Anguilla Passport Office issues the Anguilla (BOTC) Passport and allows British Citizen Passports to be obtained as well.

Related : Anguilla Permanent Residence/ Resident Stamp Application : www.statusin.org/10165.html

Requirements for applications:
Below is a list of documents to be submitted with applications. Documents to be submitted may vary depending on the situation of the applicant and must be original.
** Birth Certificate
** Mother’s Birth Certificate – If applicant was born after 31-Dec-1982 or born in St Kitts
** Father’s Birth Certificate
** Naturalisation Certificate
** Registration Certificate
** Marriage Certificate
** Parent’s Marriage Certificate
** 2 Passport size Photos
** Old/Current Passport

Fees:
The Fees for a British Citizen Passport as of April 1st, 2007 are as follows:
** Adult regular 32pg passport – £119.00
** Adult Jumbo 48pg passport – £144.00
** Children under 16 32pg passport – £76.00

The fees are paid by bank draft made payable to The Foreign & Commonwealth Office. A local Administrative Fee of EC$40.00 will also be collected. The fee for Anguilla (BOTC) Passports is EC$100.00 and is payable at the time of application.

Persons are urged to apply for new passports well in advance of any planned travel date. At least 15 working days must be allowed for the processing of a BOTC (Anguilla) passport application and at least six (6) weeks must be allowed for the processing of a British Citizen passport application.

Any questions or inquiries should be directed to the Anguilla Passport Office:
Telephone: (264) 497 7394
Fax: (264) 497 2751
Hours: 8:00 am – 2:00 pm daily

Naturalisation Tips :
1. Ensure application form is completely filled out, signed and dated.

2. All original documents must be submitted along with one copy of each document. Documents in a foreign language must be accompanied by certified translations by a translator approved by chambers.

3. Answer questions on application form honestly as all information provided is checked for veracity.

4. Dishonest answers and documents will prejudice your application. Additionally, should your dishonesty be discovered after your application has been approved, you naturalisation may be revoked.

5. Your application for naturalisation will not be considered unless—(a) :
(i) you have had Belonger Status for at least one (1) year prior to your naturalisation application. If your Belonger Status is based on your marriage to a British Overseas Territories Citizen (BOTC) (Anguilla), the one-year waiting period does not apply; OR

(ii) you have had Permanent Resident Status for at least one (1) year immediately preceding the consideration of your application. For example, if Permanent Resident Status was granted to you on 12 April 2003, your application will not be considered unless that status had been renewed on 12 April 2004. Note that you should not submit an application for naturalisation close to the date of expiration of your Permanent Resident Status because if that status expires prior to the time that your application is being considered, you will be required to renew it;

AND (b)(i) you have been resident in Anguilla for a period of five (5) years immediately preceding the date of the application; OR
(ii) if you are married to a BOTC (Anguilla) you have been resident in Anguilla for a period of three (3) years immediately preceding the date of the application.

6. The naturalisation process can take several months, if you are seeking to facilitate travel overseas, please submit your application way ahead of your intended date of departure. We aim to process applications within 20 months.

7. For those few persons to whom BOTC (Anguilla) passports were issued previously, but who are now required to be naturalised, you will not be required to pay the grant fee required for naturalisation, only the processing fee.

8. If you have any questions concerning your status and/or the need for you or your child to be naturalised or registered, respectively, please contact the Chambers for an assessment of your status. Each individual’s circumstance is unique.

9. Ensure that the section of the application form that requires you to list your absences from Anguilla is filled out in detail. We also request that you include any travel and any time spent off island including, for example, daytrips to St Martin / St Maarten. All travel must be listed in date order beginning with the oldest (ie. chronological order). This section will be utilized to determine whether you meet the residence requirements for naturalisation and will be checked to ensure the veracity of the information provided.

10. Applications for registration of children must be accompanied by school letters from ALL the schools they have attended in Anguilla.