No. of 2021 Immigration (Amendment) Bill Saint Christopher
2021 and Nevis
SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS
No. of 2021
A BILL to amend the Immigration Act, Cap. 6.02.
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the National Assembly of Saint Christopher and Nevis and by the authority of the same as follows:
1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Immigration (Amendment) Act, 2021.
2. Interpretation.
In this Act, “Act” means the Immigration Act, Cap. 6.02.
3. Amendment of section 5.
The Act is amended in section 5 by inserting a new paragraph 5 (2) (b) (iv) as follows
“(iv) is in employment on a full-time basis in a country other than Saint Christopher and Nevis and wishes to work remotely in Saint Christopher and Nevis for a maximum period of twelve months;”.
4. Amendment of section 6.
The Act is amended in section 6 by
- in paragraph (f), replacing the full stop with a semicolon;
- inserting a new paragraph (g) immediately following paragraph (f) as follows
“(g) digital resident.”.
- inserting new subsections (6) and (7) as follows
“(6) Subject to the provisions of this Act and Regulations made under this Act a person may, on application made to the Minister in the form set out in the Eighth Schedule, be granted permission to become a digital resident of Saint Christopher and Nevis, if he or she satisfies the requirements specified in subsection (7) and the Eighth Schedule.
(7) The person referred to in subsection (6) shall be a person who
(a) wishes to work remotely in Saint Christopher and Nevis for a maximum period of twelve months and
(i) who is employed on a full-time basis in a country other than Saint Christopher and Nevis; and
(ii) who is employed by a company registered and operating outside of Saint Christopher and Nevis;
(b) is not a citizen, an approved CARICOM citizen or a citizen of a Protocol Member State;
(c) is dependent on a principal applicant under this subsection.
5. Amendment of section 14.
The Act is amended in section 14 by inserting a new subsection (9) as follows
“(9) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, a digital resident, as long as such a person is not a prohibited person, shall be permitted to enter and remain in Saint Christopher and Nevis for a period of twelve months.”.
EIGHTH SCHEDULE
(section 6)
PART A
Digital Residents
1. Employment of domestic workers
A digital resident, referred to under section 6, may employ a person who is a citizen of Saint Christopher and Nevis, or an approved CARICOM citizen or a citizen of a Protocol Member State residing in Saint Christopher and Nevis, to work as a domestic worker or support staff.
2. Application for Digital Resident
(1) An applicant for digital residence shall make the application online while the person is outside of Saint Christopher and Nevis, except that this provision shall not apply in respect of an application for renewal of a digital residence or any other case as the Minister may, by Order, direct.
(2) There shall be paid in respect of an application for Digital Residence such fee as may be prescribed.
(3) Any person being a Digital Resident, who contravenes or fails to comply with any condition subject to which the permit was granted, commits an offence.
(4) The Minister may, at any time
(a) modify or cancel any condition specified in; or
(b) revoke, the Digital Residence.
PART B
Digital Residence Application Form
DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION & APPLICATION FORM
NATIONAL INFORMATION & COMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER
| 1) TYPE OF SERVICE | NEW REGISTRATION ONE YEAR | RENEWAL TWO YEARS | MODIFY (CHANGE) CONTACT THREE YEARS | |||
Please fill in this application form carefully and make sure that you provide correct, complete and accurate information. By registering the Domain Name(s) listed here in the application form you will be entering into a registrant agreement with Knnic.
| 2) APPLICANT DETAILS (MANDATORY) | ||||
| Company Name: | Address CountrySt. Kitts | |||
| Contact Person: | Email: | PO Box: | ||
| Address Street: | ZIP Code: | |||
| Address City: | Phone/Mobile: | |||
| Address State: | Fax: | |||
| 3) ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT (MANDARTORY) | ||
| Name: | Address Country: St. Kitts | |
| Email: | P.O.Box: | |
| Address Street: | ZIP Code: | |
| Address City: | Phone/Mobile: | |
| Address State: St Kitts | Fax: |
| 4) TECHNICAL CONTACT (OPTIONAL) | ||
| Name: | Address Country: St Kitts | |
| Email: | PO Box: | |
| Address Street: | ZIP Code: | |
| Address City: | Phone/Mobile: | |
| Address State: | Fax: |
| 5) BILLING CONTACT (OPTIONAL) | ||
| Name: | Address Country: | |
| Email: | PO Box: | |
| Address Street: | ZIP Code: | |
| Address City: Basseterre | Phone/Mobile: | |
| Address State: St Kitts | Fax: |
| 6) NAME SERVER DETAILS (OPTIONAL) | |
| Primary Server Name: | |
| Host Name: | IP Address: |
| Secondary Server Name: | |
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| 7) | REQUIRED DOMAIN NAME (S) | ||
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| 3) | 6) | 9) |
DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION & APPLICATION FORM
NATIONAL INFORMATION & COMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER
| PAYMENT DETAILS (PLEASE ENCLOSE FULL PAYMENT, ALL PRICES ARE IN US DOLLARS) |
| OVERSEAS DETAILS (PLEASE FIND THE ATTACHED INFORMATION FOR THE WIRE TRANSFER) |
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| CASH __________________________ X CHEQUE ___________________________ TRANSFER VOUCHER ______________________________ |
| REGISTRANT OR REPR | ESENTATIVE (IF APPLICABLE) |
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| Address: | |
| Trade License #: | Date: |
By submitting this application for a domain name, you hereby confirm that you are eligible to hold the domain name set out in the application, and that all information provided in this application is true, complete and correct, and is not misleading in any way. If any information is later found not to be true, or is incomplete, incorrect, or misleading in any way, or if you have submitted this application in bad faith, the domain name licence shall be cancelled and you shall permanently lose the use of the domain name. Also you agree to the terms & conditions attached with this application form and / or available on web site at http://www.nic.kn.
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- MICHAEL PERKINS
Speaker
Passed by the National Assembly this day of , 2021.
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SONIA BODDIE-THOMPSON
Clerk of the National Assembly
