Grenada

Strategic Summary

Grenada 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. For U.S. persons seeking to establish a business presence in the United States on terms different from their current immigration status — or for non-U.S. persons seeking U.S. market access — Grenada’s E-2 treaty eligibility is the structural differentiator.

The E-2 Treaty Advantage

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.

Programme Structure

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 4–6 months. Due diligence is conducted by the programme’s Citizenship by Investment Committee and reviewed against international standards. The programme has maintained a strong reputational trajectory, partly because Grenada limits volume and maintains genuine oversight.

Planning Context

A Grenadian passport provides visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to approximately 145 countries, including the UK, EU Schengen area, China, and Russia. The combination of E-2 treaty access, Caribbean tax neutrality (no income tax), and reasonable passport mobility creates a planning instrument that serves a specific architectural function: it is rarely the sole solution, but within a diversified jurisdictional architecture, it fills a role that no other programme can.