REGIONAL IMPACT: USCIS green-card return-home policy
A new USCIS policy memorandum requires most green card seekers to return to their home country to apply, with limited exceptions. For Dominicans on temporary US status seeking permanent residency, the change means leaving the country and waiting through Dominican consular processing. Jamaican immigration attorneys have flagged legal challenges that could draw injunctions, but mixed-status families should plan for extended timelines until courts rule.
(Source: Jamaica Gleaner, May 25, 2026)
REGIONAL IMPACT: US biometric exit rolling out
The US Biometric Entry-Exit System is now active at Lynden Pindling International in Nassau and rolling out across Caribbean origin points. The system requires facial recognition scans at departure for travelers headed to the United States. Travel through Douglas-Charles or transiting major Caribbean hubs will encounter the new procedures.
(Source: regional travel reporting, 2026)
Whit Monday observed
The Whit Monday public holiday is observed across Dominica with government offices and most businesses closed.
(Source: Dominica public holiday calendar)