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Overview

Grenada’s Citizenship by Investment Programme allows individuals and their families to obtain citizenship or permanent residence. Applicants must apply through licensed agents, and may not make submissions to the Government on their own behalf.

Legal Basis

The Citizenship by Investment Programme came into being in August 2013, when the Grenadian Parliament passed Act No. 15 of 2013, otherwise referred to as the ‘Grenada Citizenship by Investment Act, 2013.’ The stated objective of the Act is to “enable persons to acquire permanent residence and citizenship of Grenada by registration following investment in Grenada.”

Applicants may only make two types of investments to obtain citizenship or permanent residence:

1. They must make “a payment into the National Transformation Fund;” or
2. They must make “a payment towards an approved project in Grenada”

The National Transformation Fund (NTF) was established under section 43 (1)(a) of the Public Finance Management Act Cap 262B, and is responsible for funding Government-sponsored projects in Grenada. ‘Approved project’ is defined under Section 3 of the Grenada Citizenship by Investment Act, 2013 as “a project that is approved by the Minister following the review and recommendation of the Citizenship by Investment Committee.”

The following relevant legislation is also essential to understanding the Grenada’s Citizenship by Investment Programme:

Grenada Citizenship by Investment (Amendment) Regulations (SRO No 41 of 2020)
Grenada Citizenship by Investment Committee Regulation 2014 (SRO No 38 of 2014)
Grenada Citizenship by Investment (Amendment) Regulations, 2014 (SRO No 25 of 2014)
Grenada Citizenship by Investment (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 (SRO No 65 of 2016)
Grenada Citizenship by Investment (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 (SRO No 67 of 2016)
Grenada Citizenship by Investment (Amendment) (No 3) Regulations (SRO No 42 of 2017)
Grenada Citizenship by Investment (Approved Projects Investment) Regulations (SRO No 28 of 2017)
Grenada Citizenship by Investment (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 (SRO No 23 of 2015)
Grenada Citizenship by Investment Act No 15 of 2013 (SRO No15 of 2013)
Grenada Citizenship by Investment Committee Regulations, 2013 (SRO 16 of 2013)
Grenada Citizenship by Investment (Amendment) Regulations (SRO No 13 of 2019)
Grenada Citizenship by Investment Committee Regulation 2017 (SRO No 7 of 2017)
Grenada Citizenship by Investment (Amendment) Regulations (SRO No 6 of 2019)
Grenada Citizenship by Investment Regulations, 2013 (SRO No 17 of 2013)
Grenada Citizenship by Investment (Amendment) (No 2) (Act No 24 of 2014)
Grenada Citizenship by Investment (Amendment) (No 2) Act, 2017 (Act No 18 of 2017)
Grenada Citizenship by Investment (Amendment) Act, 2014 (Act No 13 of 2014)
Grenada Citizenship by Investment (Amendment) Act, 2015 (Act No 33 of 2015)
Grenada Citizenship by Investment Committee Regulation 2017 (Act No 5 of 2017)