Source: https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/antigua-and-barbuda/ Open 2013–present # 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda citizenship by investment Antigua and Barbuda publishes a qualifying amount of $230,000 for its contribution route. The qualifying family-of-four base amount is $230,000. The subtotal of itemised single-applicant charges is $248,800, before unlisted costs. Five-day visit obligation after citizenship. Evidence & review dates · 13 October 2026 Evidence reviewed 13 October 2026Dated research; confirm current terms with the authority. [Antigua and Barbuda CIU ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/schedule-of-fees/)[All sources & limitations →](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/antigua-and-barbuda/#sources)[Suggest a correction →](https://cbi.me/corrections/?page=%2Fcitizenship-by-investment%2Fantigua-and-barbuda%2F) [Compare this programme →](https://cbi.me/?view=citizenship&compare=ag) Media report · reviewed 2026-10-28 ## Reported suspension risk — awaiting official confirmation St Vincent Times reports that Antigua and Barbuda is considering suspending its citizenship investment programme following EU discussions about Schengen visa-free access. It describes 12 November 2026 as a deadline to commit to suspension and says Cabinet had not made a final decision. The reported deadline is not a confirmed application cutoff or effective suspension date. This update does not establish a closure, new rules for pending applications or a change to Schengen visa-free access. The programme status shown here remains unchanged pending official confirmation. [St Vincent Times report · published 2026-10-25 ↗](https://www.stvincenttimes.com/antigua-likely-to-suspend-citizenship-investment-program-after-eu-ultimatum/) Earlier official context: the government’s statement published on 7 July 2026 described an EU request for phase-out by 1 June 2028 and the government’s opposition at that time. That dated position does not confirm the outcome of the October discussions. [Dated government statement ↗](https://ab.gov.ag/detail_template.php?page=press_release/2026/july/2026_july_07-govt_responds_to+eu_communication_on_cip) Legal outcome Citizenship subject to approval Base amount $230,000 Family-of-four base $230,000 Published single subtotal $248,800 Presence 5 days in first 5 years Reported approval 16.8 months average · IMI Q2 2026 Official guidance Not published here ## Cost breakdown | Published item | One applicant | | --- | --- | | NDF contribution | $230,000 | | Processing | $10,000 | | Principal diligence | $8,500 | | Passport | $300 | | Published subtotal | $248,800 | Interview, document, agent and any enhanced checks are additional if applicable. Pinned open-data subtotals include only supported dated line items; comprehensive total and exact family acceptance remain unresolved. Different currencies remain separate. ## Payments and money at risk Payment milestones, refunds and capital exposure Submission versus approval The current CIU fee page requires non-refundable due diligence and 10% of the processing fee on submission. For approved property, the property page places the processing balance and sums due to the developer after approval under the purchase agreement. Obtain written terms for withdrawal, rejection and developer default; do not infer a universal contractual refund from the government fee rules. [NDF and government fee schedule ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/schedule-of-fees/) · [Approved property: payment, title and holding rules ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/investment-options/real-estate/) · Checked 2026-10-25 [Payment milestones, refunds and later capital recovery →](https://cbi.me/guides/citizenship-by-investment-costs/) ## Qualifying routes | Route | Base amount | Condition | | --- | --- | --- | | NDF contribution | $230,000 | Non-refundable | | Approved property | $300,000 | 5-year hold | | Joint business | $400,000 | Minimum participant share; joint project conditions | ## Reported timing and passport access Observed periods and publisher passport categories ### Observed approval times 16.8 months average · 11–24 months reported range Practitioner observations, Q2 2026 (April–June), as published by IMI. Small provider samples of recently approved files leave pending cases out. This is not an official target or a forecast for your application. Passport delivery is a separate stage. [How to read these averages and ranges →](https://cbi.me/guides/citizenship-by-investment-processing-times/#reported-waits) · Source checked 2026-10-23. Original publisher attribution is in the source notes below. ### Passport Index snapshot 100 visa-free · 38 visa on arrival · 6 eTA The publisher totals these as 144 destinations. This is a third-party index snapshot checked 2026-10-23, not a government guarantee. It concerns an ordinary national passport after citizenship and passport issuance; residence alone does not give these rights. [Publisher dashboard and destination list ↗](https://www.passportindex.org/passport/antigua-and-barbuda/) · Read the destination-government checks below before booking. ## Current and upcoming changes Official research update · 2026-10-23 Property and exit conditions: The CIU describes approved property from $300,000 and a five-year resale restriction, subject to its alternative-approved-property exception. It warns that the property transaction can lengthen processing. Approval for CBI does not establish the asset’s market value or resale liquidity. Checked 2026-10-22. [Official source ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/investment-options/real-estate/) EU phase-out request: The government’s 7 July statement reports a Commission request to phase out the programme by 1 June 2028, while saying the programme will continue. This verifies the reported request; it is not an enacted closure or proof that visa-free travel has already been suspended. Checked 2026-10-23. [Official source ↗](https://ab.gov.ag/detail_template.php?page=press_release%2F2026%2Fjuly%2F2026_july_07-govt_responds_to+eu_communication_on_cip) Each claim shows its own check date. Other profile facts retain their own dates. [Research scope and statistics →](https://cbi.me/research/member-source-review/) [Before buying a CBI property: eligibility, title, valuation and exit →](https://cbi.me/guides/cbi-real-estate-due-diligence/) · [A