Rights by status

Read the row matching the status you would hold. Domestic citizenship rules remain country-specific.

TR

Skills Certificate holders (12 approved worker categories) can work indefinitely without a permit. Not a general residency right.

PR

No general bloc-level PR portability.

CIT

Citizenship + Skills Certificate = indefinite work rights. CBI passports explicitly excluded from full CSME rights.

Member countries

Open a country for its domestic naturalization, birth, ancestry, and investment rules.

Antigua and BarbudaBarbadosBelizeDominicaGrenadaGuyanaJamaicaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSurinameTrinidad and Tobago

Scope notes

Oct 2025 'Enhanced Cooperation': Barbados, Belize, Dominica, SVG now give each other's citizens full free movement without a Skills Certificate.