Programmes · Caribbean
Announced programme
In its 2026 Budget Address the government announced a citizenship by investment programme, with a ring-fenced investment fund and ongoing vetting of applicants. The law, the amounts and the application route are still to come.
Announced, not yet taking applications
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is preparing a passport of its own in return for investment. In his Budget Address of 9 February 2026, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Godwin Friday set out the government's firm intention to launch a citizenship by investment programme. Since then, the website of the Office of the Prime Minister, which handles naturalisation, has listed the programme as “Coming Soon”, with the requirements to be published shortly.
That would make Saint Vincent and the Grenadines the next Eastern Caribbean country with an investor passport, alongside Grenada, Saint Lucia, Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda. No one is accepting applications yet, and no amount has been officially set.
Legal basis: None yet: up to the sitting of 22 October 2026, no citizenship by investment bill had appeared on the House of Assembly's order paper. Announced in the 2026 Budget Address by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Godwin Friday on 9 February 2026, pp. 56 and 57
Competent authority: Office of the Prime Minister, Kingstown
| Status | announced, no applications yet; the Office of the Prime Minister lists the programme as “Coming Soon” and says the requirements will be published shortly (as of 11 November 2026) Source |
|---|---|
| Announcement | Budget Address of 9 February 2026: the government's firm intention to launch a citizenship by investment programme by mid-2026 (p. 56); no new official launch date has been published Source |
| Legislation | none yet; none of the eleven House of Assembly order papers published for 2026 (29 January to 22 October 2026) lists a bill on citizenship by investment or on the investment fund Source |
| Announced: key features | a statutory minimum investment, a residence requirement, ongoing due diligence for as long as the citizenship is held and multi-layered background checks (pp. 56 and 57) Source |
| Announced: use of the money | all proceeds go into a ring-fenced fund established by law, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Investment Fund (SVGIF), under a fiscal resilience and expenditure protocol Source |
| Amounts and fees | not yet published; the Budget Address mentions a minimum investment but gives no figure Source |
| Responsible authority | citizenship applications go to the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingstown; no dedicated unit for the investment programme has been officially named yet Source |
| Still to be set by the law | who is eligible, which family members can be included, how long the residence requirement lasts, how long processing takes and how the checks are carried out Source |
The Budget Address describes a programme built on strict rules from day one. There is to be a statutory minimum investment and a residence requirement: a genuine connection to the country rather than a straightforward purchase. Every applicant will go through multi-layered checks before naturalisation, and the scrutiny does not stop once the passport is issued. The government has announced ongoing due diligence for as long as the citizenship is held.
All the money is to flow into a dedicated fund, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Investment Fund. It will be established by law, ring-fenced from the rest of the budget and run under fixed rules on spending and fiscal resilience. In October 2026 the Prime Minister sharpened the model further: even closer scrutiny, management by a central government unit, coordination with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States and an observer role for the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. For you, this means a passport from this programme rests from the outset on vetting that carries on well beyond the day you are naturalised.
The decisive step is the legislation. None of the eleven order papers the House of Assembly published between late January and 22 October 2026 includes a bill on citizenship by investment or on the investment fund. Only the law and the government's official notice will settle the minimum investment, who is eligible, which family members can be included, how long you have to live in the country and how the procedure works.
The mid-2026 target from the Budget Address has passed, and there is no new official date. Any amounts circulating today do not come from the government. You can plan with confidence from the day the law appears in the official Gazette.
The programme suits individuals who want a real tie to the Caribbean and are prepared to live there for part of the time. If you put your paperwork in order now, with clear evidence of the source of your funds, your career history and your family situation, you will be ahead on launch day, because the announced checks will be thorough.
If you would rather not wait, there are open routes next door: Grenada to the south and Saint Lucia to the north. Both programmes accept applications today, with amounts and procedures set out in law.
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Visit KryptoSteuernNot yet. The Office of the Prime Minister lists Citizenship by Investment as “Coming Soon” and plans to publish the requirements shortly. Up to its sitting of 22 October 2026, the House of Assembly had not debated a law governing the programme.
There is no official figure yet. The 2026 Budget Address announces a statutory minimum investment but names no number. The amount becomes binding only with the law and the government's official notice.
The government has announced a residence requirement. How long it lasts and how you prove it will only be set by the law.
According to the Budget Address, into a dedicated, ring-fenced fund established by law: the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Investment Fund. The proceeds are to be managed there under fixed rules on fiscal resilience and spending.
The Budget Address of February 2026 named mid-2026 as the target. No new official date has been published; the launch will follow the law in the House of Assembly. If you want to apply today, Grenada and Saint Lucia have open programmes close by.
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