Grenadian Citizenship by Investment

Who the programme is for

Grenada CBI is the natural choice for investors who want a Caribbean second passport but also value a pathway toward living in the United States. The unique US E-2 treaty eligibility makes it popular with entrepreneurs planning to run a US business, as well as with families who benefit from Grenada's broad dependant definitions and visa-free China access.

• Entrepreneurs eyeing the US E-2 investor visa
• Families including parents, grandparents and siblings
• Investors wanting visa-free China access
• Those seeking a strong, remote-application passport

Investment options: contribution vs real estate

The National Transformation Fund (NTF) is a non-refundable donation from US$235,000, the simplest and lowest-outlay route. The real estate route requires a government-approved project purchase from US$270,000 for a co-owned unit (plus a government contribution) or US$350,000 for sole ownership, held for five years, offering a tangible, potentially resaleable asset.

• NTF contribution: from US$235,000 (family of four)
• Shared real estate: from US$270,000 + government contribution
• Sole-ownership real estate: from US$350,000
• 5-year property holding period

The US E-2 treaty advantage

Grenada is the only Caribbean CBI country with a bilateral investment treaty with the United States, making its citizens eligible to apply for the E-2 Treaty Investor visa. The E-2 allows a national of a treaty country to live in the US while directing a substantial investment in a US business, and can be renewed indefinitely. It is a non-immigrant visa, not a green card, and the US adjudicates each application on its own merits.

Important caveat: applicants who naturalised through investment and never previously held E status generally need to have been domiciled in Grenada for around three years before qualifying for E-2 — so this is a medium-term strategy, not an instant US route.

• Only Caribbean CBI programme with US E-2 eligibility
• Live in the US while running a qualifying business
• Renewable indefinitely; not a green card
• Naturalised citizens generally need ~3 years' domicile first

The real estate route in detail

Approved real estate means buying into a government-sanctioned development — often branded resorts and hotels. A co-owned (fractional) interest starts at US$270,000 alongside an additional non-refundable government contribution; sole ownership starts at US$350,000. Both must be held for at least five years before resale, after which capital may be partly recovered.

• Government-approved projects only
• Shared from US$270,000; sole from US$350,000
• Extra government contribution on shared purchases
• 5-year minimum hold before resale

Application and due diligence

Applications must be filed by an Authorised Local Agent and are assessed by the Citizenship by Investment Committee, which includes a mandatory interview and enhanced background checks. Indicative processing runs about 4–7 months. On approval and completion of the investment, citizenship certificates and passports are issued; the process is fully remote.

• File through an Authorised Local Agent
• Assessed by the CBI Committee + mandatory interview
• Enhanced due diligence
• Approximately 4–7 months to passport

What citizenship gives you

Grenadian citizenship is for life and hereditary. The passport offers visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to roughly 140–150 destinations, including the Schengen Area, the UK (via ETA) and mainland China, plus eligibility to apply for the US E-2 visa. Grenada permits dual citizenship and does not tax worldwide income, capital gains or inheritance for non-residents. The programme's family definition is among the broadest in the region.

• Lifelong, hereditary citizenship
• Visa-free Schengen, UK (ETA) and China
• Eligibility to apply for the US E-2 visa
• Dual citizenship and no worldwide-income tax

Costs and government fees

Beyond the investment itself, budget for due-diligence fees per adult applicant, government processing and passport fees, and Authorised Local Agent and legal fees. Real-estate applicants also pay the additional government contribution (on shared purchases) plus purchase and closing costs. Confirm the current fee schedule with your agent.

• Due-diligence fees per adult applicant
• Government processing and passport fees
• Government contribution on shared real estate
• Agent, legal and closing costs

Recent changes and international scrutiny

Grenada aligned its minimums with the 2024 regional harmonisation and is the headquarters of the new ECCIRA regional regulator. As with its peers, Grenada faces heightened US and EU scrutiny of Caribbean CBI, and all five states were included in a US immigrant-visa processing pause in early 2026. Grenada retained UK visa-free (ETA) access as of 2026. EU and UK visa-free arrangements remain under periodic review.

In March 2024 the five Eastern Caribbean CBI states — St Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada and Saint Lucia — signed a Memorandum of Agreement harmonising a US$200,000 minimum investment floor (effective 1 July 2024) and strengthening due diligence; in 2025 they went further, legislating a shared regulator, the Eastern Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Regulatory Authority (ECCIRA), headquartered in Grenada.

• Minimums aligned with 2024 harmonisation
• Headquarters of the ECCIRA regulator
• Included in the 2026 US immigrant-visa pause
• UK ETA access retained in 2026