Media persons are persons whose primary source of income is drawn from media and media-related work, or persons who are qualified to enter this field. Such persons perform the functions of:
The following categories of wage earners are entitled to move and work freely in the Community:
CARICOM Nationals who are:
Free Movement of Skills is not a Right to Permanent Residency or Citizenship!
There are currently no rights regarding free movement solely for purposes of residency or permanent naturalization or citizenship. If a person wishes to migrate from one CARICOM state to live in another, he/she must still apply for residency or citizenship, in accordance with the laws of the host country.
The persons who are eligible for Free Movement of Skills / Labour must be engaged in some kind of legitimate economic activity in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy as either a wage earner or a non-wage earner.
Graduates, for the purposes of free movement of skills, are persons who have obtained at least a bachelor’s degree from a recognised university or a professional qualification which is equivalent to at least a bachelor’s degree.
One important category of persons who use the CSME for the purposes of engagement in gainful economic activity is skilled workers who work for a company or another person for a wage or salary or, who choose to work for themselves.
The term Free Movement of Skills / Labour is used to describe this category.
Free movement of skills / labour includes the right of a CARICOM National under Article 46 of the Revised Treaty; the Caribbean Community Skilled National's Act and the Immigration Laws of CARICOM Member States, without the need to obtain a work permit in the Member State in which he/she desires to work.