{"id":"dominica-cbi","name":"Dominica","type":"CBI","status":"operational","country":"Dominica","country_code":"DM","url":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/immigration/dominica-citizenship-by-investment","min_investment":{"amount":200000,"currency":"USD","route":"Economic Diversification Fund contribution"},"qualification_basis":"investment","investment_routes":[{"name":"Economic Diversification Fund (EDF)","type":"donation","min":200000,"currency":"USD","amount_usd":200000},{"name":"Approved Real Estate Investment","type":"real_estate","min":200000,"currency":"USD","amount_usd":200000,"holding_period_years":3,"holding_period_if_sold_to_cbi_applicant_years":5,"holding_period_note":"Held for 3 years from the date citizenship is granted, or 5 years if the property is sold to another CBI applicant (official CBIU).","government_fees":{"single_applicant":75000,"family_up_to_4":100000,"each_additional_dependent_under_18":25000,"each_additional_adult_dependent":40000,"currency":"USD","notes":"Main applicant only USD 75,000; main applicant plus up to 3 dependants USD 100,000; each additional dependant under 18 USD 25,000; each additional qualified dependant 18+ USD 40,000 (official CBIU)."}}],"family_pricing":{"single_applicant":200000,"family_up_to_4":250000,"each_additional_dependent_under_18":25000,"each_additional_dependent_18_plus":40000,"source_url":"https://www.cbiu.gov.dm/investment-options/economic-diversification-fund/","verified_date":"2026-06-06"},"processing_time":"3-6 months","processing_time_basis":"official","visa_free_count":145,"passport_index_rank":null,"key_destinations":{"schengen":"visa-free","uk":"VISA REQUIRED","usa":null,"china":"visa-free","hong_kong":"visa-free","singapore":"visa-free"},"travel_access":"Schengen visa-free","minimum_stay":"None. Dominica's Citizenship by Investment Unit confirms that applicants do not have to reside in Dominica before or after citizenship is granted, or to keep their citizenship. A regional presence rule for new citizens has been discussed among the ECCIRA states, but none is in force in Dominica.","tax_note":null,"path_to_citizenship":"immediate (citizenship programme)","highlights":["Most cost-effective donation route","No residence required before or after citizenship"],"atomic_answer":"Dominica offers citizenship from a USD 200,000 Economic Diversification Fund contribution, among the most cost-effective routes in the Caribbean. Most complete applications are processed in about 3-6 months, with a mandatory interview, usually virtual, for every applicant aged 16 or over and no residence required before or after citizenship.","fees":{"due_diligence":{"main":7500,"spouse":null,"dependent_under12":null,"dependent_12_17":null,"dependent_16plus":4000,"dependent_18plus":null,"parent_55plus":null,"dependent_under16":0},"processing":1000,"interview":1000,"certificate":500,"application_main":null,"application_dependent":null,"notes":"Total government charges for a single applicant via EDF approximately $210,000 before the passport issuance fee (EDF $200K + DD $7,500 + processing $1,000 + certificate $500 + interview $1,000). The CBIU publishes no passport fee amount; industry figures vary, so it is not included in the total."},"last_updated":"2026-09-26","data_freshness":{"verification_confidence":77,"last_verified":"2026-10-12","last_corroborated":"2026-09-26","fields_tracked":10,"stale_fields":0,"fields_with_homepage_only_source":5},"mirabello_index":{"composite":86.2,"rank_overall":4,"rank_in_type":4,"scores":{"cost":70,"speed":92,"mobility":91,"path":100,"family":63,"stability":95},"confidence":0.86},"regulatory_status":{"fatf_list":null,"eu_tax_list":null,"us_sanctions":null,"oecd_crs_high_risk_scheme":true,"as_of":"2026-06","note":"Factual status as published by the FATF and the EU Council. Inclusion reflects AML/CFT or tax-governance work programmes, changes regularly (several reputable jurisdictions have been listed and delisted), and its practical impact varies by use-case. Always linked to the official source.","sources":["https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/sub-issues/international-standards-on-tax-transparency/residence-citizenship-by-investment.html"],"oecd_crs_note":"Names JURISDICTIONS whose investment-migration schemes meet OECD risk criteria for circumventing Common Reporting Standard tax reporting (low/no personal income tax on offshore assets + <90 days physical presence). It is a tax-transparency monitoring list, NOT a statement on programme legitimacy; in practice financial institutions apply additional residence/tax checks to documents from these schemes."