Antigua and Barbuda commenced its CBI programme in the middle of 2013 when it passed its Citizenship by Investment Act. The long title to the Act describes it as ‘an Act to enable persons to acquire citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda by registration following investment in Antigua and Barbuda and for incidental and connected purposes’. The Act and its implementing Regulations make provision for acquiring Antiguan and Barbudan citizenship: by contributing to the NDF; by contributing to the UWI fund; by investment in an approved real estate project in Antigua and Barbuda (the minimum investment now permanently includes a co-application option); and by investing in an approved business in Antigua and Barbuda. With effect from 1 April 2020, one more pathway has been introduced under the real estate option, where the full purchase price of a real estate unit shall be no less than US$200,000. Children under the age of 28 years who are dependent and studying full-time may be included in the parent’s citizenship application. Parents or grandparents of the main applicant or his or her spouse above the age of 58 years, living with and fully supported by the main applicant, may be included in the citizenship application.
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