New passport collection rules reflect a broader Caribbean shift toward deeper citizen engagement and program integrity.
Dominica is introducing an in-person requirement for successful Citizenship by Investment applicants, marking a significant evolution in how the country defines the relationship between new citizens and the state.
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced that approved applicants will now be required to travel to Dominica to receive and renew their passports. The measure moves the program away from its long-standing remote model and toward a more engaged citizenship framework, giving new citizens direct exposure to Dominica’s people, culture, and national development priorities.
The change also aligns Dominica with a wider regional transition across Caribbean CBI jurisdictions. In September 2025, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia signed an agreement to establish a shared regulatory authority and introduce a common physical-presence rule of at least 30 days within the first five years of citizenship. Implementation is expected by mid-2026.
Further details are expected in Dominica’s upcoming national budget, including how the visit requirement will apply to passport collection. For investors, the key implication is clear: Caribbean CBI programs are increasingly moving toward a genuine-link model, with greater emphasis on physical presence, engagement, and long-term program credibility.
The world’s longest-running CBI program is moving beyond transactional citizenship through stronger governance, post-approval oversight, and genuine-link requirements.
St. Kitts and Nevis, the world’s longest-running Citizenship by Investment program, is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in its more than four-decade history.
The reform process accelerated in March 2024, when all five Caribbean CBI jurisdictions signed a Memorandum of Agreement introducing a US$200,000 minimum investment floor, mandatory regional interviews, shared databases of rejected applicants, and coordinated suspension measures.
In June 2024, St. Kitts and Nevis passed the Citizenship by Investment Unit Act, converting the CIU into an independent statutory corporation with dedicated governance, financial, due diligence, and anti-money laundering functions. Due diligence is now conducted by independent international firms, while mandatory interviews apply to applicants and dependants aged 16 and above.
The program has also introduced a Continuing International Due Diligence Unit to monitor approved citizens after approval, adding a further layer of long-term oversight.
In September 2025, regional reform advanced further with the establishment of ECCIRA, a unified supervisory body for Caribbean CBI programs. In January 2026, St. Kitts and Nevis announced its move toward a genuine-link framework built around physical presence, economic activity, and civic engagement.
For investors, this reinvention strengthens the program’s credibility, durability, and long-term relevance, while helping shape the future direction of Caribbean citizenship by investment.
Most investors focus on securing a second passport; its value depends on disciplined, compliant use across borders.
For CBI investors, securing a second passport is only part of the strategy. Using it correctly is what protects its practical value.
As dual citizenship becomes more widely accepted, with the share of countries allowing it rising from around a quarter in 1990 to more than 80% by 2016, more investors are travelling with multiple passports. However, each passport creates a record at airline counters, immigration desks, and exit gates.
The core rule is simple: enter and exit each country on the same passport. If an investor enters on one document and leaves on another, the immigration system may show an arrival without a matching departure, creating the risk of being recorded as an overstayer.
Airline check-in also matters. Travellers should present the passport they intend to use for entry at their destination, as carriers transmit Advance Passenger Information and verify admissibility through systems such as Timatic.
Where an investor is a citizen, that country may expect its own passport to be used. In other jurisdictions, the appropriate document is usually the one offering the strongest access, provided it is used consistently.
For globally mobile investors, passport discipline is essential to maintaining clean travel records, avoiding unnecessary scrutiny, and preserving the full value of citizenship planning.
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