All Candidates applying for CIP program must start preparing to gather necessary documents well in advance. The documents must be sent to authorized agent for initial checks and later submitted to CIU unit for a decision.
Application Forms
- Citizenship by Investment Application Form AB1
- Photograph and Signature Certificate Form AB2
- Medical Certificate Form AB3
- Investment Confirmation Form AB4
- Agent Form Form AB5
- Antigua & Barbuda Passport L Form (16 and older)
- Antigua & Barbuda Passport M Form (Under 16)
- Real Estate Developer Application Form AB8
- Business Investment Application Form AB9
Supporting Documents
These are the documents which must be kept ready, when applying for citizenship.
- Medical certificate (HIV clearance less than 3 months including children) **
- Police clearance certificate or Certificate of no criminal record (original) aged 16 or older, where they have lived in countries more than 6 months in past 10 years (must be less than 6 months old) **
- Copy of passports (2 certified copies)
- Marriage or divorce certificate, with spouse as dependent (original) **
- 2 birth certificates (certified copies)**
- Military records (if any)
- 8 photos in color
- Professional reference letter (main applicant less than 6 months old issued by notary, lawyer, accountant)
- Bank references (in letterhead less than 3 months old)
- Proof for source of funds (business registration, share certificate or employment document)
- Proof of name change if any
- For children, 18-25, proof of education such as school or university letter showing full time studies.
- NDF Escrow Agreement confirmation of investment.
- certified copy of a recent utility bill or bank statement showing full name and address, or written confirmation from a bank, attorney, chartered accountant or Notary Public), not older than 3 months
- copy of duly executed real-estate contract (Purchase and Sales Agreement), copy of duly executed escrow agreement.
- affidavit of support for each dependent (excluding spouse) over 18 years of age
** Documents originating outside Antigua and Barbuda must bear Apostille seal.
Birth Certificate
Original excerpt of full birth record or certified copy of full birth certificate (i.e. a birth document that also includes your parent’s details.) For passport issuance, original birth certificate MUST be submitted.
Real Estate
In case of the real-estate option: copy of duly executed real-estate contract (Purchase and Sales Agreement; Inland Revenue stamped transfer documents), copy of duly executed escrow agreement. If closing on the property has already taken place, evidence of title transfer (either deed or certificate of title) and confirmation of all funds having been deposited in escrow account
Police Record
Police certificates must be less than three (3) months old at the time you lodge your application. If a police certificate is not available, a separate statutory declaration must be provided, detailing the attempts made to obtain a police certificate. It should also state whether the applicant (and any accompanying family members) have been found guilty, convicted of, or charged with offences against the law in that country). The statutory
declaration should be supported by other information attesting to your character.
For Companies
- Proof of employment and or corporate documents: From Company:
- Interest in the company on company letterhead indicating position
- If shareholder; percentage ownership
- Incorporation documents
- Most recent audited financial statements
Document Certification
document is required to be produced in support of the application for Citizenship by Investment, it must be certified and authenticated in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction from where the document originates.
The person certifying the document must provide the following information; full name in capitals, the capacity in which the person is acting, residential or business address, telephone number and e-mail address.
Where a notary public certifies a document to be a true copy of the original, that document must be authenticated by:
a) An apostille in accordance with the provisions of the Hague Convention of 5th October 1961 abolishing the requirement for legislation for foreign public documents, in the case of a jurisdiction that is a party to that convention.
b) Validation of the certificate of the notary public by the appropriate government department in the case of a jurisdiction that is not a party to that convention.
Police Record Certificates
Police Certificate Request Letter (Download Sample Format)
Individuals over the age of 18 must provide a confirmation from a national law enforcement authority (usually the police or a department at the Ministry of Justice or a similar government body) that they have no criminal record.These documents are required for each country in which the person lived for 6 consecutive months or longer since reaching the age of 18.
These records may be known as a‘police certificate’, ‘police clearance’ or ‘record of no information’ depending on the country. In most countries such certificates are easily available upon request from a central police/government office.
In some countries, the police authorities will only send this certificate directly to the foreign government requesting the certificate. In this case, the certificate should be sent to the following address: “The Citizenship by Investment Unit, Pavilion Drive, Coolidge, P.O. Box W2074, St. George’s, Antigua”.
Certain other countries will require a [Police Certificate Request Letter] from Antigua and Barbuda. The Licensed Agent handling your file can obtain this from the Citizenship by Investment Unit and forward it to you for submission to the relevant police authorities.
It is highly recommended that applicants should request their police certificate prior to making their application for Citizenship. It is also recommended that such applicants include with their application, a copy of the receipt for the requested police certificate (if this is available) to assist the Citizenship by Investment Unit in tracking their certificate.
If you cannot get police certificates from any of the countries where you have lived, it is imperative you provide a written explanation and an original letter from the police authority confirming that they will not issue a certificate.