If there’s one thing better than spending a week in the sun-soaked Caribbean island of Antigua, it’s spending a lifetime there. In fact, more and more people are choosing to stay in the twin-island nation for longer, with some even choosing to make it their permanent residence.
Aside from offering modern conveniences, Antigua also has plenty of spots where you can unwind from a hard day’s work. This, from a traveler’s standpoint, is what it means to live in paradise.
Whether you are traveling for leisure or business, here are seven perks you can expect from acquiring Antigua economic citizenship that most frequent travelers are looking for:
Powerful passport
Frequent travelers are always trying to find ways to make their trips more enjoyable, more efficient, and significantly easier to arrange. They have even come up with ways to incorporate travel into their daily lives with a lot less load in planning and booking for the trips they take.
This is why visa-free travel is a huge convenience and time saver. A second passport from Antigua and Barbuda is one document that exceeds what many countries offer. Lauded as one of the world’s most powerful documents, an Antiguan passport can offer you access to more than 160 countries, including the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Singapore, the EU Schengen Zone, and other countries that are part of the Commonwealth.
Without the hassle of applying and re-applying for a visa as the need arises, you will experience a lot less stress in traveling and more time to enjoy the perks of the hobby. It will also reduce the time you spend lining up in queues for a tourist visa when you arrive at the airport since you only need to enter the details of your Antigua passport when booking for a trip.
On top of that, Antigua passports are now e-passports to make travel more time-efficient. This means your e-passport keeps your biometric data stored to effectively reduce the risk of identity theft.
Dual citizenship
Some people think that acquiring another passport is a strange option, especially if you’re not too keen on giving up your home passport. Fortunately, there are options available when you won’t have to.
In Antigua and Barbuda, you can apply for a second passport while still retaining the one from your home country assuming your home country also allows dual citizenship.
Through the Antigua citizenship by investment program, you and your dependents can enjoy all the perks of having an Antiguan passport without having to give up your original citizenship because Antigua and Barbuda permits dual citizenship. This means you can enjoy the best of both worlds and choose to live in either country.
A beach for every day of the year
Antigua is a paradise for travelers for another reason – the beaches. And not just any beach – one beach for every day of the year.
Although Antigua’s famous 365 beaches have yet to be counted and verified, the fact remains that the island is home to some of the Caribbean’s most gorgeous pink and white sand beaches.
It is the top choice for many of the world’s advertisers wanting to use the clear blue sea and cashmere-colored sand as the backdrop for their products. Antigua, in fact, has a healthy production services industry as companies — from Vogue to H&M to Barcardi — come to Antigua to shoot their adverts each year.
From the Dickenson Bay’s long and lively beach, which is always packed with people, to the Half Moon Bay’s secluded-but-equally-beautiful coast, Antigua has it all.
The world’s most temperate climate
One more thing that makes travelers frequent Antigua and Barbuda is its mostly temperate climate. Due to its low humidity level, Antigua only sees approximately 39 inches of rainfall in a year, most of which falls between September and November.
Delicious cuisine
Another major attraction that makes Antigua a great place to live in is its mouthwatering cuisine. Antiguan cuisine is mostly made up of sweet potatoes and corn. In fact, a sweet steamed dumpling-like dish called “dukuna” is quite well-known in the country – almost as popular as pepperpot and fungie, the Antiguan national dish.
Ease of transition
Antigua’s official language is English, which means you won’t have to bring a dictionary with you or learn to speak a new language when you decide to live in the country. Although you might hear Antiguans speaking Creole every now and then, you’ll still have no trouble communicating with the natives there since they understand and speak English fluently.
Strong sense of community
Frequent travelers have a difficult time establishing a place they can call “home” because of their wanderlust. However, this doesn’t automatically mean they cannot have one, especially if they became part of the Antigua and Barbuda community.
In this Caribbean nation, you can experience a strong sense of community, thanks to a multinational expat community composed of economic citizens from various parts of the world. Not only will you get to see the world at your leisure, but you can also have a place to come home to and other people who share your passion for travel with.
A home for travelers
Traveling is a hobby that offers plenty of benefits. To make the most out of it, you should consider acquiring tools designed to make a life of wanderlust more fulfilling, like a second citizenship from Antigua and Barbuda.
AUTHOR BIO
Kal Kennard is a Partner at Citizens International, a white-glove specialist firm offering private client services necessary for citizenship investment into the Caribbean, North America and Europe. Based in the Caribbean for the past 15 years, she is an experienced consultant who works directly with many professional partners and advises clients worldwide.