second citizenship does not freeze travel rules →](https://cbi.me/guides/citizenship-and-travel-policy-risk/) ## Family of four Household assumptions and eligibility Principal, spouse and two children aged under 12. Eligibility, age definitions and dependency rules apply. Base amount: $230,000. Published-charge subtotal: $264,700. Family allowed; dependants and government fees change total ## Requirements Eligibility, presence and exceptions Five-day obligation can affect retention of citizenship. Due diligence and processing are additional. Presence At least 5 days in first 5 calendar years after citizenship ## After approval Retention, holding and passport renewal Selected duties checked 2026-10-25. Citizenship retention, asset holding and passport renewal are separate requirements. Property alternative: US$300,000, held 5 years Visits and citizenship retention The CIU says deprivation of citizenship may occur if the citizen does not spend at least five days in Antigua and Barbuda during the first five calendar years after citizenship, without repayment of the original investment, contribution or purchase price. Keep visit records. This retention condition is separate from the passport’s expiry date. [Citizenship: options and obligations ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/citizenship/) · Checked 2026-10-25 Passport renewal The current CIU passport page describes an initial five-year passport and consideration for renewal subject to five days spent in the country during that period since citizenship. Obtain current renewal instructions and charges. The May 2020 AB10 form is a dated reference: this review did not establish its present fee schedule or procedural applicability, and the current forms index does not list it. That omission does not prove withdrawal. [Antigua and Barbuda passport: validity and renewal ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/citizenship/antigua-and-barbuda-passport/) · [AB10 five-year renewal form, version 3 May 2020 ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/AB10-Citizenship-by-Investment-5-year-renewal-application-form-May-2020.pdf) · [Current application and passport forms index ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/how-to-apply/application-forms/) · Checked 2026-10-25 Property holding The current property page restricts resale until five years after purchase, with an exception for purchasing an alternative officially approved property. Preserve title and payment documents and obtain advice before any early disposal. The holding period runs from purchase, whereas the visit condition runs from citizenship. [Approved property: payment, title and holding rules ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/investment-options/real-estate/) · Checked 2026-10-25 Evidence to retain AB10 version 3 May 2020 illustrates retained-investment evidence for property/business, title or share-register documents, proof of visits and declarations about changes after citizenship. Keep your certificate, ownership and visit records, and ask which current documents are required. These are useful records to retain; the older checklist and its charges are not presented as a newly confirmed renewal procedure. [AB10 five-year renewal form, version 3 May 2020 ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/AB10-Citizenship-by-Investment-5-year-renewal-application-form-May-2020.pdf) · [Current application and passport forms index ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/how-to-apply/application-forms/) · Checked 2026-10-25 [Money at risk](https://cbi.me/guides/citizenship-by-investment-costs/) · [Property diligence](https://cbi.me/guides/cbi-real-estate-due-diligence/) ## Travel access Destination rules, conditions and source dates Ordinary national passport after nationality and passport issuance. Short visits; personal circumstances and entry conditions apply. Each rule retains its own check date. UK visits ETA / visit-visa exemptShort visits on an ordinary national passport. ETA eligibility and visitor conditions apply. Checked 2026-10-13. - [Appendix Visitor: visa national list ↗](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-visitor-visa-national-list)UK Home Office · Immigration rules · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports Current ordinary-passport visit-visa requirements. Rules updated 8 October 2026. Schengen visits Visa-exempt · 90/180Ordinary national passport, short visits; entry conditions and document validity still apply. Checked 2026-10-13. - [Consolidated Regulation 2018/1806, 30 December 2025 ↗](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1806/2025-12-30/eng)European Union EUR-Lex · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports Annexes I/II and qualifying footnotes; ordinary national passports only USA visits Visa issuance restrictedAntigua and Dominica are subject to partial B1/B2 restrictions. Applies to persons outside the US without a valid visa on 1 January 2026; existing valid visas, dual-national and other exceptions apply. Checked 2026-10-13. - [Visa Waiver Program participating nationalities ↗](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visa-waiver-program.html)US Department of State · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports Ordinary-national-passport visitor rules; no current CBI nationality in the participating list - [Visa issuance suspension under Proclamation 10998 ↗](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/suspension-of-visa-issuance-to-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states.html)US Department of State · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports Antigua and Dominica visitor visa restrictions effective January 2026; valid-visa and other exceptions Canada visits Conditional air eTAOnly air travel / airport transit, plus Canadian visa held in past ten years OR a valid US nonimmigrant visa. Land/sea travel needs a visa; each traveller qualifies separately. Checked 2026-10-13. - [Visa-required travellers who may qualify for an eTA ↗](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta/eligibility/eta-x.html)Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports Antigua, St Kitts and St Lucia: conditional air-travel eTA; past Canadian visa or valid US nonimmigrant visa required Global category counts, where shown above, are attributed publisher snapshots. The selected destination