dm_cbi
Dominica Citizenship by Investment Unit (CBIU)
Dominica · Caribbean
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
- 1993
- Governing lawPublished
- Citizenship Act
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Citizenship by Investment Unit
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Well-established Caribbean citizenship program known for efficiency and affordability with rapid processing times
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
- No
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Minimum investment of $200,000 (July 2026 figure: $100,000) in one of the available investment options
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 30 years
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 travelingPublished
- Yes
- How you applyPublished
- Only an Authorised Agent may file; the CBIU does not accept direct submissions from applicants. All applicants aged 16 or over must attend a mandatory interview, conducted virtually via a secure platform — no travel to Dominica is required at any stage.
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- Official CBIU guide: 'most approvals are issued within three to six months'; Dominica's programme is described as often completing within about three months. The CBIU How-to-Apply page separately states 3-4 months from submission to approval-in-principle specifically.
- Official application routePublished
- https://www.cbiu.gov.dm/dominica-citizenship/how-to-apply/
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- $200,000
- Minimum investment (July 2026 figure)Published
- $100,000
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- $100,000
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $1,000
- Application feePublished
- $7,500
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $8,500
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredPublished
- None required
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- No
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Minimum investment as published (Sept 2026)Published
- USD 200,000 EDF (single); USD 250,000 with up to 3 dependents
- Other investment routes (Sept 2026)Published
- Approved real estate USD 200,000
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- None
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- No
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- No
- Move-in windowPublished
- 0 months
- Length of residencyUnknown
- Unknown
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- RenewablePublished
- No
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- None today; ECCIRA 30 days in first 5 years expected
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents staying more than 183 days per year will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 15%-35%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyUnknown
- Unknown
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- Immediate
- Work for a local employerPublished
- Yes
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Not applicable
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Immediate upon approval
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- Filed only through an Authorised Agent; the CBIU explicitly states applicants do not generally need to travel to Dominica, and the mandatory interview for applicants 16+ is conducted virtually. Presence rule unchanged by this research — see pb_presence_rule.
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://www.cbiu.gov.dm/
- Investment source (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.henleyglobal.com/citizenship-investment/dominica
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.cbiu.gov.dm/dominica-citizenship/how-to-apply/ | https://www.cbiu.gov.dm/citizenship-by-investment/ | https://www.cbiu.gov.dm/news-a-timeline-of-the-dominica-citizenship-application-process
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.