Anguilla · Residency by investment
Permanent Residence by Investment (Anguilla Select)
Open. Two routes: a donation to the Capital Development Fund, or a qualifying real estate purchase.
At USD 150,000 the Capital Development Fund is one of the cheapest permanent residencies anywhere in a zero-tax jurisdiction, and unlike the CBI programmes down the chain it is not attracting EU or US retaliation, because it grants residence rather than a passport. For a client who wants an optionality asset — somewhere lawful to go — rather than a travel document, it is well priced.
Qualifying routes
Non-refundable donation supporting public sector projects. USD 50,000 for each additional spouse or dependant.
Property valued at a minimum USD 750,000 qualifying up to four family members, plus USD 100,000 per additional dependant. Must be held for at least 5 years.
The facts
- Minimum investment
- $150k
- Total landed cost
- CDF route: USD 150,000 for a single applicant plus USD 50,000 per dependant, plus USD 3,000 processing per family of up to four and USD 7,500 due diligence per adult — so roughly USD 165–175k for one person and USD 285–300k for a family of four. Real estate route: USD 750,000 for a family of four plus fees, with capital recoverable after 5 years.
- Timeline
- 2–3 months — Up to 3 months assuming no areas of concern
- Physical presence
- None required to hold permanent residence. But 270+ days per year for 5 years is required if the objective is a BOTC passport.
- Family
- spousedependent childrendependent parents
- Permanent residency
- immediate — this IS permanent residence
- Citizenship
- BOTC naturalisation after 5 years of residing 270+ days per year; full British citizenship after roughly 19 years in Anguilla
- Language test
- English
- Dual citizenship
- Permitted
- Requirements
- USD 150,000 CDF donation or USD 750,000 in real estate held 5 yearsclean criminal recorddue diligence clearanceverified source of funds
- Permanent residence is not tax residence. Holding this changes nothing for your home-country tax position unless you actually move and break residency there on that country's rules. If the tax result is the objective, the HVR programme is the relevant product, not this one.
- The British citizenship endgame is roughly 19 years and requires 270+ days a year — for practical purposes, it is not available to a mobile client. Do not price this as a British passport route.
- The USD 750,000 real estate figure covers a family of four; the market on Anguilla is thin, illiquid and hurricane-exposed, and 5-year exit at book value should not be assumed.
- Anguilla is a British Overseas Territory: UK policy on beneficial ownership registers and financial transparency applies here and has moved against secrecy repeatedly. Do not treat it as opaque.
- Small-island infrastructure: limited healthcare and schooling, and significant hurricane risk.