Founded in 2013, the Citizenship by Investment Program for Antigua and Barbuda promotes the implementation of public works with the aid of foreign investors.
Citizenship by investment in Antigua and Barbuda takes as little as 4 to 6 months to be all set for these foreign investors to start enjoying the benefits of their Antigua and Barbuda citizenship and a second passport with visa-free access to over 150 destinations. This Citizenship program is managed by the Citizenship by Investment Unit established by the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, and it’s one of the most successful citizenship programs in the Caribbean.
The Citizenship by Investment Program for Antigua and Barbuda connects high-net-worth investors with government-approved projects in need of funds.
In compensation for their contribution to the nation’s infrastructure development, this Program awards investors with the Antigua and Barbuda citizenship and passport.
This provides entrepreneurs with easier access to Caribbean markets and reduced entry requirements in the United States of America and Canada, as well as visa-free access to other top destinations worldwide.
Minimum of 6 months
US $230,000
Donation - Real Estate
150+ countries and territories
The Commonwealth of Antigua and Barbuda is an independent two-island country in the West Indies. Antigua and Barbuda also has several islets and private islands in its area, but the Antigua island and the Barbuda island are the main territories after which the nation is named. The total area of the country is 440 km2. Its capital and largest city, St. John, is located in the Antigua island. Antigua and Barbuda is known for having as many beaches as the days of the year: 365. It’s a tropical paradise in which the tourism sector represents up to 60% of the islands’ income. The Antigua and Barbuda population is slighly over 100,000 and uses the Eastern Carribean dollar as currency.
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Eastern Caribbean Dollar
440 km2
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Parliamentary Democracy
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To obtain your Antigua and Barbuda citizenship by donation, you must submit a unique contribution of US $230,000 to the National Development Fund (NDF), a non-profit public fund established in 2006.
The funds on the NDF finance government-sponsored projects of several sorts, though they all aim at Antigua and Barbuda’s infrastructure and economic development.
A donation of US $100,000 will enable the application for the Antigua and Barbuda Citizenship by Investment Program for the main investor and his or her immediate family, provided that they’re not more than four people. If there are five or more members in the family, the donation must be of US $245,000.
In addition, the processing fees for a four-member family or less costs US $30,000, while for additional dependents, it costs US $15,000 each.
Buy a US $325,000 worth real estate under the Antigua and Barbuda Citizenship by Investment Program to qualify to Antigua and Barbuda citizenship.
In any case, the real estate will be banned from resale for 5 years after the purchase. However, in the meanwhile, you can make profit of it as most properties are lucrative options, like hotels, resorts, villas, and commercial parks.
Apart from the cost of the property, you must cover the processing fees, which cost US $30,000 for a four-member family and US $15,000 for each additional dependent.
Founded in 1948, the University of the West Indies (UWI) is a public college that provides higher education to the inhabitants of most islands in the Caribbean Sea, including Antigua and Barbuda. The UWI has campus in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados. In 2019, Antigua and Barbuda inaugurated the fourth campus of the UWI in the island of Antigua.
The UWI Fund was created to finance this campus. It is now offered as an ideal investment alternative for big families aspiring to obtain Antigua and Barbuda Citizenship by investment and free access to the UWI.
To follow this route, applicants must contribute to the UWI Fund with US $300,000 for a six-member family and US $10,000 per additional dependent. In exchange, they will get the Antigua and Barbuda citizenship and Antigua and Barbuda passport by investment and a one-year scholarship for one member of the family (tuition only).
This is an option for business people who want to make an investment in an approved business.
Established in 2019, SECOND PASSPORT CONSULTANTS L.L.C is an authorized agency that specializes in providing legal second citizenship by investment and golden visa programs. We focus on various European countries, including those in the Schengen area, as well as various Caribbean islands.
