Posted on 07/27/2025 5:32:34 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Scroll through homes for sale in the Eastern Caribbean and it is no longer just bewitching beaches and a laid-back lifestyle being touted to woo buyers.
More and more property listings are offering a passport too – and political and social volatility in the US is said to be fuelling an upsurge in interest.
Five of the region's island nations – Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, and St Lucia – offer such citizenship by investment (CBI) from as little as $200,000 (£145,000).
Buy a home, and you also get a passport that grants the holder visa-free access to up to 150 countries including the UK and Europe's Schengen area.
For the wealthy, the islands' absence of taxes such as capital gains and inheritance, and in some cases on income too, is another major draw. And all five of the region's schemes allow buyers to retain their existing citizenship.
In Antigua, estate agents are struggling to keep up with demand, says Nadia Dyson, owner of Luxury Locations. "Up to 70% of all buyers right now are wanting citizenship, and the vast majority are from the US," she tells the BBC.
"We don't talk politics with them, but the unstable political landscape [in the US] is definitely a factor.
"This time last year, it was all lifestyle buyers and a few CBI. Now they're all saying 'I want a house with citizenship'. We've never sold so many before."
Despite Antigua's programme having no residency requirement, some purchasers are looking to relocate full-time, Ms Dyson says, adding: "A few have relocated already."
US citizens account for the bulk of CBI applications in the Caribbean over the past year, according to investment migration experts Henley & Partners.
Ukraine, Turkey, Nigeria and China are among the other most frequent countries of
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Do you register for the draft when you buy a house in Ukraine?
Until the next hurricane or heart attack.
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We had the same experience in Hawaii. After living in pure wide open spaces where one could travel 3 or 4 hundred miles in a day, the tiny little island of Oahu just didn’t cut it. And yes, the beach got old real quick.
We had some nice neighbors back here in the mainland that got assignment to Hawaii. We told them how it sucked. They thought we were nuts. After two months there they were depressed and wanted to come back.
Islands are great if you are a California grade beach bum with zero ambitions.
So many freedoms would be lost if one moved to one of those little Caribbean islands.
What exactly do you have in mind?
Imagine relocating your life because of political volatility only to find that you were the volatility you were relocating from.
Hawaii and Arizona both do not care for outsiders to buy in, inflating the cost of real estate.
Bringing liberal attitudes is a major sore point.
Most ethnic Hawaiians do not much care about it though
Why? Do you want in on it? Have you any safecracking skills?
Good point!
It was a kind of sarcastic comment.
The beach isn’t very friendly to my wheelchair.
If I moved to one of these places, I would want to bring my 67 GTO and all of my tools.
[snip] Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, and St Lucia – offer such citizenship by investment (CBI) from as little as $200,000 (£145,000).
Buy a home, and you also get a passport that grants the holder visa-free access to up to 150 countries including the UK and Europe's Schengen area.
For the wealthy, the islands' absence of taxes such as capital gains and inheritance, and in some cases on income too, is another major draw. And all five of the region's schemes allow buyers to retain their existing citizenship. [/snip]
They do have Starlink.
Nope
We’ll put down wood or PSP
"We don't talk politics with them, but the unstable political landscape [in the US] is definitely a factor."
She doesn't talk politics, yet she believes the unstable political landscape is driving it. If you believe that, I have a tropical island in the Artic Ocean to sell you. 😀
That might require some self-reflection.
I have noted that when you visit as a tourist you are treated one way, if you move in and become a local it is entirely a different attitude and not a neighborly one.
Sounds great, but can white people sleep with their eyes cosed?
Sounds great, but can white people sleep with their eyes cosed?
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