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Grenada Citizenship — Born in Grenada

Grenada Citizenship

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At a glance

This citizenship pathway is for people who may already be citizens because they were born in Grenada or in another qualifying birth situation connected to Grenada. It generally turns on birthplace, birth date, and the parents' citizenship or immigration status at the time.

Type
Citizenship by birth
Who it covers
People born in Grenada or another qualifying birth situation
Core records
Birth records plus parents' status at the time
What to know
Usually a strong right if the facts and records line up

Summary

Grenada follows jus soli — anyone born on Grenadian soil is a Grenadian citizen by birth, regardless of parents' nationality or immigration status. The rule sits in Section 94 of the Constitution of Grenada, carried over from independence in 1974.

If you were born in Grenada and never completed the paperwork to claim a Grenadian passport, you're still a citizen — you just need to register with the General Registry under the Ministry of Legal Affairs and apply for a passport through the Immigration Department.

Eligibility

You already hold Grenadian citizenship by birth if:

Your parents' nationality, their immigration status at the time of your birth, and where you've lived since don't affect your claim. Grenada permits dual citizenship, so acquiring US (or any other) citizenship later did not cost you Grenadian status.

A narrow diplomatic exception

As is standard under Commonwealth constitutional practice, children born in Grenada to foreign diplomats accredited to Grenada (or to enemy aliens in occupied territory) do not acquire citizenship by birth. This affects a handful of applicants.

Dual citizenship

Grenada permits dual citizenship without restriction. Grenadian citizens who naturalize elsewhere — or Americans who later claim a Grenadian birth right — keep both passports.

What you get

A Grenadian passport with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to roughly 140 countries, including the UK, the Schengen Area, and China. Grenadian citizens are also eligible to apply for the US E-2 Treaty Investor visa based on the US-Grenada treaty — a benefit that matters most to Grenadians without US citizenship.

What This Route Allows

This route can help confirm or document citizenship in Grenada when the citizenship-creating facts named above are proven. For many people in this category, the main work is evidence: civil records, family-link records, prior citizenship records, and any registration or restoration paperwork needed to show the claim.

What This Route Is Not

This is not a shortcut around documentation. Even when the citizenship claim is based on a right, you still need records that prove each required fact and family link.

Next Steps

  1. Find your Grenadian birth record. Birth records are held by the General Registry under the Ministry of Legal Affairs. If you don't have a long-form birth certificate, request one through the Registry directly or via a Grenadian consulate abroad.
  2. Confirm parent details. The birth certificate is the anchor document for the passport application. If your birth wasn't registered at the time (rare but possible for older births), you'll need to file a late registration with the Registry first.
  3. Apply for a Grenadian passport. Applications are filed through the Immigration Department in St. George's, or through Grenadian consulates and honorary consuls abroad. You'll need the long-form birth certificate, a recent photo, a guarantor form, and the fee (roughly US $125 for an adult passport).
  4. Claim citizenship for your children. Once your Grenadian status is confirmed, your children qualify automatically by descent (see the Grenadian citizenship by descent pathway).

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