North and Central America and Caribbean

Insurance

We recommend that you obtain comprehensive travel and medical insurance before travelling.  This should include suitable cover for medical evacuations.  You should check any exclusions, and that your policy covers you for all the activities you want to undertake.  For more general information see Travel Insurance. 

 

If things do go wrong when you are oversees then this is How We Can Help.

Consular assistance

The Turks and Caicos Islands is a British Overseas Territory; there is no British diplomatic or consular representation. The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force will assist with crime related matters and can be contacted on (+1) (649) 946 2299 (Grand Turk) or (+1) (649) 946 4259 (Providenciales).

You should take particular care to safeguard British passports as these can only be replaced outside the Turks and Caicos Islands.  You should report the theft or loss of a British passport immediately to the police (from whom a written report must be obtained) and to the Director of Immigration (tel:  +1 649 946 2801).  In an absolute emergency the Department of Immigration will be able to issue emergency travel documents (not valid for travel through the United States of America).

All applications for renewal of British passports from British Citizens resident in the Turks and Caicos Islands, who acquired their citizenship other than through the Overseas Territories Act 2002, must be submitted on application form SE/O4/01 to the Immigration Department, Grand Turk.  It will then be sent to Identity and Passports Service (previously known as United Kingdom Passport Service) for processing.

 

Registration

 

Register with our LOCATE [opens a new website] service to tell us when and where you are travelling abroad or where you live abroad so our consular and crises staff can provide better assistance to you in an emergency.  More information about registering with LOCATE can be found here.
 

Contact Details

 

Address:

 

Governor’s Office – Grand Turk

Waterloo

Grand Turk

Turks & Caicos Islands

 

 

Office hours:

GMT:

Mon-Thurs: 1300-1730/1900-2130

Fri: 1300-1730/1900-2100

Local Time:

Mon-Thurs: 0800-1230/1400-1630

Fri: 0800-1230/1400-1600

The Governor also has periodic representation in Providenciales at:

 

Governor’s Office - Providenciales

Hilly Ewing Building

Leeward Highway

Providenciales

Turks and Caicos Islands

Tel: +1 (649) 941 8604

Fax: +1 (649) 941 6111