Grenada
Regulations on entry, stay, residence, and treatment access for people living with HIV
The categories of restriction are:
- Restrictions on long-term stays which in most cases is defined as over 90 days.
The types of restriction are:
- HIV testing/disclosure required for residence.
Restrictions on entry to Grenada
We found no evidence of any official restrictions on entry to Grenada based on HIV status.
According to UNAIDS and the US Department of State, Grenada does not have any HIV-related restrictions on entry.
The information available on the website of the Embassy of Grenada in Washington does not include lists of supporting or required documents, but the formats available make no reference to HIV or the general health of the applicant.
However, according to section 4(1)(c) of the The Immigration Act, a migration officer may deny the entry to ‘a person certified by a medical practitioner to be suffering from a contagious or infectious disease which makes his or her entry into Grenada undesirable.’
Chapter 6 of the Immigration (Restriction) Regulations further details the process to obtain a medical certificate, however it does not explicitly make reference to HIV. Article 39 states that the Minister has the power to elaborate ‘lists of contagious or infectious diseases for the purposes of section 4(1)(c).’
According to Part V, section 38 of the Public Health Act, ‘the expression “infectious disease” means smallpox, chicken-pox, alastrim, leprosy, poliomyelitis, yellow fever, cholera, diphtheria, membranous croup, the disease known as scarlatina or scarlet fever, and the fevers known by any of the following names: typhus, enteric group, typhoid and para-typhoid, relapsing, and includes any other infectious disease to which this Part has been applied by regulation in manner provided by this Act.’
While HIV is not part of such a list, a number of application forms include fields to self-disclose serological status or to include tests results.
Restrictions on short-term stay in Grenada
We found no evidence of any official restrictions on short-term stay in Grenada based on HIV status.
According to UNAIDS and the US Department of State, Grenada does not have any HIV-related restrictions on short-term stay.
Chapter 145 of the Immigration Act details that temporary permits can be granted to those who are not ‘prohibited immigrants’, which does not necessarily include HIV.
Restrictions on long-term stay in Grenada
We found some evidence of some official restrictions on long-term stay of people living with HIV in Grenada.
According to UNAIDS and the US Department of State, Grenada does not have any HIV-related restrictions on long-term stay.
However, the information available on the website the Consulate General of Grenada in Miami, states that applicants for a permanent residency should submit a medical certificate from a Registered Practitioner, which includes among other tests an HIV test.
The application forms to register as Commonwealth citizen living in Grenada and to become a citizen by investment also requires to submit a medical certificate from a Registered Practitioner, which includes among other tests an HIV test.
Treatment access in Grenada
We did not find any available information on access to healthcare for people living with HIV in Grenada.
Sources
The HIV Justice Network's Global HIV Criminalisation Database
Visit the Grenada page on the Global HIV Criminalisation Database to see more information about known HIV criminalisation laws in this country, an overview of how the laws are used, and any significant advocacy developments.
UNAIDS Global AIDS monitoring data
This information about access to HIV services comes from UNAIDS https://lawsandpolicies.unaids.org/, a platform to view data on HIV-related laws and policies. This is information provided by national authorities and civil society and may contradict other sources.
Migrant populations
| Laws/policies enable documented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable documented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable undocumented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable undocumented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | N/A |
| Migrants are able to access HIV services | N/A |
Refugees and asylum seekers
| Laws/policies enable asylum seekers to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable asylum seekers to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable refugees to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable refugees to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | N/A |
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