Caribbean
Antigua & Barbuda
Citizenship by Investment
The most efficient route for larger families.
The most efficient route for larger families.
Antigua and Barbuda prices its national development contribution for a family of up to four at a single threshold, making it the most economical Caribbean option for multi-generational applications. A brief five-day visit is required in the first five years.
Why Antigua & Barbuda
Pricing a family of four at a single threshold makes Antigua the arithmetic answer for multi-generational applications, and the university fund route extends that logic to six. The five-day visit within five years is the only presence obligation in the Caribbean, and it is easily absorbed.
Benefits
- Visa-free access to the United Kingdom, Schengen and Hong Kong
- Commonwealth citizenship in an English-speaking jurisdiction
- Cost-efficient structure for families of four to six
- No tax on foreign income, capital gains or inheritance
- Citizenship transferable to future generations
Qualifications
Every adult applicant is screened to private-banking standard. The points below are the statutory floor; the desk may ask for more depending on the source of wealth.
- Five days of physical presence within the first five years
- Due diligence on all applicants aged twelve and over
- Verified source of funds and clean criminal record
- Oath of allegiance, which may be taken abroad
Investment requirements
Thresholds below are the statutory minimum for a single applicant unless stated. Family composition changes the figure.
National Development Fund
Family of up to four, including government fees.
US$230,000
Approved real estate
Held for five years in an approved development.
US$300,000
University of the West Indies Fund
Family of six, with one year of tuition included.
US$260,000
Business investment
Direct investment in an approved enterprise.
US$1,500,000
Application fees & costs
The headline threshold is one of four layers. We set all four out in writing before an engagement is signed.
Qualifying investment
US$230,000 for a family of four
The threshold that satisfies the programme. Everything below sits on top of it.
Government and processing fees
Per applicant
Set by statute and confirmed in writing before any engagement is signed.
Due diligence
Per adult applicant
Independent international vetting, typically from age sixteen.
Professional fees
Fixed, agreed in advance
Our fee is quoted as a single figure for the whole family, never as a percentage.
Programme status
Accepting applications
Open. The oath of allegiance may be taken at a mission abroad, so the visit and the oath need not coincide.
Hampton & Kent and Antigua & Barbuda
Our Antigua & Barbuda desk files through licensed local counsel and owns the mandate from the first conversation to the document in hand. We do not hold client investment capital, and government contributions are paid directly to the relevant state account. Where Antigua and Barbuda is not the right instrument for a family, we say so before any fee is discussed.
Programme terms are set by the government of Antigua and Barbuda and change without notice. Nothing on this page constitutes legal or tax advice.
The route, stage by stage
How a Antigua & Barbuda mandate progresses
- 01
Mandate
Family scope and investment route agreed.
Weeks 1 – 2
- 02
File build
Certified documents and source of funds file.
Weeks 2 – 7
- 03
Submission
Lodged with the citizenship unit.
Weeks 7 – 11
- 04
Approval
Due diligence cleared and approval issued.
Months 4 – 7
- 05
Passports
Oath taken and passports delivered.
Months 5 – 9
Next steps
Three ways to test Antigua & Barbuda against your own position
Programme check
A confidential read of your file against the current Antigua & Barbuda criteria, before anything is committed.
Request a review →Programme cost
A written figure covering investment, statutory fees, due diligence and our fee for your exact family.
Ask for a figure →Mobility map
Model what a Antigua & Barbuda document adds to the passports your family already holds.
Open the index →Consider alongside
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We will confirm eligibility, current thresholds and realistic timelines before any engagement is discussed.
Direct lines
Private clients
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+44 20 3901 7742