The following categories of wage earners are entitled to move and work freely in the Community:

CARICOM Nationals who are:

Graduates of all recognised universities in the world

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 {/slide}

Artistes, for the purposes of free movement of skills are persons, who are active in or qualified to enter a particular field of art with the specific purpose to earn a living. Such persons perform functions, such as, but not limited to:

Visual Artistes:

• Fine artist
• Costume builder
• Costume designer
• Fashion designer
• Set fashion
• Make-up artist
• Stylists
• Interior designer
• Textile designer
• Architects
• Landscape artist
• Graphic artist
• Print maker

Performance Artistes:

• Dancer
• Actor
• Choreographer
• Director
• Performance poet
• Story-teller
• Folk performer
• Puppeteer

3.    Musicians
4.    Sportspersons,
5.    Media Workers,
6.    Nurses
7.    Teachers
8.    Artisans with a Caribbean Vocational Qualification
9.    Holders of Associate Degrees or comparable qualification
10.    Managerial, supervisory and technical staff brought in by a Company under the Free Movement of Skills/Labour regime, in order to further its business.


If a CARICOM National does not fall in any of the above-mentioned wage earning categories, then he/she must apply for a work permit if he/she wishes to work in another Member State.