ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA IN TOP TIER OF RECENT HENLEY GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP INDEX

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA'S CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT PROGRAM HAS RANKED THIRD ON THE HENLEY GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM INDEX RELEASED EARLIER TODAY. THIS COUNTRY AMASSED A TOTAL OF 70 POINTS ON THE INDEX - THE SAME AS NEIGHBOURING ISLANDS GRENADA AND ST. LUCIA. ANTIGUA & BARBUDA GAINED PERFECT SCORES IN THE AREAS OF RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS AND PHYSICAL VISIT REQUIREMENTS. THERE WAS ALSO A PASSING GRADE FOR INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS, VISA FREE ACCESS, PROCESSING TIME, COMPLIANCE, AND TRANSPARENCY. THERE WERE, HOWEVER, LESS THAN FAVOURABLE MARKS FOR REPUTATION, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND RELOCATION FLEXIBILITY. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT UNIT, CHARMAINE QUINLAND-DONOVAN REACTS TO THE REPORT