Antigua defends its citizenship programme as a EC$1.4 billion revenue pillar under regional reform

Prime Minister Gaston Browne reaffirmed Antigua and Barbuda’s Citizenship by Investment Programme, noting it has generated more than EC$1.4 billion in non-tax revenue over 11 years and helped sustain the country’s no-income-tax model. The defence comes as the five Eastern Caribbean CBI states move to harmonise standards under a new regional authority, with a roughly 30-day physical-presence requirement and tighter due diligence phasing in through mid-2026. Existing passport holders keep their rights, with biometric data collected at renewal. For diaspora families weighing second citizenship, the programme remains open but the compliance bar is rising.

Source: Citizens International; NTL International, citing CIU programme settings.