},"processing_stages":null,"required_documents":null,"biometric_enrolment":null,"dependant_additions":null,"nationality_naturalisation":null,"related_residence_schemes":[{"scheme_id":"WORK_IN_NATURE","name":"Work in Nature (WIN) Extended Stay Visa","type":"remote_work_residence","authority":"Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica","duration":"Up to 18 months from arrival (WIN Visa Stamp issued on arrival)","income_requirement":"Expected income of USD 50,000 or more over the next 12 months and/or the means to support yourself and accompanying family","income_requirement_usd_per_year":50000,"fees_usd":{"application_fee_non_refundable":100,"single_applicant":800,"family":1200,"business_multiple_applicants":"USD 800 plus USD 500 per additional employee (four or more employees)"},"tax":"Income-tax waiver for remote work from Dominica under the WIN Visa; holders remain liable in their country of tax residence.","processing":"Approval letter within 14-28 days; 30 days to pay the visa fee; 90 days to arrive after approval.","family":"Spouse or partner, children or stepchildren under 18, and wholly dependent relatives.","is_citizenship_route":false,"notes":"A remote-work extended-stay visa, not citizenship and not an investment programme. Work only for employers/clients not registered in Dominica."}],"region":"Caribbean","renewal":{"min_fee":{"amount":150,"currency":"EC$"},"validity_years":10,"remote_capable":true,"biometric_deadline":null,"detail":"https://mcp.mirabelloconsultancy.com/v1/passport-renewal?country=dominica-cbi","human_page":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/passport-renewal/dominica-passport-renewal","note":"Compact pointer — call get_passport_renewal / GET /v1/passport-renewal?country=dominica-cbi for the full renewal artefact (fees, validity, biometric + ECCIRA context, deadlines, official sources)."},"family":{"id":"dominica-cbi","country_code":"DM","family_model":"both","relatives":{"spouse":{"eligible":true,"unmarried_partner":false,"same_sex":false,"min_age_inclusive":null,"conditions":"Spouse of the main applicant; 'spouse' means the partner of the opposite sex by marriage (SRO 8 of 2024 reg 2)."},"children":{"eligible":true,"max_age_inclusive":17,"age_rule_text":"Citizenship by Investment Regulations 2024 (SRO 8 of 2024, gazetted 28 June 2024) reg 2 'dependant': (b) a child under eighteen; (c) a child 'between eighteen and thirty years' attending a recognised institution of higher learning and fully supported by the main applicant or spouse; (d) an unmarried daughter under twenty-five living with and fully supported; (e) a child 18+ physically or mentally challenged and fully supported. Official FAQ: a child aged 30 can be included, one who has turned 31 cannot.","age_measured_at":null,"adult_child_max_age_inclusive":30,"adult_child_conditions":"18-30: in attendance at a recognised institution of higher learning (transcripts or enrolment letter, reg 4(15)) and fully supported by the main applicant or spouse. Unmarried daughter under 25 (max 24): living with and fully supported, no study test. Physically or mentally challenged 18+: fully supported, no age cap. Sworn affidavit of support for each dependant over 18 except the spouse.","step_adopted":"Biological or legally adopted child of the main applicant or of the spouse (reg 2).","disabled_child_any_age":true,"age_bands_for_fees":["<16","16+","<18","18+"]},"parents":{"eligible":true,"min_age_inclusive":null,"age_rule_text":"SRO 8 of 2024 reg 2 'dependant' (f): parents or grandparents of the main applicant or spouse 'above the age of sixty-five years' who are substantially supported by the main applicant or spouse. Whether exactly 65 qualifies is not clear from 'above'.","dependency_required":true,"extra_cost":"Counts as a dependant 18+: US$40,000 if beyond the three qualifying dependants (Sch 1 para 1(3)(a)(iv))."},"grandparents":{"eligible":true,"min_age_inclusive":null,"age_rule_text":"Same paragraph (f) as parents: above 65, substantially supported.","dependency_required":true,"extra_cost":null},"siblings":{"eligible":false,"conditions":"Not in the reg 2 definition of 'dependant' (exhaustive 'means' definition)."},"other":null},"timing":{"together_with_main_applicant":true,"add_later":true,"add_later_conditions":"SRO 8 of 2024 Sch 1 para 3: (a) a child under 18 born to or adopted by the main applicant not more than five years after citizenship: US$2,000 processing, US$4,000 DD per dependant 16+, US$500 certificate; (b) a spouse married after the original application: US$75,000 + US$1,000 processing + US$4,000 DD on the spouse + US$7,500 DD on the original applicant if filed more than a year after the original application + US$1,000 interview; (c) a dependant who already qualified at the original application but was left out: US$75,000 spouse / US$50,000 each other dependant, reduced to US$50,000 / US$25,000 if filed within one year of the grant, plus processing, DD and interview fees.","add_later_deadline":"Children born/adopted after citizenship: within five years of citizenship (regulation; FAQ says no time restriction, see conflicts). Reduced rates for left-out dependants: within one year of grant.","after_approval_births_marriages":"Child under 18 born or adopted within 5 years of citizenship: US$2,000 + US$500 certificate (+DD if 16+). Spouse married after: US$75,000 + fees.","age_out_during_processing":"Not addressed. FAQ: a child aged 30 can be included, one who has turned 31 cannot; the measuring date is not stated."