Caribbean
Dominica
Citizenship by Investment
The lowest entry price in the Caribbean, run by its quietest unit.
The lowest entry price in the Caribbean, run by its quietest unit.
Operating since 1993, Dominica is the second oldest citizenship programme in the world and consistently the least expensive of the Caribbean five. The Economic Diversification Fund funds hospitals, schools and climate resilience on an island that never became a resort economy, and the citizenship it grants is full, hereditary and held for life.
Why Dominica
Dominica has run its programme without interruption since 1993 and still prices it below every other Caribbean route, which makes it the natural first file for a family testing whether a second citizenship belongs in their planning at all. The island never built a resort economy, so the contribution goes to hospitals, schools and climate resilience rather than to villas, and the unit that vets applicants is the least publicised and among the most exacting in the region.
Benefits
- Visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to more than 140 destinations, including Schengen and the United Kingdom
- The lowest single-applicant threshold of any Caribbean programme
- Citizenship for spouse, children, parents and grandparents in one application
- No tax on worldwide income, capital gains, wealth or inheritance for non-residents
- Citizenship passes to future generations by descent
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.
- Mandatory interview with the citizenship unit, held virtually
- Independent international due diligence on every applicant aged sixteen and over
- Verified source of funds and clean criminal record
- Medical certificate for each applicant, including children
Investment requirements
Thresholds below are the statutory minimum for a single applicant unless stated. Family composition changes the figure.
Economic Diversification Fund
Single applicant; the contribution rises in steps with family size.
US$200,000
Fund, family of four
Principal, spouse and two dependants within one application.
US$250,000
Approved real estate
Interest in an approved resort project, held for five years.
US$200,000
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$200,000 contribution
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 2024 Eastern Caribbean agreement set a US$200,000 floor and made the interview mandatory for every principal applicant.
Hampton & Kent and Dominica
Our Dominica 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 the Commonwealth of Dominica is not the right instrument for a family, we say so before any fee is discussed.
Programme terms are set by the government of the Commonwealth of Dominica and change without notice. Nothing on this page constitutes legal or tax advice.
The route, stage by stage
How a Dominica mandate progresses
- 01
Eligibility
Confidential assessment and family scope agreed.
Weeks 1 – 2
- 02
File build
Source of funds dossier and certified civil documents.
Weeks 2 – 7
- 03
Submission
Lodged by an authorised agent; interview scheduled.
Weeks 7 – 10
- 04
Approval
Due diligence cleared and approval in principle issued.
Months 3 – 7
- 05
Passports
Contribution settled, certificate and passports delivered.
Months 4 – 9
Next steps
Three ways to test Dominica against your own position
Programme check
A confidential read of your file against the current Dominica 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 Dominica document adds to the passports your family already holds.
Open the index →Consider alongside
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Need more information on Dominica?
We will confirm eligibility, current thresholds and realistic timelines before any engagement is discussed.
Direct lines
Private clients
private.office@hamptonkent.comPartner desk
partners@hamptonkent.comLondon office
+44 20 3901 7742