Welcome to the Elections and Boundaries Commission’s On-line Appointment System Portal.
ONLY PERSONS APPLYING FOR AN IDENTIFICATION CARD FOR THE FIRST TIME ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.
The following categories of persons are eligible to apply for a National Identification Card:
- Citizens of Trinidad and Tobago, fifteen (15) years and over;
- Commonwealth citizens, fifteen (15) years and over who have resided in Trinidad and Tobago for a period of at least one year;
- Non- Commonwealth citizens, (15) years and over resident in Trinidad and Tobago for a continuous period of five years.
Nationals of Trinidad and Tobago by birth, applying for an identification card for the first time, will be required to provide the following documents at their appointment:
- An original computerized Birth Certificate from the Registrar General’s Department and a copy;
- An Affidavit and copy (if name does not appear or correspond with the name on the Birth Certificate).
- A Marriage Certificate and copy (if a married woman wishes to adopt her husband’s surname.)
- A Deed Poll (if names being used differ from those on Birth Certificate).
Nationals of Trinidad and Tobago, (other than by birth), applying for an identification card for the first time, will be required to provide the following documents at their appointment:
- An original Birth Certificate and a copy;
- A valid Trinidad and Tobago passport or Certificate of Citizenship or other documentation from the Immigration Division of the Ministry of National Security attesting to citizenship.
Commonwealth citizens and Non-Commonwealth citizens who qualify under the law to apply for an identification card will be required to provide the following documents at their appointment:
- An original Birth Certificate and copy
- A valid Passport
- Appropriate documentation from the Immigration Division of the Ministry of National Security, attesting to residential status in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.