Antigua and Barbuda Seeks Clarification on U.S. Travel Restrictions Report
Antigua and Barbuda has formally reached out to the United States for clarification following a report suggesting the Caribbean nation could be included on a list of countries facing new travel restrictions.
Prime Minister Gaston Browne, in a national address, responded to a recent New York Times article that claimed the U.S. government was preparing a list of 44 countries whose nationals may face travel bans or restrictions. Antigua and Barbuda was reportedly among the nations listed, though no official confirmation has been provided by Washington.
Browne stated that he had instructed Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the U.S., Sir Ronald Sanders, to seek immediate clarification from U.S. authorities.
“We were especially careful to emphasize that our government maintains a sanctions policy fully aligned with that of the U.S. Treasury in all financial matters,” the Prime Minister said. “Antigua and Barbuda does not accept applications from any country currently on a U.S.-banned list, and our Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) follows rigorous vetting procedures.”
The Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) has been a focal point of U.S. scrutiny in recent years, with concerns raised about security risks associated with economic citizenship schemes. However, Browne asserted that Antigua and Barbuda’s programme adheres to stringent international standards.
“All applications are rigorously vetted by recognized international agencies, including INTERPOL, to ensure that no applicants with a criminal background or current charges—including terrorism—are considered,” he said.
He reiterated the country’s commitment to working closely with the U.S. government on security matters and expressed confidence that Antigua and Barbuda’s track record would prevent any restrictions from being imposed.
Awaiting U.S. Response
While Browne acknowledged that the final decision rests with U.S. authorities, he remains hopeful that Antigua and Barbuda will not be affected.
“Upon any objective analysis, it will be found that there is no reason to restrict travel from our country,” he said.
The U.S. government has not publicly commented on the report, and it remains unclear whether Antigua and Barbuda will be included in any forthcoming travel restrictions.
Regional Concerns Over U.S. Policy Changes
If implemented, the reported U.S. travel restrictions could have significant implications for affected nations, including potential economic and diplomatic fallout. Several Caribbean nations operate similar investment-based immigration programmes, and regional governments are likely to be monitoring developments closely.
For now, Antigua and Barbuda awaits official word from Washington as it seeks to ensure that its citizens retain unimpeded travel access to the United States.
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Check China for clarification nah!
Stop dancing abroad with the Chinese and some of these unscrupulous Nigerian investors Gatson.
Your careless actions and lack of transparency has come back to bight the citizens of Antigua in the backside.
No matter how many cry about US policies, the cart is too far gone down the road, and many Antiguan’s who have invested heavily into the American economy has too much to lose.
So buckle up folks..I warned y’all when this man Donald enter the white house that it will be a very rocky 5 yrs for many, and here we are with so many facing the heat.
Stop the money grabbing and corruption Gatson Browne. The very fact that little Antigua is even mentioned on this list is very telling.
Y’all already killed Asot for what he knows and thinks it’s just going to be easy sailing, but no, it won’t, because wickedness will never go unpunished.
Oh and by the way..there is a very good reason why Gatson Browne had a interview with J-truth..there is a good reason why he would want to also shut up J-truth. Huuumm! Think people, think.
Gatson Browne is all talk talk, but you don’t get on these list because you are Holly.
Didn’t back upp when they started that CIP, but the ALP harp it all around ” don’t sell our passports” they even push loyal ALP calypsonians like young destroyer to belt it out emotionally, only after they the ALP won the 2014 election finance by the 1 percenter and rich Syrian family then the ALP turn up the passport sale by a thousand folds and the same destroyer sang again it’s ok to sell passports which he was rewarded with Calypso crown untop of crown, even though a female singer was way ahead of him who sung ” I won’t bow down, it has become the only thing this lethargic administration could do, remember they are not leaders but dealers. Them guy reach in the heart of Iran to sell passports, sometimes I am mad at what the ALP and UPP has done, though the UPP was not seeking criminals to sell passports to, and I don’t believe that we should be infantilized by the USA because we are a sovereign nation, because even trump has planned CIP, but we can be used as a backdoor for waring nations acrimonious to the USA to get in and cause harm to USA citizens like malvo did when cutie Benjamin assisted him with passport and he went on a shooting spree in the USA taking many lives. We need leaders and not dealers, the only way out is to empower your people with the land resources to create self entrepreneurship that will lift the sanctions from the country, because their sanctions only work because our economy is dominated by their foreign white investors, so america van squeeze our economic life blood, but if the people are empowered there could be geographic economic diversification, we don’t have to depend on UK and USA tourist only, expand our airports and seek transportation connection to Africa, Russia and china and other multipolar nations.as Tim Hector says and maybe karl Marx, the answer always lie with the people.
Continue to assume it is about CIP. That sounds nice for the public to hear but I assure you that is not the reason.
If this is about the cleaning up of the CIP, how would this really work when we already sold thousands of our passport? Are we to now take all these passport back and find away to repay these Individuals, is this the cleaning up aspect of this yellow list? and without compliance we may be put on the green or red list.
What a crazy world we are now living in! Our King the UK said we must pay for an ITA before entering his country, then a possible outright ban to the US, keeping in mind that because of tourism as our main industry, citizens from all these countries are free to travel here at anytime and Isn’t this this Gold Card thing the same as the CIP? Boy when you small and have to depend on the Big guy’s to survive it’s hell.