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OECS and CARICOM nationals who have been residing in Antigua as children will soon have their immigration status regularised.<\/p>

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According to Government\u2019s Chief of Staff Lionel Max Hurst, the cabinet has agreed to grant those nationals Antiguan citizenship once they were in Antigua as children.<\/p>\n

Many of these citizens who attended school in school in Antigua and should have to obtain nationality through their parents will finally breathe a sigh of release.<\/p>

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The Cabinet agreed that the new policy would allow several of these youngsters to have their status upgraded, at minimal cost, and their immigration\/citizenship applications adjusted accordingly.<\/p>

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As soon as the mechanics are in place, the new policy will go into effect.<\/p>\n

Their original place of birth would not be a deterrent in the decision-making process.<\/p>

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OECS and CARICOM nationals who have been residing in Antigua as children will soon have their immigration status regularised. According to Government\u2019s Chief of Staff Lionel Max Hurst, the cabinet has agreed to grant those nationals Antiguan citizenship once they were in Antigua as children. 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