Citizenship by Investment — National Transformation Fund (NTF) donation

Non-refundable donation to the National Transformation Fund (NTF): from US$235,000 for a single applicant OR a family of up to four (same base). Per-dependent add-ons (after the 3rd dependant): additional child or parent/grandparent aged 55+ = +US$25,000; parent/grandparent under 55 = +US$50,000; sibling (18, single, childless) = +US$75,000. Per-person government fees: Application US$1,500; Due Diligence US$5,000 (17; 0-16 nil); Processing US$1,500 (17)/US$500 (under 17); Interview US$1,000 (17) + Financial-Sponsor Interview US$1,000; Passport US$350 (adult)/US$250 (minor); Oath of Allegiance US$500. No residency/physical presence/language/civics test; dual citizenship; ~6-8 months. Administered by the IMA with a 7-member CBIC; mandatory interview since Sep 2023; two-tier authorised-agent channel. Statutory basis Act 15/2013 (am. Act 3/2019); pricing SRO 15/2024 (EIF 1 Jul 2024); OECS US$200,000 floor.

• Grenada operates a statutory Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme enabling a non-national to acquire Grenadian citizenship 'by registration following investment in Grenada', via either of two investment limbs: (a) a payment into the National Transformation Fund (NTF) under s.10, or (b) a payment towards an approved project under s.11. The programme is established by the Grenada Citizenship by Investment Act No. 15 of 2013 (assented 29 Aug 2013) and administered by the Citizenship by Investment Committee, today operating as the Investment Migration Agency (IMA). - The CBI main applicant must be at least 18 years of age (Act 15/2013 s.5(1)(a)). There is NO statutory language test and NO civics/knowledge test for a CBI applicant. Dual citizenship is permitted — no renunciation of a prior nationality is required, because neither Constitution Cap 128A Part VII nor Citizenship Act Cap 54 imposes a renunciation condition (Cap 54 s.10 concerns outward renunciation of Grenadian citizenship only). An applicant who is granted citizenship by investment takes the oath/affirmation of allegiance in the form in the Schedule to the Citizenship Act Cap 54. - A CBI applicant is statutorily disqualified (s.8(3)) if the applicant: (a) has provided false information on the application; (b) has, without a free pardon, ever been convicted in any country of an offence for which the maximum custodial penalty for the same/similar offence in Grenada exceeds six months' imprisonment; (c) is the subject of a criminal investigation; (d) is considered a potential national-security risk to Grenada or any other country; (e) is involved in any activity likely to bring Grenada into disrepute; or (f) has been denied a visa by a country with which Grenada has visa-free travel and has not subsequently obtained a visa from that country.

• A CBI application may ONLY be submitted to the Committee by a licensed Local Agent (direct applications are prohibited). A Local Agent must be a national of a CARICOM member state (Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas) who is ordinarily resident in Grenada and holds a Local Agent's licence. All monies are placed in an irrevocable escrow account controlled by the Local Agent before the application is considered. The application form and all documents must be completed in English (with authenticated translations where the original is not in English). - The Committee must notify the Local Agent of its decision within 60 days of submission of a complete application (Act 15/2013 s.8(2)); IMA's published FAQ states applications are approved within 60 business days subject to satisfactory due diligence. Practitioner data place real-world end-to-end processing at approximately 6-8 months. There is no expedited/fast-track service. A denied application may be referred by the Minister to a review panel (s.9). - The official cbi.gov.gd HOMEPAGE displays a STALE minimum-contribution figure of US$150,000 (and a stale '3-4 months' timeline) — this is the superseded pre-2024 amount and is NOT current. The current NTF minimum is US$235,000 (SRO 15/2024, EIF 1 Jul 2024). The deep cbi.gov.gd NTF route page and the IMA fee schedule carry the correct US$235,000 figure. The US$150,000 figure must never be asserted as a current Grenada CBI minimum. - The deposited NTF contribution is held in escrow/in the fund until the registration of the applicant's citizenship (or permanent residence) is completed, at which point it is applied per the application terms (Act 15/2013 s.8(4)(a)); after approval, the applicant has 30 days to pay the balance of the processing fee and deposit the required contribution (NTF) or execute the approved-project investment documents (s.8(4)). An applicant granted citizenship by investment enjoys all the rights of a citizen subject to the limitations in the Representation of the People Act Cap 286A (s.8(6)).

Primary statute: Grenada Citizenship by Investment Act No.15/2013 (am. Act No.3/2019); SRO 15/2024. Operative 2013-08-01–present. Authority: Investment Migration Agency (IMA) / CBI Committee.