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Uk High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, John Dean, announcing new visa restrictions for Trinidad and Tobago nationals.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The British Government Wednesday announced that it is imposing, with immediate effect, a visa requirement for Trinidad and Tobago nationals wanting to travel to or transiting the United Kingdom (UK), including on short visits.
London said that this is in addition to established requirements to obtain a visa to travel to the UK for the purpose of work, study and settlement.
“There will be a six-week transition period until 15:00 on 23 April 2025, during which time visitors who booked their travel and obtained an ETA (electronic travel authorisations) before the changes can still enter the UK without a visa. There is also a transition period for passengers who are transiting via the UK to an onward destination,” London said in its statement.
There has been no reaction as yet from the Trinidad and Tobago Government to this latest development.
But, the British High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, John Dean, said the new requirement means that all Trinidad and Tobago nationals “must obtain a visa” for travelling to the UK.
“Trinidad and Tobago nationals will no longer be eligible to travel under the electronic travel authorisations scheme and those planning to transit the UK will now need a direct …visa. In any country, including the UK, security including border security has to be our priority.
“We…
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Author : london
Publish date : 2026-08-12 09:03:00
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