The Commonwealth of Dominica government has revoked citizenship of 68ppersons, who acquired through investments, according to the Citizenship deprivation act, made by Minister under section 10(2) and (5) of the Commonwealth of Dominica Citizenship Act, Chap.1:10, which was gazetted on 6 June 2024.
“They obtained registration or certificate of naturalisation by means of fraud, false representation or the concealment of a material fact, said the deprivation order and it is not conducive that a scheduled person continue to be a citizen of Dominica.”
The order shows long list of nationals of Iraq, Pakistan, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Iran who obtained Commonwealth of Dominica citizenship illegally.
Dominica recently implemented citizenship by investment regulations 2024, adding new conditions for revoking citizenship, if the applicant.
- makes a false statement or omits information requested on any of the forms, the citizenship application may be rejected;
- is subsequently found to have provided false or incorrect information, or concealed any material fact, the applicant may – be deprived of citizenship of Dominica pursuant to section 10(2) of the Act; and
- A person who has after becoming naturalised been sentenced in any country to imprisonment for a term of not less than 12 months shall be deprived of citizenship of Dominica.
if deprived and he or she has been issued a passport, his or her passport will be recalled. no refund shall be made of any fees, investments or other sums paid by or on behalf of that person.
Another clause added for deprivation of citizenship, relating to change of name.
A person who within five years of having been issued a certificate of naturalisation changes or seeks to change her/his name otherwise than by marriage may be deprived of Citizenship of Dominica pursuant to section 10(2) or (3) of the Act.