rules here use government evidence. Recognition of a document is separate from visa exemption. ## Sources Publications, supporting claims and review dates Checked means the cited material was reviewed, not that the authority published a new rule that day. Source authority and retrieval limitations are recorded below. Find a source - NDF and government fee scheduleAntigua and Barbuda CIU · Checked 2026-10-25 [Open source publication ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/schedule-of-fees/) Government guidance NDF contribution, processing, due diligence and passport fees for principal and dependants. | Published contribution and fee schedule; applicant age bands and per-person/application distinctions - Citizenship: options and obligationsAntigua and Barbuda CIU · Checked 2026-10-25 [Open source publication ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/citizenship/) Government guidance US$230,000 NDF; US$300,000 property; five days in first five years; family and screening. - National Development FundAntigua and Barbuda CIU · Checked 2026-10-12 [Open source publication ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/investment-options/ndf/) Government guidance US$230,000 contribution; US$10,000 single processing; US$20,000 family processing. - Appendix Visitor: visa national listUK Home Office · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-visitor-visa-national-list) Immigration rules Current ordinary-passport visit-visa requirements. Rules updated 8 October 2026. - Visa Waiver Program participating nationalitiesUS Department of State · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visa-waiver-program.html) Government guidance Ordinary-national-passport visitor rules; no current CBI nationality in the participating list - Visa issuance suspension under Proclamation 10998US Department of State · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/suspension-of-visa-issuance-to-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states.html) Government guidance Antigua and Dominica visitor visa restrictions effective January 2026; valid-visa and other exceptions - Visa-required travellers who may qualify for an eTAImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta/eligibility/eta-x.html) Government guidance Antigua, St Kitts and St Lucia: conditional air-travel eTA; past Canadian visa or valid US nonimmigrant visa required - Consolidated Regulation 2018/1806, 30 December 2025European Union EUR-Lex · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1806/2025-12-30/eng) Government guidance Annexes I/II and qualifying footnotes; ordinary national passports only - Approved real-estate investment routeAntigua and Barbuda CIU · Checked 2026-10-22 [Open source publication ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/investment-options/real-estate/) Official publication Minimum $300,000 approved real estate, holding/resale conditions and property-related processing delays; programme eligibility is not investment-quality assurance. - Government response to EU communication on CBIAntigua and Barbuda, Office of the Prime Minister · Checked 2026-10-23 [Open source publication ↗](https://ab.gov.ag/detail_template.php?page=press_release%2F2026%2Fjuly%2F2026_july_07-govt_responds_to+eu_communication_on_cip) Official government statement Government reports a 25 June Commission letter requesting phase-out by 1 June 2028 and a 24-month transition; government says its programme will continue. - AB10 five-year renewal form, version 3 May 2020Antigua and Barbuda CIU · Checked 2026-10-25 [Open source publication ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/AB10-Citizenship-by-Investment-5-year-renewal-application-form-May-2020.pdf) Dated government form Checklist records investment-retention/title/share-register evidence, visit evidence and personal-change declarations. This older form remains accessible but is absent from the current forms index reviewed; its fee amounts and continued procedural applicability are not established by this review. Use as a dated illustration and obtain current instructions. - Current application and passport forms indexAntigua and Barbuda CIU · Checked 2026-10-25 [Open source publication ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/how-to-apply/application-forms/) Government forms index Lists current passport L/M forms and application samples; does not list AB10 in the index retrieved on 25 October 2026. This absence does not prove AB10 withdrawn. - Antigua and Barbuda passport: validity and renewalAntigua and Barbuda CIU · Checked 2026-10-25 [Open source publication ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/citizenship/antigua-and-barbuda-passport/) Government guidance Initial five-year passport and renewal consideration conditional on five days in Antigua and Barbuda within that period since citizenship. This page does not supply a complete current renewal fee schedule. - Approved property: payment, title and holding rulesAntigua and Barbuda CIU · Checked 2026-10-25 [Open source publication ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/investment-options/real-estate/) Government guidance Binding purchase agreement subject to citizenship grant; screening and 10% processing on submission; processing balance and developer sums following approval; title registration; five-year resale restriction with an alternative approved-property exception. - IMI reported processing times: Q2 2026IMI Research Unit · Checked 2026-10-23 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.imidaily.com/investment-migration-processing-times/) Reported processing series with identified source types · Publisher attribution; original charts may require membership. Selected reported averages and ranges for recently approved applications during April–June 2026. - Antigua and Barbuda passport dashboardPassport Index / Arton Capital · Checked 2026-10-23 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.passportindex.org/passport/antigua-and-barbuda/) Publisher passport-access snapshot Publisher-reported destinations on an ordinary national passport: visa-free, visa on arrival and eTA are separate categories. Their sum is the publisher mobility score; it is not a visa-free-only count or a government entitlement. No sources match. Try a country, authority or a different word. All 16 source records are listed. 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