Antigua and Barbuda’s Citizenship by Investment Program

If you’re looking to get a second passport as part of your “exit plan” in case you want or need to leave your home country, the Citizenship by Investment (“CBI”) offered by the government of Antigua and Barbuda is one of the best options out there.

First, Antigua and Barbuda is a beautiful Caribbean country and a member of the British Commonwealth. An Antigua and Barbuda passport gives you Visa free access to over 150 countries including the U.K. , Hong Kong, Singapore, Switzerland, the EU Schengen countries, and Russia.

Secondly, it offers one of the cheapest Citizenship by Investment passports in the world. For a donation of $100,000 USD to the Antigua National Development Fund plus processing fees, you can get citizenship for up to 4 family members ( 2 adults and 2 children).  There are other more expensive investment options as well. You can invest $400,000 in the purchase of  government approved real estate; You can donate $150,000 to the University of the West Indies Fund  for 6 or more family members;  or invest  $200,000 in an approved development project.  Most people go for the $100,000 donation. You can also include financially dependent parents or in-laws who are over the age of 55 , as well as unmarried siblings on the same application for additional fees.

The Processing time is about 3 – 4 months once you have submitted your completed application.  This makes it makes it one of the quickest countries to grant citizenship by investment.

Finally, there is no interview or language test to take unlike in other countries that offer CBI programs.