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Immigration to Antigua and Barbuda is regulated by the Immigration and Passport Act, most recently amended in 2023. [2] [3] For those wishing to become an Antiguan and Barbudan citizen or resident, one must first apply to the immigration department for an extension to their visa. In addition to standard documentation, one must also prove that ...
According to Bloomberg, St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Lucia, and Grenada have updated the cost of a passport. Caribbean nations selling citizenship to Americans due to ...
[12] [13] Due to the financial crisis, unemployment rose by twenty percent, and the reputation of the UPP government began to disintegrate. The citizenship by investment program was also introduced during this time, which resulted in heavy criticism and the dismissal of four dissenting senators. [14]
As of mid-2023, more than twenty countries had citizenship by investment programs. [3] These included five countries in the Caribbean (Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia), as well as Cambodia, Egypt, Jordan, Malta, North Macedonia, Turkey, and Vanuatu.
Ordinary naturalisation in Antigua and Barbuda can be obtained by adult persons of legal capacity, who in the 12 months prior to submitting an application resided uninterruptedly in the territory as well as for five out of the seven years before that period, [20] are of good character, and intend to be a resident of Antigua and Barbuda. [21]
Robert Allen Stanford (born March 24, 1950) is a convicted financial fraudster, former financier, and sponsor of professional sports. He was convicted of fraud in 2012, having operated an eight billion dollar Ponzi scheme, [1] [2] [3] and is now serving a 110-year federal prison sentence.
Mehul Chinubhai Choksi (born 5 May 1959) is an Indian-born fugitive [1] and businessman living in Antigua and Barbuda, [2] who is wanted by the Indian judicial authorities for criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, cheating and dishonesty including delivery of property, corruption and money laundering.
According to the 2001 Census of Antigua and Barbuda, 0.7% of the country's population is of Indian descent. [18] In August 2013, Antigua and Barbuda introduced a citizenship by investment (CIP) program which grants citizenship to persons who make an investment of over $400,000 in a pre-approved real estate project.