Dominica — Citizenship

Dominica Citizenship by Investment Programme

Processing time: 3–6 months
Physical presence: None at present, but a mandatory interview is required. A reform was announced in July 2026 — see the disputed point below.
Family: Spouse, children up to 25, and financially dependent family members.

The 200,000 USD headline is misleading: around 75,000 USD in government and due diligence fees take the real single-applicant cost to roughly 284,500 USD.
A United Kingdom visa has been required for Dominica passport holders since 19 July 2023, which materially weakens travel value.
Beyond Russia and Belarus, the programme applies conditional bans on nationals of Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Yemen, and a regional ban on northern Iraq (Kurdistan); eligibility should be checked individually.
A mandatory interview applies, and the government signalled tighter rules in July 2026 whose detail is not yet published (see the disputed point).

Among the lowest headline entry points in the Caribbean
Processing that practitioners complete at the fast end of the advertised three-to-six-month range
No physical presence required before grant, at present

What the official source says: The CBIU website does not describe any physical-presence or in-person passport-collection requirement, nor an effective date, as of 19 July 2026.
What practitioners report: The Prime Minister announced new requirements in July 2026. Secondary sources cite different measures — mandatory interviews, a five-year name-change ban, and in some reports passport collection or a short stay — without agreeing, and some cite an October 2026 date for certain measures.
What is not settled: No official text sets out the scope or the effective date. If a stay or in-person collection is being considered, it would materially change Dominica’s fully remote appeal. Confirm the current rules directly with the CBIU before applying on that basis.

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