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How Antigua and Barbuda sells citizenship for investors: one programme, open today. Every number and rule below links to the document it comes from.

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Citizenship·Open·since 2013

Citizenship by investment programme

Sells citizenship, and with it a passport.

Official name: Antigua and Barbuda Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP)

Lowest price for one person: US$230,000

National Development Fund contribution of US$230,000 for a single applicant or a family (2024 regulations, from 1 Aug 2024; the CIU page still gives it in Sep 2026). Alternatives: real estate US$300,000 (t-9f8da8a4d9), UWI Fund US$260,000 (t-3f8135c77e, for a family of at least six; the CIU says it includes fees), business US$1.5m (t-b589105440). Fees excluded: processing US$10,000, due diligence US$8,500.

Notes from the research

Set up by the Citizenship by Investment Act 2013 (gazetted 11 Apr 2013; launched is this publication date, because the Act comes into force on a date appointed by Ministerial Order, and that Order is not stored); run by the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU). Routes: National Development Fund donation, real estate, business investment, and (from 2018) University of the West Indies Fund. 5,203 applications from inception to 30 Jun 2024.

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What is measured

  • Investment stated for one application3687
  • Applications received3267
  • Payment out of a CBI unit's operating account1811
  • Payment out of a CBI development fund (line item)213
  • Passports issued127
  • Credit to a CBI-financed escrow fund (line item)101
  • Payment out of a CBI-financed escrow fund (line item)78
  • Money the government received from selling citizenship64
  • Money the programme handed to the government59
  • Government income from selling citizenship, as a share of the economy52
  • CBI fees collected by the programme unit49
  • Payments out of a CBI-financed account or fund28
  • Money credited to a CBI-financed account or fund16
  • Donations paid into the government's fund14
  • Total purchase prices listed for an approved programme project13
  • People covered by listed fund contributions10
  • Applications turned down8
  • Applicant share7
  • People who became citizens7
  • Applications approved3
  • CBI share of non-tax revenue2
  • All money paid by buyers, including property purchases2
  • Investment projects approved for a programme2
  • Share of applications turned down2
  • Processing time2
  • Change in applications received (percent, as stated)1
  • Selling citizenship as a share of all government income1
  • Program citizenships revoked1
  • Visa-free destinations1
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