ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

CITIZENSHIP: Citizenship is based upon the Citizenship Law of Antigua and Barbuda, dated November 1, 1981. (UKC-Commonwealth Nation). Automatic citizenship for:

Persons Born On or Before October 31, 1981 in Antigua and Barbuda. Outside the nation if either parent was a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda, and Citizens of the UKC with particular ties to Antigua, other than those listed above.

BY BIRTH: Child born after October 31, 1981, in the territory of Antigua and Baruda, regardless of the nationality of the parents. The exceptions are the children born to diplomatic personnel.

BY DESCENT: Child born abroad, after October 31, 1981, at least one of whose parents was a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda.

REGISTRATION: The following persons are eligible to obtain citizenship through registration after October 31, 1981: Person married to a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda at least three years and the marriage is still subsisting and such person is not living apart from the spouse. Commonwealth citizen who resided in Antigua and Barbuda for more than seven years continuously.

BY NATURALIZATION: No information was provided.

DUAL CITIZENSHIP: RECOGNIZED. A citizen shall not, solely on the ground that they are or become a citizen of another country, be deprived of citizenship, refused registration as a citizen; or required to renounce citizenship of the other country, by or under any law. The citizen shall not be refused a passport of Antigua and Barbuda or have such a passport withdrawn, cancelled, or impounded solely on the ground that the person is in possession of a passport issued by some other country of which they are a citizen or be required to surrender or be prohibited from acquiring a passport issued by some other country of which they are a citizen before being issued a passport of Antigua and Barbuda or as a condition of retaining such a passport.

LOSS OF CITIZENSHIP:

VOLUNTARY: Voluntary renunciation of Antiguan and Barbudan citizenship is permitted by Parliament. Contact the Embassy for details and required paperwork.

INVOLUNTARY: The following are grounds for involuntary loss of naturalized Antiguan and Barbudan citizenship: Person obtains citizenship through fraud or false statement. Person is convicted of sedition or treason against Antigua and Barbuda.

ANTIGUA and BARBUDA - Known as the Land of 365 Beaches, Antigua and Barbuda hoisted its flag for the first time in 1967. This Caribbean flag is rectangular in shape and composed of an inverted triangle filled with horizontal stripes of black, blue and white on a red background. A rising sun is centered on the black stripe to represent the dawn of a new era, and its seven points stand for the island of Barbuda and Antigua’s six parishes. Black symbolizes the island’s African descendants, blue represents hope and the Caribbean Sea, while the red is for the vibrant energy of the people. The V-shape of the triangle symbolizes victory.