Grenada

Why do Americans use Grenada's citizenship-by-investment programme?

Grenada ranks 106th globally — Tier II Moderate — and is a strategic outlier in the citizenship-by-investment landscape. It is the only CBI jurisdiction that maintains an E-2 Treaty of Commerce and Navigation with the United States, creating a planning pathway unavailable through any other investment nationality programme. The BSI rank reflects Grenada's institutional reality as a small Caribbean state — moderate rule of law, limited development infrastructure, very low capital mobility. Its planning value is architectural, not residential: it fills a specific role in a diversified jurisdictional structure that no other programme can replicate.

How does Grenada's E-2 treaty give Americans U.S. investor visa access?

Grenadian citizens are eligible to apply for E-2 Investor Visas to the United States. The E-2 allows the holder to enter and work in the U.S. based on a substantial investment in a U.S. business. It is renewable indefinitely, allows spousal work authorization, and does not require minimum investment thresholds set by statute (though USCIS applies a "substantial" standard relative to the business type). This is not a path to U.S. citizenship or permanent residency — but for families seeking flexible U.S. access alongside a second nationality, the E-2 pathway through Grenada is structurally unique.

What are Grenada's CBI requirements and limitations?

Grenada's CBI programme requires a minimum $235,000 contribution to the National Transformation Fund (single applicant) or a $270,000+ approved real estate investment. Processing takes approximately 3–6 months. The programme is used primarily as a passport acquisition vehicle — not as a residency or tax planning instrument. Grenada has no income tax on foreign-source income, but the absence of banking infrastructure, the low capital mobility score, and the limited residency ecosystem mean it is rarely appropriate as a primary residency destination for high-net-worth clients.