Citizenship by Investment
Antigua and Barbuda offers one of the best citizenship by investment in the Caribbean. The scheme is more popular with China, Bangladesh, Middle East and Asian clients
New Update: Antigua and Barbuda Government has announced extension 50% discounted price of $100,000 (instead of $200,000) until Oct 2019
Under the Citizenship program, there are following investment options:
Additional costs for dependents are extra.
The passport is granted for 5 year validity period after that it can be renewed. To renew after 5 years, you must have visited Antigua for about 5 days.
Single | Family of 4 persons | Family of five or more | |
Processing fees | $25,000 | $25,000 for a family of up to 4 persons | $25,000 for a family of up to 4 persons with incremental payments of $15,000 for each additional dependent. |
Contribution | $100,000 | $100,000 | $125,000 |
Due Diligence | $7,500 | $7,500 + $7,500 for spouse, $2,000 per dependent 12-17, $4,000 per dependent 18 and over |
$7,500 + $7,500 for spouse, $2,000 per dependent 12-17, $4,000 per dependent 18 and over |
* Other fees payable include passport fees. These fees are subject to change.
* All fees quoted are in US dollars
The Government of Antigua introduced the fourth University of West Indies Fund (UWI fund) option after a cabinet decision is currently open for applications effective from May 2020.
The new university campus is expected to bring economic benefit to the country and will inspire many youths to pursue tertiary education.
Foreigners can qualify for Antigua citizenship by making $150,000 one time contribution to the UWI fund.
The Government processing fees
Due diligence fees
Passport fees:
USD 300
We have our own inhouse real estate specialist assisting all our clients with easy paperwork in purchasing a real estate in Antigua and Barbuda. The value of purchase must be $400,000 to qualify for Antigua/Barbuda passport. You must hold the real estate for 5 years after which you can sell it in the market and still keep the citizenship.
Joint investment also possible with each contributing $200,000 for real estate. Please note there is additional $50,000 processing fee for real estate and business option. It does not apply for NDF which is the cheapest option.
Full list of approved real estate here
The Antigua Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) shall after consultation with the Antigua and Barbuda Investment Authority (ABIA) approve businesses, whether existing or proposed, for the purposes of investment in business under the Citizenship by Investment Program.
The two business investment options are:
Processing fees: US$50,000 for family of four or less and US$15,000 for each additional dependent
The application process is similar to that of the NDF, namely, upon submission of your application you will be asked to pay the due diligence fees and 10% of the government processing fees. Upon receipt of a letter of approval you will be asked to pay the balance of the government processing fees and your business investment amount within a 30 day period. Due to the potential varied nature of such investments any escrow agreement will be negotiated between the parties yet transfer of the investment sums must be made within a 30 day period from issuance of an approval letter.
Approved business projects listed here
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are accepted for Antigua citizenship by investment program, according to a decision recently announced by Government. This proposal is still in the pipeline yet to be implemented.