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Report: Dominican Republic nationals problematic to VI

- Dominican Republic nationals rank highest of persons refused permission to enter Territory!
The 2011 Immigration Department Annual Report stated that residents from the Dominican Republic were the most refused than any country denied permission to enter the Virgin Islands. They had issues of providing false information to officers, fraudulent documents which included false BVI Visas and entry stamps and no return tickets. Photo: VINO/File
The Terrence B. Lettsome International airport was the port of entry where most visitors were refused entry. According to the report, there was a total of 168 persons from 25 different countries who were refused permission to land in the Virgin Islands in 2011. The Dominican Republic ranked the highest in 2011 with 31 visitors refused. Photo: File
The Terrence B. Lettsome International airport was the port of entry where most visitors were refused entry. According to the report, there was a total of 168 persons from 25 different countries who were refused permission to land in the Virgin Islands in 2011. The Dominican Republic ranked the highest in 2011 with 31 visitors refused. Photo: File
The Terrence B. Lettsome International airport was the port of entry where most visitors were refused entry. According to the report, there was a total of 168 persons from 25 different countries who were refused permission to land in the Virgin Islands in 2011. The Dominican Republic ranked the highest in 2011 with 31 visitors refused.
The Terrence B. Lettsome International airport was the port of entry where most visitors were refused entry. According to the report, there was a total of 168 persons from 25 different countries who were refused permission to land in the Virgin Islands in 2011. The Dominican Republic ranked the highest in 2011 with 31 visitors refused.

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In a blunt 2011 annual report from the Immigration Department laid before the House of Assembly on July 24, 2012, it was revealed that nationals of the Dominican Republic were the most refused permission to land in the Virgin Islands (VI).

According to the report, there was a total of 168 persons from 25 different countries who were refused permission to land in the VI in 2011.

The Immigration Department 2011 reported that for immigrants numbering in double figures being refused entry to land in the VI, nationals of the Dominican Republic had a total of 31 refusals to land. Dominica, a close second with 21 was followed by Brazil 16, United States of America 14, Guyana 11, Jamaica 11 and Venezuela 10.

According to the report, now a public document, there were a number of reasons for refusals including criminal convictions, providing false information to officers, insufficient funds, fraudulent documents, which included false BVI Visas and entry stamps, illegal activity and attempting illegal entry through the ports of entry.

The report made clear that when this happens it becomes a threat to public safety and national security. The document stated that most of the refusals occurred at the Terrence B. Lettsome International Airport. The port of entry at West End ranked second with respect to persons being refused entry followed by Road Town.

It was also revealed in the 2011 Immigration report that refusals at Jost Van Dyke, Anegada and Virgin Gorda have been relatively low and the trend seems to suggest that there will be very little change in the foreseeable future.

Dominican Republic a problem for the Virgin Islands

The report stated that the “Dominican Republic nationals have been problematic to this Territory for decades primarily as a result of economic difficulties.”

On page 17 of the report it concluded by saying, “it is evident that the Dominican Republic topped the list of persons refused at the Ports of entry. The main reasons for their refusals have been the lack of 1. British visas and 2. Return tickets.”

12 Responses to “Report: Dominican Republic nationals problematic to VI”

  • same old story (27/07/2012, 08:28) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    but dem man dem like dem spanish women so dem goin contiune to be ah problematic..lol
    • N/A (27/07/2012, 10:16) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      but dem man dem like dem spanish women so dem goin contiune to be ah problematic.... you sound so stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • George W. Tush (27/07/2012, 10:05) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    why you all picking on the spanish people?
  • gee (27/07/2012, 14:51) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    ironicallt dr marta ramirez is being celebrated in this very issue
  • Release (27/07/2012, 21:10) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    I say send all o them home!
    • La Mujer Del Velo Negro (29/07/2012, 12:42) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
      This is the daughter of a Dominican Republic woman and offcourse I wish the best for the Virgin Islands because we are all Gods children. We are gifted with intelligent hardworking Dominicans who are dedicated to help these Islands, for eg. Dr. Mirian Rodríguez Hodge who has more than 20 years helping all kind of persons with her knowlegde, doing free treatments and helping women who can't get kids get babies,We have Dra. Marta Ramírez of the public hospital, Dr. Aron that with the same help of Dr. Hodge they helped many people together. We also have the Ingineer Amilca with his high knowlegde he made the best bridge to go airport, Dr. Ángeles Rimer, Dr. Rimer ( Dentist ) , lawyer Nelson , Profesor Harrigan who aported alot with his education, he is a very respectable man, profesor Chichí Hodge one of the best profesors of the high school that on this very date he is (RIP), and much more of the D.R. Who has come to colaborate with there humidity and dedictation spending there best moments of there lives here trying to help and make a difference. Not because 1 2 or 3 persons don't have job everybody have to pay. Stop taking pictures of them poor men who don't have jobs for this, that the only thing they are doing is looking for the food for there family just like you did before you all used to go DR to cut sugar canes you buch of ignorants read ayo History so you all could know the reason why the Dominicanos in the BVI. They are also here finding there families like my grandmother did she came to look for her dad who left her in DR when she was young and that's how the mayority of the DR people living here because we are one family.
      • Prox (10/09/2017, 19:06) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
        Much.here used peoples in they ways so after don't need.then anymore put them away monkey
  • kkk (28/07/2012, 08:34) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    this whole immeration and labour thing is messed up.
  • jost van dyke massive (28/07/2012, 08:50) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Only 31? Seems like the return home or refuse to land laws are not being applied in the manner that they were intended
  • mmario (30/07/2012, 15:41) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    And the report said that - The main reasons for their refusals have been the lack of 1. British visas and 2. Return tickets.” Then the report is incorrect b/c one does not need a British Visa to gain entry into the BVI - Now if the report would have said a Tola Visa then i can agree with the report.


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