Antigua and Barbuda grants citizenship to approved applicants who contribute US$230,000 to its National Development Fund per application (single applicant or family of up to four) plus government processing and due-diligence fees, with a five-day visit required in the first five years and dual citizenship permitted. Alpha acts as an introducer working with a licensed Antigua and Barbuda agent.
Everything below is written as reference material: the official thresholds and fees we have verified, who qualifies and who is barred, how long it takes, what the passport does and does not give you, and the risks. Where an official schedule figure is not published on this page, we say so rather than estimate it. If another programme fits you better, we say so in the alternatives section.
Antigua and Barbuda grants citizenship to approved applicants who contribute US$230,000 to the National Development Fund (NDF) per application, whether for a single applicant or a family of up to four, plus government processing fees of US$10,000 for a single applicant or US$20,000 for a family of up to four, rising by US$10,000 for each dependant from the fifth onwards, and due-diligence fees per person. A spouse, dependent children and dependent parents over 55 can be included without any additional NDF contribution. Other routes are the University of the West Indies Fund, approved real estate and business investment at higher thresholds. Citizens must spend at least five days in Antigua and Barbuda during their first five years of citizenship. Dual citizenship is permitted. An Antigua and Barbuda passport gives visa-free access to the Schengen area and the United Kingdom.
Source: Citizenship by Investment Unit, Antigua and Barbuda, cip.gov.ag (National Development Fund page); verified 17 September 2026. Alpha acts as an introducer working with a licensed Antigua and Barbuda agent.
Active. Established by the Citizenship by Investment Act 2013 and administered by the Citizenship by Investment Unit in St John's. The NDF contribution was set at US$230,000 under the 2024 Eastern Caribbean agreement. Interviews have been part of the process since 2023.
| National Development Fund route | USD |
|---|---|
| NDF contribution, per application (single applicant or family of up to four), non-refundable | 230,000 |
| Government processing fee, single applicant | 10,000 |
| Government processing fee, family of up to four | 20,000 |
| Government processing fee, family of five or more | 20,000 plus 10,000 for each dependant from the fifth |
| Due-diligence fees, per applicant, and passport fees | per the Unit's schedule of fees, quoted in writing |
Verified against cip.gov.ag on 17 September 2026. Payment sequence set by the Unit: full due-diligence fees and 10 percent of the processing fee on submission; the balance of processing fees, passport fees and the contribution within 30 days of the approval letter. The UWI Fund, real-estate and business routes carry higher thresholds and are quoted in writing. Legal translation, attestation and the agent's professional fees are additional.
230,000 contribution + 10,000 processing fee = US$240,000 in government charges, before due-diligence, passport and professional fees.
Applications from nationals of Russia and Belarus have been suspended since 2022. Nationals of certain other countries are subject to residence-abroad conditions or enhanced due diligence set by the Unit. We confirm eligibility at pre-screen before any agreement is signed.
The Unit does not publish a guaranteed processing time; recent files have typically taken several months from submission to approval. The sequence is:
An Antigua and Barbuda passport gives visa-free or visa-on-arrival entry to the Schengen area, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong and most of the Commonwealth Caribbean. It does not give visa-free entry to the United States or Canada. The European Union has been reviewing visa-free access for all Caribbean investor-citizenship states since 2023. Entry rules change; confirm with the destination state before travelling.
Antigua and Barbuda levies no personal income tax, wealth, gift, inheritance or capital-gains tax. Citizenship does not by itself change your tax residency or your obligations where you live or hold assets. We do not provide tax advice.
The Unit applies multi-tier due diligence through independent international firms and regional intelligence sharing; it publishes six-monthly reports on the NDF to Parliament and has the fund audited by an international accounting firm. Approval is decided solely by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and is never guaranteed.
Alpha Immigration Associates FZC (SPC Free Zone, Sharjah, Reg. 4204438.01; office 309 Opal Tower, Business Bay, Dubai) is not an authorised agent for this programme. We act as an introducer: we pre-screen, structure the family application and manage documents, and the application is filed by a licensed agent in the jurisdiction. Our own government designations (Vanuatu, Nauru, Sao Tome and Principe) are on the accreditations page. Editor: Manpreet Kataria, Managing Director. Page reviewed 17 September 2026.
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Government contribution minimums only. Government processing/due-diligence fees, agent fees and bank charges are additional. Verify against the official_url before relying on any figure. Structured data for all programmes: CBI programme database · JSON.
