CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT

Benefits

• Possibility to get long-term visas to the USA and Canada
• No need to travel during the application process;
• Interview is not required;
• No managerial experience or language skills required;
• Dual citizenship is allowed;
• the cheapest CBI passports for families with up to four members;
• Modest residency requirement (only 5 days during the first five years after citizenship is granted);

The Citizenship-by-Investment (CBI) program of Antigua and Barbuda requires the applicant to make an economic contribution to the country. In exchange, and subject to stringent application procedures, such as background checks, applicants and their family members are granted citizenship.

Investors can include dependents in the CBI application:

• Spouse
• Children below the age of 28
• parents or grandparents above the 58 years old.

Applicants can qualify for Antigua and Barbuda citizenship under its Citizenship-by-Investment program by four options:

• • • Donation of at least US $100,000 to the National Development Fund (NDF);
    • Purchase of real estate with value of at least US $400,000 or US $200,000 in case of joint investment;
    • Investment in business of at least US $1,5 million;
    • Contribution of at least US $150,000 to the University of the West Indies Fund.

Government processing and due diligence fees also apply and process will take 2 to 4 months.

Obtaining a second passport through Antigua and Barbuda’s Citizenship by Investment (CBI) program is beneficial in many ways:

A second passport from Antigua and Barbuda gives its holder visa-free access to around 150 countries, including

European Schengen Area, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Brazil, Russia, Ukraine,Hong Kong, CARICOM countries.

Requirements:

• • • • Clean criminal record
      • Have a good health
      • Passing due diligence checks
      • Should not be in a sanctioned lists or have entry restrictions or visa denial in the EU, the UK, the U.S.A. or Canada.

Official website of Antigua and Barbuda’s CBI program: https://cip.gov.ag/