Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Citizenship by Investment (Not Yet Open)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has announced a citizenship by investment program, but it is not open. Status: Not yet launched: announced in the February 2026 budget for mid-2026, but no law, unit, fees or application process exist as of October 2026.

The Prime Minister's Office citizenship page still reads "Coming Soon" and says requirements will be published later (Office of the Prime Minister). The House of Assembly order paper for July 21, 2026 listed no citizenship by investment bill (order paper), and local reporting at the end of July still described the program as a plan (Searchlight).

Until a law, a unit and an application process exist, no one can apply. Investors looking for an open program in the region can compare Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda. The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines guide covers visits and longer stays.

No eligibility rules have been published. The government has said only that more information on requirements will follow (Office of the Prime Minister).

Press reports of the February 2026 budget say the plan includes an investment floor, a residence requirement, ongoing due diligence and a legislated Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Investment Fund to receive the money (IMI Daily). None of these points has been set in law, so the details can still change.

No document list exists for the program. The Prime Minister's Office publishes requirements only for ordinary citizenship applications, which are not an investment route and should not be read as a preview of this one (Office of the Prime Minister).

No investment amount, government fee or due diligence fee has been published. Figures that circulate online come from agents and press reports, not from the government.

Earlier versions of this page showed a small application fee taken from the ordinary citizenship process. It did not apply to an investment program and has been removed.

Applications cannot be filed. There is no portal, no list of authorized agents and no official form for the program.

The official citizenship page of the Office of the Prime Minister is the place to watch for the launch (Office of the Prime Minister). An agent who offers to file now cannot point to an official process.

No rules on how citizenship granted under the program would be kept have been published. Reports of a planned residence requirement and ongoing due diligence (IMI Daily) suggest conditions may continue after approval, but nothing is in force.

No tax treatment has been announced for the program, and citizenship alone does not decide tax residence.

Under the income tax rules, an individual present in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for 183 days or more in the basis period is resident, and a person with a permanent place of abode there can be resident too (OECD summary of local rules). Investors should check their position with the Inland Revenue Department or an adviser once the program rules are out.