Grenada Citizenship by Investment Programme
- Processing time
- 3–6 monthsThree to six months is the common range; up to eight months is reported where enhanced due diligence applies.
- Physical presence
- None. No residence, no interview, at any stage.
- Family
- Spouse, dependent children, financially dependent parents and grandparents of any age, and unmarried siblings aged 18 or over without children of their own.
Investment routes
Contribution
From $235 000
- Capital
- Non-refundable
National Transformation Fund. Covers a family of up to four.
Real estate
From $270 000
- Holding period
- 5 years
- Capital
- Non-refundable
Share in an approved tourism project, plus 50,000 USD in government fees. Resale after the holding period is taxed at 5 to 15 percent depending on residence status.
Real estate
From $350 000
- Holding period
- 5 years
- Capital
- Non-refundable
Full freehold ownership outside tourism accommodation, plus 50,000 USD in government fees.
Limits and drawbacks
- The E-2 route is sold across the sector as an immediate benefit of citizenship. Whether it requires three years of prior domicile is genuinely unsettled — see the disputed point below before relying on it.
- Real estate carries 50,000 USD in government fees on top of the investment, and resale after the five-year hold is taxed at 5 to 15 percent.
- Any source of funds above 10,000 USD triggers enhanced due diligence, which lengthens processing.
- Applications from Russian and Belarusian nationals have been suspended since March 2023 under Circular No. 2 of 2023.
Does Grenadian citizenship give immediate access to the US E-2 investor visa?
- What the official source says
- The US Department of State lists Grenada as an E-2 treaty country. Neither that listing nor any Grenadian government source states a minimum period of citizenship or domicile before applying.
- What practitioners report
- Several immigration practitioners state that the AMIGOS Act of 2022 requires three years of domicile in Grenada before an E-2 application can be filed. Sources disagree on whether this is already applied or still pending implementation.
- What is not settled
- No official US or Grenadian source confirms or denies that the three-year requirement is in force as of July 2026. Anyone considering Grenada primarily for E-2 access should put the question in writing to the Investment Migration Agency and to a US immigration attorney before committing funds.
Official sources