Comparative regional report on citizenship law: Anglophone Caribbean Noncitizen Public/Government Workers Another group to which special registration procedures apply are those who work in the public service. Among the Anglophone Caribbean countries, only The Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago lack explicit avenues outside of normal naturalisation and/or registration procedures for this group. The majority of the other 10 countries extend discretionary registration procedures to Commonwealth citizens (or “First Schedule”) citizens who have worked within their public service. In addition, most countries ask that the applicant be ordinarily resident in the country, although less than a handful places a time frame on residency. For instance, Dominica requires 3 years residency, Guyana 5 years, St. Kitts and Nevis 14 years, and St. Lucia 7 years. Other conditions may apply (see the database), varying by country. Investor citizenship Finally, five of the countries have special citizenship registration provisions for those who invest in the country (Table 8). While St. Vincent and the Grenadines does not yet have an explicit CBI programme, its Citizenship Act states that anyone who, over a five-year period, has contributed to the “economic growth and development” of the country may be registered as a citizen at the Minister’s discretion. As noted in the “Debates and Trends” section below, the country is currently evaluating whether or not to introduce a CBI programme. Of those who have established CBI programmes, that of St. Kitts and Nevis is the oldest (both in the region and in the world). All countries with CBI programmes demand that the applicant be at least 18 years of age, that s/he apply for citizenship via an authorised agent and that s/he make a minimum investment in the country. All countries also demand application-processing fees that can range in the tens of thousands of dollars. With the exception of Grenada, none of the countries with CBI programmes stipulates residency as a requirement of applying for citizenship. In fact, several tout the fact that an individual does not even have to visit the country for an interview during the application process. Grenada, however, requires the main applicant to first acquire permanent residency and then, after 12 months of attaining permanent residency, s/he may apply for citizenship and invest the necessary contribution into the National Transformation Fund. As illustrated in Table 8, other relatives – spouse, child, parent, and in some cases, the grandparent – of the main applicant are also allowed to register for citizenship under a country’s CBI programme. For instance, in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and St. Lucia, the parent or grandparent of a CBI applicant need only be over 65 years old, living with the main CBI applicant and fully dependent on the latter. A similar provision exists in Grenada, but the parent or grandparent of the main applicant (or his or her spouse) must be at least 55 years old. 20 RSCAS/GLOBALCIT-Comp. 2020/3 - © 2020 Authors