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Special Entry and Reside Permit (SERP)
Barbados · Caribbean
Source: Mobility Asset DatabaseLifecycle: UnknownExtended ResidencyEconomic Residency
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2012
- Governing lawPublished
- Immigration Act, Cap. 190, s.13(7) (ministerial discretion; policy-based, no dedicated legislation)
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Barbados Immigration Department
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Own a US$300,000 Barbados home and hold renewable five-year residence on the island
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Own Barbados real estate worth at least US$300,000 bought with funds from outside Barbados, and show you can support yourself and dependants
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 18 years
- ChildrenPublished
- Children under 18, or older dependants in university and supported by the main applicant
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 13–26.1 weeks
- Can apply without travelingUnknown
- Unknown
- How you applyPublished
- Paper application to the Barbados Immigration Department, usually through a local attorney
- Required in-person stepPublished
- Medical examination; passport endorsement at the Immigration Department (not confirmed by a primary source)
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- Filing to approval: about 3-6 months (industry guides; no official figure published)
- Official application routePublished
- https://www.immigration.gov.bb
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- $300,000
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- $300,000
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $150
- Application feePublished
- $5,000
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $5,150
- Monthly income requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Minimum investment as published (Sept 2026)Published
- USD 300,000 (Category 2 property purchase)
- Other investment routes (Sept 2026)Published
- Category 1: invest US$2,000,000 (rental or development property, business, tourism, bank deposits, mutual funds, bonds) plus net worth over US$5,000,000 for indefinite residence with work-permit option; Category 3 special skills; Category 4 parents/grandparents aged 60+ of Barbadian citizens
- Fees paidPublished
- After approval
- Cost notesPublished
- BDS$300 (≈US$150) application fee; Category 2 permit fee US$5,000 per adult on approval and US$5,000 per 5-year renewal; Category 1 fee US$3,500 (under 60) or US$5,000 (60+)
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- None
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- No
- In-country visit requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Move-in windowPublished
- 0 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 60 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- No minimum stay stated
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents present 182 days or more in a calendar year (or domiciled in Barbados) will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 11.5%-27.5%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyUnknown
- Unknown
- Time to citizenshipUnknown
- Unknown
- Work for a local employerPublished
- No
- Start a businessUnknown
- Unknown
- Remote or freelance workUnknown
- Unknown
- Local healthcare accessUnknown
- Unknown
- University accessUnknown
- Unknown
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Not applicable
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Not applicable
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Investment note (Sept 2026)Published
- SERP is policy-based, not statutory. Immigration Bill 2026 (laid 21 Apr 2026, still in select committee) would add a points-based permanent residence route (property/asset points) and a 270-days-in-3-years test for citizenship; not in force as of Sept 2026
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- Category 2 (US$300k property): 5-year renewable permit for under-60s, indefinite for 60+; no work permit allowed. Category 1 (US$2m + US$5m net worth) gives indefinite residence. Policy-based programme that can change without legislation
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://www.immigration.gov.bb
- Investment source (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.businessbarbados.com/articles/making-residency-a-reality-in-barbados | https://www.investcaricom.org/dispatches/barbados-immigration-bill-points-residence/
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.businessbarbados.com/articles/making-residency-a-reality-in-barbados | https://www.chestertonbarbados.com/special-entry-permits/ | https://www.investcaricom.org/dispatches/barbados-immigration-bill-points-residence/ | https://www.bizlatinhub.com/barbados-visas-for-investors/
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.