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The ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 will be jointly hosted by ten countries of the Caribbean islands. The combined region thus formed is known as Single Domestic Space. It is very important for cricket fans and tourists to have adequate knowledge about Caribbean visa. Travour brings you detailed information about visa for Caribbean, so that you can travel to the West Indies without hassles.
All the countries hosting Cricket World Cup 2007 are members of the Caribbean Community, or CARICOM. From 1st February to 15th May, a CARICOM Special Visa will have to be obtained for entry into all these ten countries.
This special Caribbean visa has been introduced as security measures for the locals and visitors in this region during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 in West Indies. Visitors holding the CARICOM Visa do not need to get into any other immigration legalities, and can roam about freely between the Single Domestic Space.
People visiting any of the following Caribbean countries require a CARICOM Special Visa during the Cricket World Cup 2007:-
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Barbados
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Jamaica
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
A few countries and their dependant territories have been exempted from visa requirements for entry into the Caribbean. Nationals from countries like Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, France, Japan, South Africa, and The Netherlands, do not need a CARICOM Visa for entry into the Caribbean during World Cup 2007. Citizens of all CARICOM countries, except Haiti, can also enter the Caribbean region without a visa for this World Cup.
Certain nationals have been conferred with a special legal status (valid on 1st February 2007) by one of the governmental authorities of the ten host countries. These people can enter the Caribbean without a visa, and do not need to hold a CARICOM Visa until 15th of May.
The cost of issuance of CARICOM Visa is US $100 or Euro 80. This fee will be waived in the following cases:
- children below 12 years of age
- cricket teams, officials, media persons, sponsors and their spouses and children
- non-accredited diplomats traveling on official passports
Visitors are not allowed to travel with pets within the Single Domestic Space in Caribbean. Tourists with the CARICOM Visa do not have the permit of working or studying in the Caribbean - work permits or student visas are required for the same.
The CARICOM Special Visa is valid from 1st February to 15th May for entry into the CARICOM Single Domestic Space. The following list has details of Immigration Headquarters of the ten countries that comprise Single Domestic Space for ICC Cricket World Cup 2007:
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Immigration Office
Radcliffe Street
St. John’s
Attn: Chief Immigration Officer
Tel: 1-268-562-1387
BARBADOS
Immigration Office
Careenage House
Wharf Road
Bridgetown
Attn: Chief Immigration Officer
Tel: 1-246-426-1011
DOMINICA
Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force
Bath Road
Roseau
Attn: Chief Immigration Officer
Tel: 1-767-448-2222
GRENADA
Immigration and Passport Department
Melville Street
St. Georges
Attn: Chief Immigration Officer
Tel: 1-473-440-2456
GUYANA
Central Immigration Office
Camp Road
Georgetown
Attn: Chief Immigration Officer
Tel: 592-226-4700
JAMAICA
The Immigration Citizenship and Passport Services Division
25 Constant Spring Road
Kingston 10
Attn: Chief Immigration Officer
Tel: 1-876-754-5249
SAINT LUCIA
Royal Castries Police Force
P.O. Box 109
Bridge Street
Castries
Attn: Chief Immigration Officer
Tel: 758-456-3702
ST.KITTS AND NEVIS
Police Headquarters
Cayon Street
P.O. Box 189
Basseterre
Attn: Chief Immigration Officer
Tel: 1-869-465-2045
ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
Police Headquarters
P.O. Box 835
Kingstown
Attn: Chief Immigration Officer
Tel: 1-784-456-1102
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Immigration Department
67 Frederick Street
Port of Spain
Attn: Chief Immigration Officer
Tel: 1-868-625-3571
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