Domincan stamp from 1981

Dominica: Dual Nationality, Second Citizenship by Investment, Naturalization, Golden Passport

Apply for the Dominican passport

Description of Dominica's Citizenship by Investment Program

Since 1993, the small island in the Caribbean Dominica offers dual citizenship for life in a British Commonwealth Country against a non-refundable investment into its economy.

The Dominican dark blue Caribbean Community passport is valid for 10 years.

Do I Need to Travel to Dominica to Apply for a Second Passport

Key Benefits of Dominican Citizenship

• Dominica is one of the most popular passport programs in the Caribbean due to its quick processing times and affordability
• The Dominica passport program offers citizenship for life in a British Commonwealth country
• Dominica recognizes multiple citizenship
• The Dominica CBI program is Dominica’s biggest revenue generator (half of its GDP) following the Hurricane Maria catastrophe in 2017
• Dominica's economic citizenship program gives permanent residency rights in most of the member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which includes 15 Caribbean nations
  

Key Downsides of the Dominican Passport Program

• Dominica’s Douglas-Charles Airport near Portsmouth serves only Caribbean routes
• Dominica's citizenship program is among the CBI/RBI schemes which were identified by the OECD in November 2018 as "potentially posing a high risk to the integrity of the CRS" warranting enhanced bank due diligence
• Starting from 01.01.2022, all visa-free non-EU citizens wishing to travel to the Schengen area must apply online for a 3-year travel authorization via the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), similar to the American ESTA, involving (i) a fee payment of €7 (ii) background questions relating to public health risks, criminal records, previous refusals of entry (iii) background checks against relevant EU (and not only national) databases (such as SIS, VIS, Europol, Interpol, Eurodac, ECRIS), as part of a major move to strengthen Europe's external borders

Personal Income Tax in Dominica

> An individual is considered a Dominican resident if physically present in Dominica for at least 183 days (or 60 days) in a calendar year.

> Non-resident individuals are taxed on income derived from, or sourced in, Dominica only.

Corporate Income Tax in Dominica

Real Estate Tax in Dominica

How to Get the Dominica Passport and What Are its Costs

1) Non-refundable contribution of $100,000 to Dominica's Economic Diversification Fund (EDF):

• Single applicant | $100,000
• Applicant, spouse | $150,000
• Applicant, spouse, 2 dependants | $175,000
• Sibling (aged 18-25) | $50,000
• Extra dependant (except siblings) | $25,000
  
  

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2) Purchase of approved Dominica real estate worth $200,000 for a 5-year holding period.

Government Fees (only for the real estate option)

• Single applicant | $25,000
• Applicant, spouse, 2 dependants | $35,000
• Applicant, spouse, 4 dependants | $50,000
• Applicant, spouse, over 4 dependants | $70,000
• Sibling (below 18) / (aged 18-25) | $25,000 / $50,000
  

Non-refundable Naturalization Due Diligence and Processing Fees in Dominica

What is a Dependant under the Dominican CBI Program

(new regime in effect since June 2020)

A dependant is (i) a child under 18 of the applicant or spouse or (ii) their substantially supported child aged 18-30 or (iii) their substantially supported physically or mentally challenged child of any age or (iv) their biological or legally adopted substantially supported single and childless sibling aged 18-25 or (v) their substantially supported parent or grand-parent of any age or (vi) the latter’s substantially supported spouse of any age.

What are the Steps to Get the Dominican Passport

1. Application pre-approval, submission
2. 2 - 3 months: CBIU internal checks and third-party due diligence
3. Letter of approval in principle issued, qualifying investment
4. Certificate of naturalization issued, application for a 10-year passport
5. Collection of passport in Dominica or one of its foreign embassies
   

*** Visa-Free Countries for Dominica Citizens - strong on Africa

(ETIAS required starting 2023 for Schengen entry)

Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia (120 days), Austria (90 days), Bahamas (90 days), Bahrein, Bangladesh (30 days), Barbados (180 days), Belarus (30 days), Belgium (90 days), Belize (6 months), Benin (30 days), Bolivia (90 days), Bosnia and Herzegovina (90 days), Botswana (90 days), Brazil (90 days), Bulgaria (90 days), Cambodia (30 days), Cape Verde, Colombia (180 days), Comoros (45 days), Costa Rica (30 days), Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia (90 days), Cuba (28 days), Cyprus (90 days), Czech Republic (90 days), Denmark (90 days), Djibouti (31 days), Dominican Republic, Ecuador (90 days), Egypt (15 days), Estonia (90 days), Eswatini (ex-Swaziland, 30 days), Ethiopia (90 days), Fiji (120 days), Finland (90 days), France (90 days), Gabon, Gambia (90 days), Georgia, Germany (90 days), Greece (90 days), Grenada, Guinea-Bissau (90 days), Guyana, Haiti (90 days), Hungary (90 days), Iceland (90 days), Indonesia (30 days), Iran (15 days), Ireland (90 days), Israel (90 days), Italy (90 days), Jamaica (6 months), Jordan, Kenya (90 days), Kyrgyzstan, Laos (30 days), Latvia (90 days), Lesotho (90 days), Liechtenstein (90 days), Lithuania (90 days), Luxembourg (90 days), Madagascar (90 days), Malawi (90 days), Malaysia (30 days), Maldives (30 days), Malta (90 days), Mauritania, Mauritius (90 days), Micronesia (30 days), Monaco (90 days), Montenegro (90 days), Mozambique (30 days), Nepal (90 days), the Netherlands (90 days), Nicaragua (90 days), Norway (90 days), Pakistan, Palau (30 days), Panama (180 days), Papa New Guinea (30 days), Peru (183 days), Philippines (30 days), Poland (90 days), Portugal (90 days), Qatar, Romania (90 days), Russia (90 days), Rwanda (30 days), St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Samoa (60 days), San Marino (90 days), Senegal (90 days), Seychelles (90 days), Sierra Leone (90 days), Singapore (30 days), Slovak Republic (90 days), Slovenia (90 days), Somalia (30 days), South Korea (90 days), Spain (90 days), Sri Lanka (30 days), Suriname (6 months), Sweden (90 days), Switzerland (90 days), Tanzania (90 days), Timor-Leste (30 days), Togo (7 days), Tonga (31 days), Trinidad and Tobago (6 months), Turkey (90 days), Tuvalu (30 days), Uganda, Ukraine (30 days), United Kingdom (6 months), Uruguay (90 days), Uzbekistan (30 days), Vanuatu (90 days), Vatican City (90 days), Venezuela (90 days), Zambia (90 days), Zimbabwe

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