Acantha Management Ltd. has been appointed authorized representative within the Citizenship by Investment Program (CIP) for processing all applications directly to the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU).
Real Estate Investment is an investment of at least USD 200,000 in an approved real estate project as recommended to the Cabinet by the Antigua & Barbuda Investment Authority after consultation with the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU). Real estate investment is to be held for a minimum of five years.
*Where applicants intend to make a joint investment in real estate through the purchase of shares in a company holding the asset, two applications from related parties in the amount of a minimum of $200,000 will be considered as qualifying investment
The Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) shall after consultation with the Antigua and Barbuda Investment Authority (ABIA) approve businesses, whether existing or proposed, for the purposes of investment in business under the Citizenship by Investment Program.
The two business investment options are:
Where a person proposes to make an investment in an approved business of at least US$ 1,500,000 on their own behalf.
At least two persons propose to make a joint investment in such an approved business totalling at least US$ 5,000,000, and each of those persons individually propose to contribute at least US$400,000 to the joint investment an application or application for Citizenship by Investment may be submitted on his, her or their behalf through an agent. Any potential applicant(s) under this investment option is/are advised to make contact with the ABIA to discuss their proposal.
Acquisition of citizenship under the NDF investment option requires a contribution to the National Development Fund in the minimum sum of US$100,000 per application.
The contribution is in the form of a one-time payment. The primary applicant may include spouse, dependent children and dependent parents over 65 years of age within the application with no additional NDF contribution required, although government and due diligence fees will be payable per each individual which are outlined within the fees section.
• Other fees payable include passport fees. These fees are subject to change.
• All fees quoted are in US dollars
The University of the West Indies Fund (UWI) option is a mechanism for financing UWI’s fourth landed campus.
Applicants to the Citizenship by Investment Programme who choose this option will be required to make an investment of US$150,000 for a family of six (6) or more (i.e. minimum number of persons per application is 6).
Participation in the option will entitle one member of the family to a one year, tuition only, scholarship at the University of the West Indies. The application process is fairly straightforward and application forms can be obtained from a local Licensed Agent, whom has been licensed by the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU).
For additional information please refer to: www.cip.gov.ag