On March 20, 2024, 4 Caribbean countries signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to unify and regulate CBI programs.
Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, and St Kitts and Nevis signed this agreement while Saint Lucia was outside this agreement, for reasons that may be explained later.
What are the benefits of this agreement on CBI programs in the Caribbean?
- Standardized minimum investment: $200,000 for all four programs by June 30, 2024.
- Promoting transparency: sharing information between countries, and establishing a digital portal with the Joint Regional Communications Center (JRCC) in Barbados.
- Establishment of a joint regional authority: to set international standards and regulate programmes.
- Cooperation in Due Diligence process: to ensure the security of citizens of citizenship by investment programmes.
- Regulating agents: Preventing the use of misleading terms such as “visa-free access.”
What are the objectives of the Caribbean Islands Convention?
- Increase confidence in the legitimacy of CBI Programs.
- Ensuring stability of investments.
- Creating a safe and transparent path to Caribbean citizenship.
Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell of Grenada also praised the agreement, saying: “This agreement will put an end to the underselling and financial discrepancies that have drawn criticism in previous CBI Programs.” While Prime Minister Terrance Drew of Saint Kitts and Nevis expressed his support for the agreement, stressing its importance in improving citizenship by investment programmes. This agreement represents a milestone in the history of CBI programs in the Caribbean region.
We, as experts at NTL, see this agreement as a milestone in the history of citizenship by investment programs in the Caribbean region.
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