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Grenada dependent fee planning is easier to judge when the family separates the headline figure from visa refusals, source of funds, and E-2 use case before the file moves.
Use Türkiye fixed capital investment as a checklist, not a slogan: confirm custody, currency exposure, and exit liquidity before relying on US$500K.
If the plan remembers only US$200,000, Dominica edf currency payment risk can look simpler than it is. The missing work is usually nationality history, residence records, and industry risk.
Saint Kitts public benefit option is easier to judge when the family separates the headline figure from project type, interview timing, and post-approval fees before the file moves.
Use Saint Lucia enterprise project investment as a checklist, not a slogan: confirm administration fees, due diligence questions, and holding period before relying on US$3.5M.
If the plan remembers only US$1.5M, Antigua business investment route can look simpler than it is. The missing work is usually issuing country, certification route, and payment timing.
As of May 29, 2026, The official Dominica CBIU Real Estate Investment page says the real-estate option requires purchase of a unit in an Approved Project worth at least US$200,000; the property must be held for three years from the date citizenship is granted, or five years from that date if the future purchaser is also a Citizenship by Investment applicant. The practical question is whether that rule fits the applicant’s real life.
As of May 29, 2026, The Council of the European Union announced on December 12, 2024 that it decided to add Vanuatu to the list of countries whose nationals must hold a visa when crossing an EU external border, citing security and migration risks linked to investor citizenship schemes; the same announcement notes that Vanuatu’s visa exemption had already been suspended since 2022. The practical question is whether that rule fits the applicant’s real life.
As of May 29, 2026, The official Invest in Türkiye investment guide says a foreigner may seek Turkish citizenship through exceptional procedures if the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency confirms that at least US$500,000, or equivalent foreign currency, has been deposited in banks operating in Turkey on the condition that it is not withdrawn for at least three years; the same guide also lists real estate, fixed capital, government bonds, fund shares, and private pension routes. The practical question is whether that rule fits the applicant’s real life.
As of May 29, 2026, The official Saint Kitts and Nevis CIU SISC page lists the minimum contribution for a main applicant or family of up to four at US$250,000, additional dependants under 18 at US$25,000 each, additional dependants aged 18 or over at US$50,000 each, due diligence fees of US$10,000 for the main applicant and US$7,500 for each dependant aged 16 or over, and a required interview for each main applicant, with dependants aged 16 or over possibly required to attend if deemed necessary. The practical question is whether that rule fits the applicant’s real life.
As of May 29, 2026, The U.S. Department of State Treaty Countries page lists Grenada as an E-2 treaty country with an effective date of March 3, 1989; USCIS says an E-2 treaty investor must be a national of a treaty country and must have invested, or be actively investing, a substantial amount of capital in a real operating U.S. enterprise, with capital placed at commercial risk. The practical question is whether that rule fits the applicant’s real life.
As of May 29, 2026, The official Antigua and Barbuda CIU UWI Fund page says the option requires a US$260,000 investment for a family of six or more, includes a one-year tuition-only scholarship at the University of the West Indies for one family member, uses a local Licensed Agent, and requires the contribution after approval to be paid to the Government Special Fund within 30 days. The practical question is whether that rule fits the applicant’s real life.
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