Grenada Citizenship by Investment Requirements: What the Program Actually Demands

The National Transformation Fund (NTF) contribution is USD 235,000 for a single applicant, USD 235,000 for a couple, and USD 270,000 for a family of four. The real estate route requires a minimum purchase of USD 270,000 in a government-approved project, with the property held for at least five years before resale. Government processing fees, due diligence fees, and agent fees sit on top of both routes and typically add USD 25,000 to USD 50,000 depending on family size.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old, hold no criminal record, and pass a multi-tier due diligence check run by the Grenada Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU). Dependents who qualify include a spouse, children under 30 if financially dependent, parents and grandparents over 55 if financially dependent, and unmarried siblings under 18. Grenada rejects applicants from certain high-risk nationalities; the list is not public but nationals of Iran, North Korea, and a handful of other sanctioned states are routinely excluded. Health conditions that would impose significant costs on the state can also be grounds for denial.

Grenada runs a three-tier due diligence process: an internal government review, a mandatory third-party background firm, and in some cases a secondary check commissioned by the CIU. Fees are USD 5,000 for the main applicant, USD 5,000 for a spouse, and USD 2,500 per dependent over 17. Source of funds documentation is scrutinized heavily, expect to provide bank statements going back at least three years, tax returns, and a detailed explanation of how the investment capital was accumulated. Applications with incomplete financial documentation are the leading cause of delays.

Grenada has a bilateral investment treaty with the United States, which means Grenadian passport holders can apply for a US E-2 treaty investor visa. No other Caribbean CBI passport currently offers this. The E-2 requires a separate investment in a US business (typically USD 100,000 to USD 200,000 at minimum to be taken seriously by consular officers), but it gives visa holders and their families the right to live and work in the US for renewable two-year periods. For applicants who want a legal long-term US presence without qualifying for an EB-5, the Grenada passport is the entry point. If you are comparing Caribbean options at the program level, the full CBI comparison guide lays out how Grenada stacks against St. Kitts, Dominica, Antigua, and St. Lucia.

The standard processing timeline is 4 to 6 months after the CIU receives a complete application package. An accelerated processing option exists for an additional USD 1,500 fee per application and targets a 60-day turnaround, though this is not guaranteed. The applicant does not need to travel to Grenada at any point during the process; oath-taking can be completed at a Grenadian consulate abroad or, in some cases, administered remotely through a designated authority. Once approved, the passport is valid for five years and renewable indefinitely.

Grenada imposes no minimum residency requirement after naturalization, so holders can live wherever they choose. There is no obligation to file Grenadian taxes or report foreign income as a citizen who is non-resident. The passport currently provides visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to over 140 countries, including the UK, the Schengen Area, China, and Singapore. Citizenship is permanent and passes to children born after naturalization by descent.