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Antigua CIP: 2188 Applications received, 4157 passports issued

The Antigua and Barbuda Citizenship by Investment program remains one of the transparent schemes in the Caribbean.

 

The Antigua Citizenship by Investment Unit has just released its annual report for 2019 on applications and passports  issued. Figures show, Antigua expects to break all records in 2019 for passports issued.

 

Since the inception of the scheme until mid 2019, a total of 2,188 applications received and 4,157 passports were granted under the investment scheme.

 

A total of 241 applications received for 2019 alone during six month period from Jan-June, averaging 40 applications per month . During this period 96.6% of applications filed for NDF donation option.

 

Out of the total 2,188 applications received,

  • 78.5% received for NDF category,
  • 12% for real estate and only
  • 9% for business investment.
Antigua CIP Passports
CBI Passports issued from 2014 to mid-2019 – Source: CIU Antigua

 

CIP Passports
2014 252
2015 655
2016 1016
2017 697
2018 893
2019 644
Total 4157

 

The data shows the number of passports issued peaked in 2016 then fell and then picked up. Looking at the figures for 2019, the CIP is performing very well and we anticipate Antigua will break all records for 2019.

 

These are the top countries in terms of applications received since inception

  • China –  792 (36%)
  • Russia – 142 (6.5%)
  • Syria – 122 (5.5%)
  • Bangladesh – 106 (4.8%)
  • Lebanon – 96 (4.3%)
  • Libya – 84 (3.8%)
  • Nigeria – 60 (2.7%)
  • Pakistan – 61 (2.8%)
  • United States – 51 (2.3%)
  • United Kingdom – 33 (1.5%)

 

The full CIP report is available here

Prabhu Balakrishnan
Prabhu Balakrishnan
Founder of Citizenship by Investment News. Chief Editor with over 15 years experience in PR and News publishing. He Loves writing about citizenship, residency and wealth migration. CIP Journal is a Leading publication founded in 2017 bringing latest news from CBI/RBI market.

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