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Antigua and Barbuda: offer to close its citizenship programme by 2030
Antigua and Barbuda is offering to close its citizenship by investment programme at the end of 2030, subject to conditions. It is asking the EU for a longer transition period and financial assistance so that it can keep visa-free access to the Schengen area.
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Antigua and Barbuda: November 12 is a deadline, not a closure
The Prime Minister clarifies that 12 November 2026 is the deadline for replying to the European Union, not the date on which the citizenship by investment programme ends. Discussions concern an exit timetable that has not yet been approved.
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Caribbean: the thresholds of the five investment passports have converged
The five Caribbean citizenship by investment programmes have raised their thresholds and now sit within a narrow range. Ranking them by price no longer makes much sense: what sets them apart lies elsewhere.
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Caribbean: what citizenship by investment costs, and what it does not do
Five Caribbean states grant citizenship in exchange for a donation or a real estate investment. Their thresholds have converged, their checks have tightened, and most of what people expect from them — a tax advantage — does not follow. This report details the published amounts, the procedure, the additional fees and what citizenship does not do.
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Dominica: stricter due diligence on CBI applications
Background checks in the Caribbean citizenship programmes have tightened under European and American pressure. For an applicant, this means longer timelines, more documents and a real risk of refusal.
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Turkey: citizenship through property maintained at $400,000
Turkey's threshold for citizenship through property purchase is unchanged. Its apparent stability masks two far more decisive variables for a French buyer: the exchange rate and the official valuation of the property.
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Vanuatu: the EU confirms the suspension of Schengen visa-free access
The Vanuatu passport has lost the visa exemption it enjoyed for the Schengen area. This is the most instructive precedent in this entire category of investment: the advantage that was bought was revocable, and it has been revoked.
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Turkey: citizenship through real estate appeals to buyers from the Middle East
Turkey's citizenship by real estate purchase programme attracts a regional clientele for reasons that have nothing to do with tax. For a French national, the picture is very different, and the benefit much narrower.
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Grenada: US E-2 access drives applications
Grenada is the only Caribbean citizenship programme whose nationals can apply for the US treaty investor visa. It is its sole differentiator, and it requires a genuine business project.
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Saint Kitts: a time-limited bonus on the Sustainable Growth Fund
Temporary promotions on Caribbean contributions are a recurring practice in the industry. They should be read for what they are: a signal about the state of demand, not an opportunity to seize.
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Saint Kitts: the oldest CBI programme tightens its checks
The world's oldest citizenship by investment programme has reorganised its contribution and its checks. The fee schedule is public, as is the processing timetable — and it explicitly allows for a justified deferral.
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Vanuatu: the programme seeks to restore its credibility
Vanuatu is seeking to restore the credibility of its citizenship programme after the suspension of its European visa exemption. It is a difficult exercise: what was withdrawn is not in its hands.
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Grenada: the only Caribbean passport opening the US E-2 visa
Grenada is the only Caribbean programme whose citizens can apply for the US visa for treaty investors. This access rests on a bilateral treaty, and it requires a genuine business project.
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Antigua: the UWI option remains the cheapest for families
Antigua and Barbuda offers a contribution option through the university fund, more economical for large families. It is the only Caribbean programme whose cost per person genuinely falls as the household grows.
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Saint Lucia: the government bond option back in the spotlight
Saint Lucia offers a government bond option alongside the standard contribution. The capital is in principle recoverable, which changes the nature of the outlay — and introduces sovereign risk.
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Dominica: the cheapest citizenship by investment passport in the Caribbean
Dominica has the lowest contribution of the five Caribbean programmes. The gap with its competitors has narrowed, however, to the point where price is no longer the relevant criterion.
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Grenada: visa-free access to China with the passport
Visa-free access to China is among the selling points of the Grenadian passport. Above all, it illustrates what gives a second passport its real value: the destinations your own passport does not open.
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Dominica: the real estate option revived for investors
The real estate option in Caribbean programmes is presented as recoverable, unlike the donation. The difference is real on paper, and far more uncertain at resale.
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