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Citizenship by investment

Antigua and Barbuda

The Antigua & Barbuda Citizenship by Investment Programme ensures visa-free travel to 162 countries as you qualify to apply for a Antigua and Barbuda passport once you’ve invested in citizenship.

  • 162

    Visa-free countries

  • $230,000

    Minimum requirement

  • 6-12

    Months processing time

Antigua and Barbuda Citizenship by Investment means you travel more freely and allows you to establish a business base in this totally tropical location, should you wish.

The Land of 365 Beaches, the island of Antigua is also knows for its deepwater port, English Harbour. As a member of the Leeward Islands, Antigua and Barbuda furthermore guarantee an attractive Caribbean climate in terms of weather and the chance to reduce your tax liability to 0%.

Antigua & Barbuda passport holders enjoy visa-free travel to 162 countries and take advantage of having a Plan B in a country that avoids the turbulence of other countries thanks to its political stability. With a $230,000 donation to the National Development Fund, secure Antiguan citizenship for a family of up to 4.

Complete the Antigua & Barbuda Citizenship by Investment application process in 6-12 months, ensuring that you satisfy all requirements, of course.

Benefits of Antigua and Barbuda

The Antigua & Barbuda Citizenship by Investment Programme specifies you spend 5 days in the country, at the very least, over the first 5 years.

You receive full citizenship for you and your family too, along with a passport for you, your spouse as well, along with your children, in addition, parents, and grandparents as well.

The average processing time to receive Antigua and Barbuda citizenship starts from 6 months and rises to 12 months.

Visit 162 countries without a visa, which includes many popular business travel and tourist destinations as well.

Antigua and Barbuda is a secure country. It's a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth countries as well, also, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, the Organization of American States, and, lastly, the WTO.

Who Can Get Antigua and Barbuda Citizenship?

  • Firstly, be over 18 years old
  • Next, have a clean criminal record
  • Moreover, undergo a health assessment

  • First, be aged at least 18 years old
  • Also, with no criminal record
  • Furthermore, take a health assessment

  • Fully financially dependent on the investor

  • Fully financially dependent on the investor

  • Firstly, over 55
  • Also, fully financially dependent on the investor

  • Unmarried

  • Either, of the investor
  • Or, of a dependent child

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Programme Requirements

To apply for the Antigua and Barbuda Citizenship by Investment Programme, applicants must fulfill ONE of the following investment options in addition to meeting other requirements:

Option 1. Make a donation

Your first investment option is a $230,000, one-off, donation to the National Development Fund. There’s a $20,000 processing fee for a family of up to 4, as well as $10,000 for each additional dependent.

On top of these fees, the following due diligence fees apply: $8,500 for you, then, $5,000 for your spouse, next, $2,000 per dependent between 12 and 17, and, finally, $4,000 per dependent aged 18+.

Option 2. Purchase a property

Alternatively, you can purchase property or invest in government-approved development projects. In this case, it entails investing $300,000 into Antigua and Barbuda real estate or a share of a property project that must be held for 5 years, at the bare minimum.

In addition, you must pay a $20,000 processing fee for a family of up to 4, along with a $10,000 charge for each additional dependent. There are due diligence fees of $8,500 for you, $5,000 for your spouse, $2,000 per dependent aged 12-17, and, finally, $4,000 per dependent aged 18 and above.

Option 3. Make a Business Investment

The third, last-but-one, option is to invest a minimum $1.5 million into an approved business. Alternatively, make a joint investment in a qualifying business worth at least $5 million.

Either way, you’ll pay a $30,000 processing fee for a family of up to 4, in addition to a $15,000 charge for each additional dependent. Furthermore, there are due diligence fees adding up to $7,500 for both you and your spouse, too, then, $2,000 per dependent aged 12-17, and, finally, $4,000 per dependent 18+.

Option 4. Donate to the University of the West Indies (UWI) Fund

A $260,000 contribution for a family up to 6, with processing fees of $10,000 for each additional dependent, confirms citizenship for all. Additionally, 1 family member benefits from a 1-year, tuition-only scholarship at the University of West Indies.

Due diligence fees of $8,500 for you, $5,000 for your spouse, then, $2,000 per dependent aged 12 to 17, and, lastly, $4,000 for dependents aged 18 and above, as well.

Other requirements and benefits

A further, final, key concern is that you must meet the following requirement:

Within the first 5 years of obtaining your Antigua & Barbuda citizenship, you need to reside in your new host country for at least 5 days, at the very least.

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Antigua & Barbuda
Citizenship by Investment Application Process

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MONTH 1

Onboarding you

Form 1 begins our onboarding. This ensures we satisfy RIF Trust due diligence requirements, from the very start. After completing this screening, we give you a Client Agreement (CA) to, initially, review and, later, sign.

With the signed agreement and retainer finalized, next, our case processing team helps complete the application forms and collate the required documents. If you're making a property investment, you'll also need to arrange a sales and purchase agreement. Lastly, we'll be your bridge with the Antigua and Barbuda Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) in capital St John's as the CIU doesn't allow direct applications.

The country's Prime Minister established the CIU. This is the Government authority that processes all CBI applications.

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MONTHS 2-5

Review and submission of your application

Before submitting your application, our case processing team will review this to ensure it fulfills the CIU's requirements, and then, and only then, will we submit it.

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MONTH 6-12

Receiving your citizenship

Next up, the CIU will assess your application. Once approved, you make all necessary contributions and pay any government fees. After these payments are made, the CIU mails out Certificates of Naturalization, to you and any qualifying dependents. After landing these, you qualify to apply for an Antigua and Barbuda passport for you and your family.

Frequently Asked Questions

Antigua & Barbuda is in the Lesser Antilles group of islands, in the Eastern Caribbean Sea, to be precise. In 1493, Christopher Columbus landed in Antigua and, what’s more, christened it after the Church of Santa Maria de la Antigua in Andalucia’s Seville. It’s situated 3,995 km (2,482 miles) south-east of the United States, so you can picture where to find it on a globe.

Essentially, anybody over the age of 18 who fulfills the requirements qualifies to apply for the Antigua & Barbuda Citizenship by Investment Programme.

Antigua & Barbuda citizens enjoy a favourable tax regime, with no capital gains or inheritance taxes, and no tax on foreign-sourced income, if they reside on the islands for more than 183 days a year.

Additionally, the programme also allows you to add a spouse and other family members to your application.

The application process can be as quick as 6 months and as long as a year. Once you receive your citizenship, you can then apply for a Antigua and Barbuda passport.

The minimum donation required is $230,000, no more; no less. Yet, there are some extra, minimal government fees you will need to pay on top of that to become an Antigua and Barbuda national.

Include dependent children and stepchildren (under the age of 30), along with any dependent grandparents and parents 55+, as well. In addition, unmarried siblings and physically or mentally challenged children or stepchildren, of any age, count as dependents.

Your initial Antigua & Barbuda passport will be valid for 5 years, before renewal. Then it becomes a 10-year passport, if you meet the qualifying conditions. If you visit Antigua and Barbuda for a minimum of 5 days in 5 years after becoming a citizen, that is.

No, you don’t need to be able to speak English. There are no language tests to take, unlike with the majority of the European programmes.

The Antigua & Barbuda passport is among the world’s top 20 most powerful travel documents, according to our Passport Index. That’s because the passport allows visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel to 162 countries, including the EU Schengen area, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the UK. Currently, we rank the Antigua and Barbuda passport in 19th position.

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