Grenada's Citizenship Rules Tighten: 30-Day Residency and Biometrics Now in Force

Grenada’s citizenship-by-investment programme is changing in the April-June 2026 window. New citizens and their families will need to spend at least 30 days in Grenada within five years, the main applicant must visit for at least five days within the first year, and biometric data is now required. The shifts arrive alongside a single regional regulator being set up to oversee CBI across Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and St Lucia.

Why it matters: for diaspora and overseas investors, a Caribbean passport is no longer a hands-off transaction. The new residency and biometric requirements add cost and travel obligations, and underpricing offers below legal minimums now risks rejection or revocation.

The risk is doing it wrong: off-island wiring outside compliant Grenada-based escrow is a red flag, and EU scrutiny of CBI programmes is rising.

Practical read: if you hold or are pursuing Grenadian citizenship, budget for the residency days and verify your agent and escrow against current rules. See the Grenada hub and Money & Movement for the regional CBI overhaul.

Source: Immigrant Invest; IMA Grenada notices; Movingto CBI analysis.