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Entering by boat: Turks and Caicos Islands

What to do to enter Turks and Caicos Islands by sea: the procedures, the papers to present and the ports where you can clear in.

Based on official sources, checked on 28 October 2026.

Before you arrive

  • Notify the authorities 24 hours before arrival.
  • Online procedure: SailClear (avis d'arrivée et de départ, obligatoire depuis février 2023) — sailclear.com

The steps

  1. 24 h before: arrival notice on SailClear (vessel, crew, animals, firearms).
  2. Fly the Q flag and go straight to a port of entry; nobody goes ashore before clearance.
  3. Show passports and vessel papers; pay USD 50 and, to stay longer than 7 days, the cruising permit (USD 300, 90 days).
  4. Before leaving: SailClear departure notice and outbound clearance (USD 50).

Papers to have on board

  • Passports for the whole crew
  • Visas, if your nationality requires them
  • Crew list
  • Boat papers (registration certificate)
  • Outward clearance from the previous country
  • Papers for animals on board

Good to know

  • SailClear notice at least 24 h before arrival AND before departure; leaving without clearance is an offence.
  • Fees: USD 50 inbound, USD 50 outbound, cruising permit USD 300 for 90 days; overtime outside office hours.
  • Customs and immigration are combined in the TCI Border Force.
  • The South Dock office (Provo) is inside a commercial port, hard to reach by dinghy: cruisers suggest South Side Marina.

Ports of entry

The ports where you can clear in, and the services available there.

Grand Turk

Providenciales

South Caicos

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Sources

This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.