Kristy A. Belton Table 3 Spouses of citizens – Special Registration Procedure Residency Knowledge of English Oath Other Conditions23 3 years24 N N N Y N N Y25 N N Y (unless a CW citizen) Y Belize Dominica Grenada Entitlement Entitlement (noncitizen spouse of male citizen only) Entitlement (noncitizen spouse of male citizen only) Discretionary Discretionary Entitlement 1 year 3 years 5 years N Y Y Y Y Y Guyana Jamaica Entitlement Entitlement N N N N St. Kitts & Nevis Entitlement N26 N St. Lucia Entitlement Y27 N St. Vincent & the Grenadines Trinidad & Tobago Entitlement N N Entitlement N N N Y Y (unless a CW citizen) Y Y (unless a CW citizen) Y (unless a CW citizen) Y (unless a CW citizen) Y (unless a CW citizen) Y (unless a CW citizen) Antigua & Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Y Y Y Y Y Y28 CW citizen = Commonwealth citizen 23 “Other conditions” typically refer to the ability of the Minister to deny the citizenship registration application due to national security concerns, the individual’s lack of a “sound mind,” etc. 24 The foreign spouse must have been living with the citizen spouse for the duration of this period. 25 Spouse must renounce original citizenship. 26 Three years residency is required only for those spouses who are now divorced from the citizen spouse, but who had lived for at least three years with the citizen spouse prior to Independence. 27 No specific number of years listed for spouses who acquire citizenship via registration, and the Citizenship Act only states that the Minister may deny the application if the applicant does not reside in the country. 28 Spouse must renounce original citizenship. RSCAS/GLOBALCIT-Comp. 2020/3 - © 2020 Authors 9