Resume rules in Grenada
What employers in Grenada expect on a Curriculum Vitae, what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for Grenada or a resume for Grenada: it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in English.
This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.
Law and practice, side by side
The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.
Photo: Optional
Optional; not standard practice for job CVs
What the law says: No specific law restricting or requiring photos on applicant CVs; work permit photo requirements (passport-sized) are separate from CV rules
Date of birth: Optional
Optional; personal information generally discouraged
What the law says: No specific law restricting or requiring date of birth on applicant CVs
Marital status: Uncommon
Uncommon; not recommended
What the law says: No specific law
Sex or gender: Uncommon
Uncommon; not recommended
What the law says: No specific law on CV
Nationality: Uncommon
Uncommon on CV; verified separately during work permit process
What the law says: Passport and proof of legal status required for work permits but no specific CV requirement
National ID number: Uncommon
Uncommon on CV; required only for work permit documentation
What the law says: No specific law on CV
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- Curriculum Vitae
- Language to submit in
- English
- Address detail expected
- Contact address typical but not mandated
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- Grenada Data Protection Act 2023 restricts processing of sensitive personal data
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- Data Protection Act 2023 restricts processing of health and medical data without justified purpose
- Other customary attachments
- For work permits: passport copy, police clearance, tax compliance certificate, national insurance certificate, two passport-sized photos
- Employer may not ask for
- Employer cannot request or process sensitive personal data (health, religion, etc.) without lawful purpose; discrimination prohibited
- Named statutes
- Grenada Data Protection Act, No. 1 of 2023; Constitution of Grenada
- Data protection regime
- Grenada Data Protection Act (2023) with Information Commission oversight
- Local language source
- English only
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. High confidence. Result of that check: Confirmed.
Notes: Grenada's data protection law is recent (2023). Work permit requirements include photos and police clearance but these are separate from CV submission requirements. No published CV format guidance found.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this