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Published: 30 March 2012

Foreign Nationals: If a foreign national residing or holidaying in Saint Vincent dies, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs upon receiving the necessary  information from the relevant local authorities (Health/Funeral Homes etc.), will inform the relatives of the dead person(s) via diplomatic notes.  This note is sent to the Embassy or  Foreign Affairs Ministry of the country of the dead person.

National:  If a Vincentian National dies in another country, all the relevant documents (health, travel etc) are sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who will then forward them to the relevant authorities. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Published: 30 March 2012

Foreign resident Ambassadors and officials from International organizations living and working in Saint Vincent need to have their driver’s license validated.

The drivers licence, two (2) photographs and the required forms  are completed by the officials and sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who forwards them to the Traffic Department and the License Office, for processing.

On completion, the driver’s license is returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for onward transmission to the various officials.

Published: 30 March 2012

Vincentian Nationals from time to time would have to be repatriated to Saint Vincent. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is informed via diplomatic note.

Persons returning to Saint Vincent after serving time in prison overseas will be issued with the necessary travel documents from the sending countries.  If Saint Vincent has a consulate in the said country, travel arrangements and documentation is done there.

In the case of Vincentian Nationals being repatriated after events like shipwreck and disaster all the necessary documents are sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and copied to the office of the Prime Minister which bears the financial cost to have the nationals repatriated back to Saint Vincent. Private families can also bear the cost to have families repatriated.