{"id":76840,"date":"2019-11-03T23:43:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T03:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=76840"},"modified":"2019-11-03T23:43:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T03:43:15","slug":"antigua-and-barbuda-passport-now-strongest-in-the-oecs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-passport-now-strongest-in-the-oecs\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua and Barbuda Passport now strongest in the OECS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Antigua and Barbuda passport is now the strongest in the OECS sub-region of the Caribbean, offering visa free access to 165 jurisdictions <\/u><\/u>across the world.<\/u><\/u><\/p>

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Following new visa waiver agreements in recent months, with Russia, Kosovo, India, Bolivia and the United Arab Emirates,\u00a0 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

in addition to countries of the European Union, including the United Kingdom, Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda enjoy visa free entry to 165 jurisdictions,\u00a0 Among the jurisdictions<\/u><\/u><\/p>

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are 124 sovereign states, 13 British Overseas Territories, 10 overseas Departments and Collectivities of France, 6 Dutch territories and 3 territories of other European countries.<\/u><\/u><\/p>

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Foreign Minister E.P. Chet Greene commented that: \u201cThis development follows the government\u2019s objective of garnering respect for the integrity of the Antigua and Barbuda<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

passport, allowing all Citizens to travel visa free to as many countries as possible.\u00a0\u00a0 Our diplomats have been engaged in this exercise steadily over the last five years, and\u00a0<\/u><\/u>they will intensify these negotiations in the coming months\u201d.<\/u><\/u><\/p>

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Minister Greene added: \u201cBoth our Citizenship by Investment Programme and our tourism industry will also benefit from the mutual abolition of visa agreements that we are\u00a0 \u00a0<\/u><\/u>concluding worldwide\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The Antigua and Barbuda passport is now the strongest in the OECS sub-region of the Caribbean, offering visa free access to 165 jurisdictions across the world. 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