Success for 20,242 migrants

At least 20,000 migrants seeking to legally reside and work in Trinidad and Tobago have been recommended to receive Migrant Registration Framework (MRF) cards and minister’s permits following the registration process that began nine months ago.

The Ministry of Homeland Security yesterday confirmed the third phase of the process that involves payment and document collection which will begin on November 1.

As the first phase of the registration effort which allowed undocumented migrants to participate via an online portal closed in February, the ministry had indicated that it had received 29,276 applications from more than 60 nationalities.