How much does it cost to immigrate to Antigua? What is the specific process?

According to official website, Antigua Investment Service Center, the expenses under four immigration modes are sorted out.

First, the basic investment cost:

1) Donate at least $250,000 to the National Development Fund (NDF);

2) Purchase a property of $400,000 for the designated real estate project;

3) For investment enterprises, the minimum investment of single-person investment mode is 6.5438+500,000 USD, and that of joint investment mode is 4 million USD, with 400,000 USD per person;

4) After investing more than 400,000 US dollars in the Caribbean Free Trade Area and purchasing the equity and property rights of the Caribbean Free Trade Area for five years, you can apply for full repurchase or choose to continue holding it according to market conditions.

2. Antigua and Barbuda Immigration Bureau shall pay the fees in the following four ways:

1) government expenses: the main applicant and spouse are 50,000 USD/person, and the expenses vary according to the age of children.

2) background investigation fee: the main applicant and spouse are 7,500 dollars/person, and the fee varies according to the age of the children;

3) Lawyer's consulting fee: the lawyer's fee varies according to the naturalization method and the number of people;

Other license fees: the citizen card fee is 50 USD/person; The passport fee is $360/person.

Antigua immigration specific process:

Step 1. Agreement signing stage

A) Establish the principal-agent relationship for investment in naturalization application, and sign a series of legal agreements (such as investment in real estate options, a house purchase reservation agreement is required).

B) Pay the down payment of consultant service fee and lawyer service fee.

C) The time required for this stage is 3-5 working days.

Step two. File processing stage

A) Provide detailed guidance and assistance in handling professional application materials, and submit all application documents to the Immigration Bureau after being reviewed by lawyers.

B) Pay all the background investigation fees+10% government fees+the final legal fees.

C) The time required for this stage is 0.5 months-1.5 months.

Step three. Background investigation stage

A) The government began to conduct background checks on applicants and process immigration applications.

B) During this period, the applicant may be required to supplement relevant documents.

C) The time required for this stage is 2-4 months.

Step four. Passport acquisition stage

A) Approved by the government in principle.

B) Payment of real estate or donation of investment funds and government fees.

C) Take the oath of naturalization and issue citizen cards and passports.