Caribbean
Grenada
Citizenship by Investment
The only Caribbean citizenship with a United States E-2 treaty.
The only Caribbean citizenship with a United States E-2 treaty.
Grenada combines Caribbean mobility with a rare strategic advantage: its E-2 treaty allows citizens to apply for a United States investor visa. China access adds further breadth for internationally mobile families.
Why Grenada
Grenada is the only Caribbean citizenship that carries a United States E-2 treaty, which converts a mobility document into a working route for a family that wants to operate a business in America. Visa-free access to China adds a dimension the other island programmes cannot match.
Benefits
- Access to the United States E-2 investor visa treaty
- Visa-free travel to China, the United Kingdom and Schengen
- Citizenship for siblings, parents and grandparents
- No tax on worldwide income for non-residents
- Citizenship by descent for 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.
- Due diligence on all applicants aged sixteen and over
- Verified source of investment funds
- Medical certificate including HIV test
- Government processing and passport fees
Investment requirements
Thresholds below are the statutory minimum for a single applicant unless stated. Family composition changes the figure.
National Transformation Fund
Single applicant or family of up to four.
US$235,000
Approved real estate
Shared interest in an approved project, held five years.
US$270,000
Sole ownership property
Independent ownership in an approved development.
US$350,000
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$235,000 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. Due diligence applies from age sixteen and the National Transformation Fund remains the most used route.
Hampton & Kent and Grenada
Our Grenada 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 Grenada is not the right instrument for a family, we say so before any fee is discussed.
Programme terms are set by the government of Grenada and change without notice. Nothing on this page constitutes legal or tax advice.
The route, stage by stage
How a Grenada mandate progresses
- 01
Assessment
Structure, family scope and route selected.
Weeks 1 – 2
- 02
Documentation
Certified file assembled and translated.
Weeks 2 – 8
- 03
Submission
Lodged with the citizenship committee.
Weeks 8 – 12
- 04
Approval
Due diligence cleared, approval letter issued.
Months 4 – 7
- 05
Oath and passports
Investment settled and documents delivered.
Months 5 – 9
Next steps
Three ways to test Grenada against your own position
Programme check
A confidential read of your file against the current Grenada 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 Grenada document adds to the passports your family already holds.
Open the index →Consider alongside
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Need more information on Grenada?
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