Task Force in the Ministry of Border Control and Employment Resumes Full Operations
The Department of Immigration in the Ministry of Border Control would like to remind the general public that it is an offense to reside and/or work in the Turks and Caicos Islands without the appropriate authorization to do so.
The Task Force in the Department of Immigration, in exercise of its duties will apprehend persons found to be in breach of the Immigration Ordinances and who cannot show proof of authorization for them to legally reside and/or work in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Persons are therefore cautioned to ensure that their status is current and that they are in possession of proof of such status at all times.
The Department of Immigration and the Ministry of Border Control and Employment further reminds residents that harboring illegal migrants is a crime and such persons can face a fine of $20,000 on summary conviction or to a term of imprisonment of four years, or to both. In addition, persons acquiring status other than by birth that are convicted of such an offense, face the possibility of having their status in the Islands revoked, thereby making them liable to deportation.
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