},"costs":{"currency":"USD","contribution_includes_family":"EDF US$200,000 for the main applicant; US$250,000 for main applicant and up to three qualifying dependants; US$25,000 each additional dependant under 18; US$40,000 each additional dependant 18 or older (SRO 8 of 2024 Sch 1 para 1(3)(a)).","per_category":{"spouse":0,"child_under_18":25000,"child_18_plus":40000,"parent":40000},"per_category_note":"Zero within the first three dependants; amounts are for each additional dependant. Parent category implied (18+).","government_fees":[{"item":"Additional dependant under 18 (EDF)","amount":25000,"currency":"USD","applies_to":"each beyond three dependants"},{"item":"Additional dependant 18 or older (EDF)","amount":40000,"currency":"USD","applies_to":"each beyond three dependants"},{"item":"Processing","amount":1000,"currency":"USD","applies_to":"per application"},{"item":"Certificate of Naturalisation","amount":500,"currency":"USD","applies_to":"per person"},{"item":"Mandatory interview","amount":1000,"currency":"USD","applies_to":"per interview, applicants 16+"},{"item":"Post-citizenship child (under 18, born/adopted within 5 years) processing","amount":2000,"currency":"USD","applies_to":"per application; + US$500 certificate"},{"item":"Post-citizenship spouse married after application","amount":75000,"currency":"USD","applies_to":"spouse"},{"item":"Left-out dependant (qualified at original application): spouse","amount":75000,"currency":"USD","applies_to":"US$50,000 if within 1 year of grant"},{"item":"Left-out dependant (qualified at original application): other dependant","amount":50000,"currency":"USD","applies_to":"each; US$25,000 if within 1 year of grant"},{"item":"Real estate route government fee, additional dependant under 18 / 18+","amount":25000,"currency":"USD","applies_to":"US$25,000 under 18; US$40,000 18+ (Sch 1 para 2(3))"}],"due_diligence":{"main":7500,"dependant_16_plus":4000,"dependant_under_16":0},"due_diligence_per_adult":4000,"notes":"Passport fee not published by the CBIU or in SRO 8 of 2024. DD US$7,500 main applicant, US$4,000 each dependant (16+ on the real estate route); enhanced DD replaces these where applied. Interview US$1,000 per interview."},"dependants_status":{"residence_obligation":null,"work_rights":null,"independent_after":null,"citizenship_path":"same clock","if_principal_divorces_or_dies":null},"verification":"corroborated","confidence":{"authority":0.95,"freshness":0.8,"textual_clarity":0.85},"evidence":[{"field":"relatives","basis":"CBIU FAQ","source_url":"https://www.cbiu.gov.dm/faqs/","source_tier":"B_official_guidance","verified_date":"2026-10-09"},{"field":"costs","basis":"EDF page","source_url":"https://www.cbiu.gov.dm/investment-options/economic-diversification-fund/","source_tier":"B_official_guidance","verified_date":"2026-10-09"},{"field":"relatives / costs / timing.add_later","basis":"Commonwealth of Dominica Citizenship by Investment Regulations 2024, SRO 8 of 2024 (gazetted 28 June 2024): reg 2 definitions; reg 4(13),(15); Sch 1 paras 1-3","source_url":"https://www.dominica.gov.dm/laws/2024/commonwealth_of_dominica_citizenship_by_investment_regulations_sro_8_of_2024.pdf","source_tier":"A_primary_legislation","verified_date":"2026-10-13"},{"field":"relatives.children (31 excluded)","basis":"CBIU FAQ re-read 2026-10-13","source_url":"https://www.cbiu.gov.dm/faqs/","source_tier":"B_official_guidance","verified_date":"2026-10-13"}],"conflicts":[{"field":"relatives.parents","kb":"min age 65","official":"'above the age of sixty-five years' (reg 2(f)); FAQ same","resolution":"min_age left null because 'above 65' vs '65' is ambiguous"},{"field":"timing.add_later_deadline","kb":"n/a","official":"FAQ: a minor child can be added 'without any time restriction'; SRO 8 of 2024 Sch 1 para 3(1): child born/adopted not more than five years after citizenship","resolution":"Regulation used (five years). 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No warranty of accuracy or completeness; Mirabello accepts no liability for reliance on this information. © Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. This data and its selection, structure and provenance are Mirabello's proprietary compilation — permitted for interactive, attributed use only; systematic bulk extraction, scraping, or redistribution to rebuild a competing dataset is prohibited (acceptable-use terms: https://mcp.mirabelloconsultancy.com/v1/terms). 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