Application  Procedure of of Antigua

 Antigua Citizenship by Investment procedures :
1, Sign an entrustment agreement, pay the first phase of consultant fee and launch the application;
2, Collect information from applicant, complete all application forms and start the due diligence background checks;
3, After pass the background check, letter of approval will be issued, pay the outstanding consultant fee; and
4, A month or so, obtain a passport and permanent citizenship certificate.

Conditions for immigration application in Antigua:

A、The applicant has reached the age of 18;

B、No criminal record;

C、Family members, such as spouses, unmarried children under 18 years of age, unmarried children between 18 and 30 years of age who are under full-time study and parents or grandparents over 55 years of age may jointly apply;
Investment options :

A、Donation of USD $ 100,000;

B、Purchase of a USD $ 200,000 real estate;

C、One-person makes investment of USD $1.5 million to local business;

D、Multiple persons make investment of USD $5 million to local business, at least USD $ 400,000 per head.
I. Antigua Citizenship by Investment through Donation option’s process :
1. Sign an entrustment agreement, pay the first phase consultancy fee and launch the application;

2. Preparation of all application documents, translation, notarization, completion of application forms, physical examination and arrangement of HIV testing, and immediate delivery to government departments for due diligence.

3. After a due diligence and verification of the application file, the government department will issue an approval in principal letter to confirm that the application has been approved and wire the full amount of the donation to the donation account designated by the government within 5 working days. At the same time, the second phase consultancy fee will be cleared.
4. After government has confirmed that the donation has been received, a certificate of receipt will be issued. 

5. Within a period of about one month, arrangements can be made for the receipt of a Antigua Citizenship Passport and Permanent Citizenship Certificate to be delivered directly from the Government of Antigua to Hong Kong (our company)

6. The process is over! Our company continues to provide professional follow-up services.

II. Citizenship by Investment - Purchase of Real Estate immigration process

1. Sign an entrustment agreement, pay the first phase consultancy fee and launch the application;

2. Preparation of all application documents, translation, notarization, completion of application forms, physical examination and arrangement of HIV testing, and immediate delivery to government departments for due diligence;

3. Sign a formal purchase of real estate agreement (issued by the developer);

4. After a due diligence and verification of the application file, the Antigua government department will issue an approval in principal letter confirming that the application has been approved and requested to pay the full amount of the real estate price to the account of the accounting firm [third-party custodian] entrusted for processing, or direct wire transfer to the developer or appointed law firm; and pay the second phase consultancy fees;
5. Under the purchase of real estate agreement, specifying the date, time and all rules of settlement (including domicile, rental to the developer for rent rebate or property right option, etc.). The applicant may also request to monitor the whole process of acceptance of the property in person;
6. Upon verification of all the above-mentioned documents by Antigua government departments, confirmation certificate will be issued;
7. Within a period of about one month, arrangements can be made for the receipt of a Antigua Citizenship Passport and Permanent Citizenship Certificate to be delivered directly from the Government of Antigua to Hong Kong (our company); and
8. The process is over! Our company continues to provide professional follow-up services.
 
Signing agreement stage
Establish a principal-agent relationship for application for citizenship by investment, sign a series of legal agreement documents (if using the option of investment in real estate, you need to sign a temporary agreement for the purchase of housing);
Payment of consultancy fees and the first lawyer's fees;
The time required for this stage is 3 to 5 working day.
File processing stage
We will provide you with detailed guidance and assistance in handling all the application materials. All the application documents will be submitted to the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) after being examined by lawyer;
Payment of due diligence and the rest of lawyers' fees;
The time required for this stage: 0.5 months to 1.5 months.
Due diligence stage
The government initiated due diligence investigation on applicants and processed immigration applications;
The applicants may be asked to supplement the relevant documents during the period;
The time required for this stage is around 2 to 3 months, subjected to individual case of each applicant and the CIU.
Passport acquisition stage
Secure the Approval in principal issued by the government;
Formal payment of investment funds;
Go to the embassies and consulates of Antigua for taking an oath of naturalization;
Issuance of permanent citizenship certificates and passports.

Application Methods of Antigua

Application Methods of Antigua

 

Antigua Citizenship by Investment Program, either 

1, Donation to the National Development Fund (NDF)

A.Family up to four persons - donate USD 100,000 to NDF; 

B.Family of five or over - donate USD 125,000 to NDF 

 

Government Processing Fees

Under the NDF option, the processing fees will be USD 30,000 for a family of up to four persons with incremental payments of USD 15,000 for each additional dependent where the application consists of five persons or more. 

 

2, Purchase of a real estate of the Government approved projects for minimum USD 200,000 or above.  

 

Government Processing Fees

the processing fees will be USD 30,000 for a family of up to four persons with incremental payments of USD 15,000 for each additional dependent where the application consists of five persons or more. 

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