Grenada Citizenship by Investment: Cost, E-2 Access and Process

Why Grenada is different

Grenada's programme grants full citizenship in exchange for a qualifying contribution, with no requirement to live in the country. Its distinguishing feature is the E-2 treaty with the United States: Grenadian citizens can apply for an E-2 investor visa to run a business in the US, a route not open through the other four Caribbean programmes.

• Two qualifying routes: the National Transformation Fund (NTF) or approved real estate.
• US E-2 treaty access for Grenadian citizens who meet the separate E-2 requirements.
• Visa-free access to China, unusual among Caribbean passports.
• No residence, interview, language or business-experience requirement for the citizenship itself.

What Grenada citizenship by investment costs

The E-2 route, realistically

A Grenadian passport makes you eligible to apply for an E-2 visa. It does not grant one. The E-2 has its own substantial requirements and is a non-immigrant status, not a green card.

• You must invest a substantial, at-risk amount in a real, operating US business.
• The business must be more than marginal — it should generate more than a living for you alone.
• E-2 status is renewable but temporary, and it does not lead automatically to permanent residence.
• Several countries require a period of citizenship before an E-2 application; plan the sequencing with a US immigration attorney.

Who qualifies

• Main applicant aged 18 or over, of good character and in good health.
• Clean criminal record with police certificates from each country of adult residence.
• Documented source of funds and source of wealth — the real gate in every Caribbean programme.
• Dependants can normally include a spouse, children within age limits, parents, grandparents and, in some cases, siblings.
• Prior visa refusals must be disclosed with an explanation.

The process, step by step

• Step 1: Objective and eligibility review — confirm whether E-2 is genuinely part of your plan.
• Step 2: Appoint a government-authorised local agent; only they can file.
• Step 3: Prepare passports, vital records, police certificates and financial evidence, apostilled where required.
• Step 4: File; due diligence begins.
• Step 5: Approval in principle.
• Step 6: Make the NTF contribution or complete the property purchase.
• Step 7: Certificate of registration issued, then the passport.

How long it takes

Expect roughly four to nine months from filing to passport for a complete file. Document preparation, not government processing, is usually the bottleneck — particularly where overseas birth or marriage records must be ordered and apostilled.

How Island Legacy Consultancy helps

We provide consultancy and preparation: route selection, source-of-funds structuring, document assembly and apostilles, and coordination with the licensed agent who files your application. We are not a licensed CBI agent or a law firm, we cannot guarantee approval, and we will point you to citizenship by descent where your family history makes that the cheaper and stronger route.