For years, Caribbean citizenship by investment was known for its flexibility and relatively low entry point. That changed in 2024, when the five OECS-participating nations — Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, and St Lucia — signed a landmark agreement setting a shared US$200,000 minimum investment floor. The goal was to protect the long-term value and credibility of Caribbean citizenship, and it worked: passport prestige has held steady even as global scrutiny of investment migration has intensified.

But the story doesn’t end there. Throughout 2026, Caribbean governments have continued tightening the rules around CBI, moving toward unified regional regulation, stricter due diligence, mandatory biometric collection, and new physical presence requirements. Each of these changes adds complexity, documentation, and — in many cases — additional cost to the application process.

What does this mean if you’re considering a Caribbean passport? Simply put: the programs available today, under today’s rules and at today’s price, will not look the same twelve months from now. Investors who begin their application now lock in current thresholds and avoid the compliance burden of new post-approval obligations being phased in across the region.

If you’ve been “thinking about it,” the cost of waiting is no longer just inflation — it’s a fundamentally different, more demanding application process. Our team can walk you through exactly what’s changing, program by program, and help you file before the next round of updates takes effect. Contact us this week to secure your family’s place under current terms.