‘Govt must write persons about residency application’ – Donald E. De Castro
Speaking on his Straight Talk radio show aired on Wednesday February 11, 2015 on ZBVI 780 AM, de Castro said that very often persons apply for residency in the Virgin Islands and they get no clear answer as to the position of their application.
He said that many times these applicants hear that their applications were misplaced or could not be found therefore could not be processed.
"The problem I have with our local government, present and past, is for years and years people have been applying for residency and there are so many reasons why they didn't get, [such as their applications were lost or misplaced],” he said.
“My honest opinion, and I hope that you agree with me, is that the Minister and the Cabinet who are directly responsible should have the decency to write to someone that applies for residency after they have checked their application, and say to them we are sorry, but at this time we cannot approve your application for residency. However you can reapply in 'x' amount of years,” he said.
Further, de Castro said that it is his understanding that persons who had neither belonger status nor residency were naturalized. He was referring to a ceremony held at the Governor’s Residence on February 5, 2015 where some 48 people were naturalized.
11 Responses to “‘Govt must write persons about residency application’ – Donald E. De Castro”
You are wrong here. The Governor's office cannot do anything when it comes to Residency and belonger status. Ask Ch..no Ja..o how he get residence, belonger status and naturalization in three years and he is in this country less than the required time to apply for status.