TRN and NIS for your first job

A TRN costs nothing.¹ Apply at the Taxpayer Registration Centre, 116 East Street, Kingston, or at any tax office in the island.³

The form is the "Application for Taxpayer Registration Number (Individuals)".³ You can also start it online: make a login on TAJ's website, choose "apply for TRN", complete the form, then sign it and send it in with your documents.³

Bring photo ID: a passport, driver's licence, or national or voter's ID.³ TAJ also lists a work or school ID, with your birth certificate.³ A photograph must be certified, for example by a Justice of the Peace.³

If you're under 18, a parent or guardian signs the application.³

If someone collects it for you, they need your letter of authorisation, signed and stamped by a Justice of the Peace or a notary.¹

Everyone aged 18 to 70 who works in insurable employment must be registered with the National Insurance Scheme.²

To register, fill in the "Application for National Insurance Number" and take it to your parish office with proof of age: a birth certificate or passport.² You're given a card with your NIS number and name.²

Your contributions count towards benefits for employment injury, sickness, invalidity, retirement, maternity for domestic workers, and your family if you die.²

Keep a PDF of each card on your phone, so it's ready when an application asks for it.