ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: KEY ADVANTAGES

1. 1. The Antigua and Barbuda Citizenship by investment Programme expands mobility by offering visa free or visa-on-arrival to over 151 countries, such as Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and the other countries making part of the Schengen area. It is the same for the United Kingdom, Singapore and many Latin American countries including Argentina, Peru, Brazil and Ecuador. You will increase your access to the rest of the world: the borders of most countries will no longer be an impediment.
   2. The Antigua and Barbuda passport also makes it easier to obtain a visa in Canada, the United States, New Zealand and Australia.
   3. Even the passport itself gives you access to a better treatment of your file. The Antigua and Barbuda citizenship will facilitate various aspects including to open a bank account, do business and start a business abroad more conveniently.
   4. There is no language, residency or travel requirements to qualify for Antiguan citizenship. This way, most individuals are eligible for this program without having to execute any preliminary step.  
   5. The average timeline process takes under 6 months. It is a really quick process for obtaining citizenship. Once it is started, you can be assured to have access to your new citizenship in less than a year. Compared to other countries, usually people have to live many years in a country before acquiring citizenship.
   6. The tax system in Antigua and Barbuda is very profitable. This advantage is important to consider as you could accumulate considerable amounts by minimizing your tax liability. 

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA: MAIN REQUIREMENTS 

The Citizenship by Investment Programme of Antigua and Barbuda allows the granting of citizenship by a certificate of registration to individuals who contribute to the economic development of the island.

To qualify under this programme, all applicants must be of outstanding character, have no criminal record and be in good health. The application is subject to a Due Diligence verification process, which the according fees shall be paid upon submission of the application.

Once the application has successfully passed the Due Diligence verification process, the applicant will be asked to cover the governmental processing fees as well as accomplish one of the two investment options below:

Option A. Make a contribution of at least 100,000 USD to the National Development Fund of Antigua and Barbuda;
OR;
Option B. Acquire a property of a minimum amount of 400,000 USD.

Administrative and governmental fees 

Fee description	Main applicant	Spouse	Dep. 12-17 yo	Dep. 18+
Due Diligence fees	7,500 USD	7,500 USD	2,000 USD	4,000 USD
Processing fees	30,000 USD/application
Passport fees	300 USD/applicant

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA: PROCESS

Stage 1 – Preparation. Antigua and Barbuda Citizenship by Investment Programme offers various options for investors. We help you to prepare and assemble your documents according to your situation and the investment option you choose to move forward with. We work with official translators who will translate documents that are in a foreign language into English. Additionally, we will guide you in the process of legalization and authentication of your documentation according to Antigua and Barbuda government guidelines.
We prepare all of the forms for your application and submit your file on your behalf to the to the Citizenship by Investment Unit.

Stage 2 – Submission. Upon submission of your citizenship application to the Antigua and Barbuda authorities, you will be asked to cover the following government fees :

          (i) Due Diligence fees;

          (ii) An amount of of 3,000 USD out of a total of 30,000 USD for processing fees.

Once a letter of approval is issued, you will then be asked to cover the remaining government processing fees which are of 27,000 USD as well as any other outstanding payments related to your investment.

The contribution must be paid directly to the Government Special Fund within 30 days followed by the receipt of approval letter.

Stage 3 – Citizenship and passport. Once a certificate of registration is issued, you will be invited to take the Oath of Allegiance. It may take place in Antigua and Barbuda or at an Embassy or a Consular Office abroad.
Finally, you may obtain an Antigua and Barbuda passport valid for 5 years. In order to renew the passport and meet the citizenship requirements, you must spend at least 5 days within a period of 5 years.

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA: SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

Our team will assist you in assembling the required documents based on your situation. In the case that your documents are in a foreign language, we will also assist you in the translation into english and have them certified by a local lawyer.

Below is a generic list of documents:

1. 1. 1. Valid passport (copy of all pages)
      2. Birth certificate
      3. Marriage certificate
      4. National identity card
      5. Police certificate
      6. Proof of residence
      7. Diploma(s)
      8. Medical certificate
      9. Tax assessment
      10. Source of revenue (business documents, work certificate, property documents, revenue from rental, dividend certificate, etc.)
      11. Military booklet of Records (if applicable)
      12. Professional reference letter
      13. Bank reference
      14. Bank statements covering the previous 12 months
      15. Sales agreement (if a real estate investment is selected)

* Additional supporting documents may be required based on your situation. 

ANTIGUA: TESTIMONIAL I

We are a young couple of African citizenship. In order for us to travel, we would require to apply for a visa in almost any country of the world. My parents as well as my wife’s parents granted us financial aid so that we could acquire a second citizenship to make the travel easier for both work (business) and pleasure. It was very complicated to travel with our passports, especially when we needed to travel to 2-3 different countries simultaneously. After analyzing the different citizenship programs available, we focused on the Antigua program. We invited the Inimex team to our home country to discuss the details of the program, the process and the different conditions. We wanted to meet the team before sharing our personal documents and move forward with the application. Everything went well and we decided to collaborate with Inimex for our Antigua citizenship application. The lawyers and collaborators of Inimex organized everything quickly. We didn’t even need to travel to Antigua and their team brought the passports to us in person. We are very happy with the results and how smooth the process was. We notice a big difference in our travels. Many thanks to Inimex team who was patient and responsive to our expectations. 

ANTIGUA: TESTIMONIAL II

I am a thirty year old man and my father was a businessman his whole life. After he passed away, I had to take over everything and interrupt my studies. Since my father’s business was outside of our country, I had to travel quickly to familiarize with his businesses, and the various real estate properties as well as the bank accounts. Travelling became really difficult when I realized that a visa was necessary to travel to each country. Our family’s lawyer suggested that I could get another passport through an investment, which would make it easier for me to travel in order to sort everything out. 

After several hours of consultation with Inimex, I decided to work with their collaborator located in Antigua. The process went very well and relatively fast. 3 months later, I was told that my citizenship application was approved.  The naturalization certificate was issued and the passport could also be issued quickly without requiring my presence in Antigua. I was then able to quickly get into my father’s business and sort out all the issues. Thanks to Inimex assistance and continuous support.