Turks and Caicos bill swaps investor PR for 25-year permits

The Turks and Caicos Islands Government is proposing to replace its investment-based routes to permanent residence with a renewable 25-year Long Term Residence Permit for qualifying investors, The SUN TCI reported on 19 October. Deputy Premier and Immigration Minister Jamell Robinson set out the plan in his parliamentary presentation of the Immigration Bill 2026, which he tabled on 23 September.

Permit holders would not be eligible for permanent residence or for the proposed Residence and Employment Rights Certificate, and the permit would not confer Turks and Caicos Islander status. It could be revoked if the qualifying investment is not maintained. Existing permanent residence certificates would be preserved by transitional provisions. Robinson has ruled out citizenship by investment, telling The SUN in May that there is none in the bill.

Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos and North Caicos would have lower thresholds than Providenciales, but the new amounts are to be set by regulation and have not been published. Under the current rules, the residential property route starts at US$300,000 on those five islands and US$1 million on Providenciales (as of 19 October 2026, per The SUN TCI).

TC Weekly News reported that the bill would also raise the qualifying period for a Permanent Residence Certificate from 10 to 15 years. The bill is not yet law, and the outcome of the debate scheduled for 15 and 16 October has not been confirmed.