Grenada passport E-2 visa

Why Grenada is marketed for the E-2 visa Grenada is one of the few citizenship-by-investment countries whose nationals can, in principle, apply for the US E-2 investor visa — a route to live in the United States and run a business there that most Caribbean passports do not offer. For a non-US national who wants a US base without the queue of other routes, that is a powerful draw, and it is why Grenada is marketed heavily on this single point. It is also exactly where honesty matters most.

What the E-2 visa is The E-2 is a US non-immigrant treaty-investor visa: it lets a national of a treaty country enter the United States to develop and direct a business into which they have invested a substantial amount. It is renewable but not a green card and not citizenship — it is a long-term work-and-live status tied to your active investment. Crucially, it is available only to nationals of countries the US has an E-2 treaty with, which is where a second passport can, for some people, open the door.

The disputed point: prior domicile under the AMIGOS Act Here is the honest complication we will not skip. Several sources indicate that Grenada's 2022 AMIGOS Act imposes a period of prior domicile before a *naturalised* Grenadian — someone who obtained citizenship by investment — can rely on the E-2 treaty, rather than qualifying immediately on getting the passport. Others report that citizens remain eligible. No official source we could find clearly settles the point. So we lay out the three states honestly: - What the text is reported to say: a domicile or residence period may be required before a CBI citizen can use the E-2. - What practitioners report: experiences differ, and advice is not uniform. - What is not established: we have not found an authoritative, current confirmation either way.

Why we will not sell the claim The E-2 angle is the single reason many people choose Grenada, which is exactly why it is the point most likely to be oversold. A confident "yes, immediately" from a marketer is not evidence, and neither is a flat "no." On a decision this large, you deserve the disagreement laid out, not smoothed over — that is the honest treatment §3.6 of our editorial rules requires.

How to actually verify it The determinant is US immigration law, not a CBI agent's brochure. Before you choose Grenada for the E-2, confirm current eligibility with a US immigration attorney, ask specifically about any domicile requirement for naturalised citizens, and check your own nationality's treaty status directly. If E-2 access is central to your plan, make that verification a precondition of proceeding, not an afterthought.

Getting the Grenada passport itself Separately from the E-2 question, the Grenadian passport is a genuine second nationality with its own merits — fast processing, no residence requirement, and family inclusion. See the full programme, its costs and its routes on our Grenada citizenship by investment page, and weigh it across the region on our Caribbean citizenship comparison. If the E-2 is your priority, note that Turkey also has a long-standing E-2 treaty relationship and may be worth comparing.

Before you commit Choose Grenada for the E-2 only after you have verified the current rules independently — a US immigration attorney, the treaty status of your own nationality, and any prior-domicile requirement for naturalised citizens. Treat any agent who guarantees E-2 eligibility as a warning sign (risks, scams and vetting an agent). And if you are a US person already, the E-2 does not apply to you — see second passport for Americans for what actually helps. See how we handle disputed points like this on our methodology page.