Comments by "Jeremy Barlow" (@jeremybarlow2291) on "Why I’m Getting Another Caribbean Citizenship" video.

Have you ever discussed the importance of examining the availability of diplomatic missions & consular assistance when considering gaining residence or making an investment with an eye towards citizenship either through residency or investment? Also the importance of membership in the British Commonwealth for the Caribbean & Vanuatu CBI programs regarding this issue in particular. Also the importance of the consular assistance agreements amongst EU members for their citizens in countries where they themselves don't have a diplomatic mission. I know Mercusor has adopted a similar freedom of movement regime to the EU, but has Mercusor also adopted a similar consular assistance agreement? The issue came into acute focus for me recently when a few American YouTubers in different countries lost their passport. One merely misplaced it on a plane, the other was robbed at gunpoint and lost it in the robbery. One was in Mexico, the other was in Syria and both needed to replace their passports to exit the countries and continue with their travels. While none of the Caribbean CBI countries have extensive diplomatic missions, all benefit from membership in the Commonwealth and the consular assistance the UK can provide to citizens of Commonwealth countries in conjunction with their country of citizenship, in particular the UK's extensive network of diplomatic missions, but it was almost painful to think about what would happen to an Argentinian citizen who lost their passport in Mongolia or another far flung nation where that country had no consulates or embassy. It's particularly troubling when you notice the visa free access of some smaller countries with no consulates in several nations they have visa free access to for their citizens.
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@ssanonswu2010 my impression was that they left the Commonwealth if that is not correct then it may be less of an issue, but the consular assistance available to Commonwealth nation's citizens is a tremendous benefit for the smaller island nations within it. It takes a fair amount of resources to staff embassies and consulates around the world.
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Well, unless you are amongst the 80-100k people with a networth over $50 million, then your needs are very well catered to by the US government. Until you hit the $50 million or more networth club you are fairly well ignored. I mean with proper tax planning a US citizen can avoid almost all taxes while living in the US, so that is pretty impressive, but you need to be exceptionally wealthy to avoid all taxes in the USA.
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@pmb6667 Barbados & it's citizens made a huge mistake leaving the Commonwealth. They lost UK consular assistance which was available essentially everywhere they traveled. Most of the time a traveler won't need it, but if you lose a passport while traveling, it is a valuable lifeline.
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The thing about Antigua is that if you want to be mobile, keeping it available as a potential tax residence with a short 30 day per year stay as a non-citizen may be more valuable, especially as the OECS freedom of movement agreement gives you the right to live & work in any CBI country in the Caribbean with a citizenship in one of the other CBI countries. St. Kitts has more visa free access, Dominica has access to some interesting countries that Antigua doesn't give you. If you really need South Africa access visa free, then it's your best choice, but...
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@KJ-bc3de OECS has a freedom of movement that is separate from Caricom. OECS countries have indefinite stay & free movement rights like the EU for citizens as I understand. Caricom has a freedom of movement for skilled workers, including artists, & college graduates that is separate from OECS. Caricom does have a list of specific universities, but you can have a degree granted from a non-Caricom university certified for the Caricom rules. There are two freedom of movement regimes in the Caribbean one under OECS, the other under Caricom. Caricom has more countries, but more limitations. The information I listed was not false.
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