What changed in Grenada

Non-CBI permanent residence timelines are genuinely unresolved, reports range from about 2 to 7 years

Residency routes

Grenada does regulate virtual asset business, under a 2021 Act administered by GARFIN

Crypto tax and legal status

Personal crypto gains fall under the same zero-capital-gains-tax rule as everything else

Crypto tax and legal status

Becoming a citizen through CBI removes the Alien Landholding Licence requirement entirely

Local registrations

Foreign buyers need an Alien Landholding Licence costing about 10 percent of the purchase price on top

Local registrations

You do not need a Grenada company to qualify for citizenship unless you specifically choose the enterprise route

Moving your company

Since April 2022 Grenada companies must maintain a beneficial ownership register

Moving your company

Grenada abolished its offshore International Companies regime in 2018, there is no separate low-tax company vehicle anymore

Moving your company

International health insurance, including medical evacuation cover, is strongly recommended for anyone spending real time in Grenada

Insurance

Public healthcare is free for basic and preventive care, including for residents and visitors, but has real limits

Healthcare coverage

No social security totalization agreement exists between Grenada and the Netherlands

Social security

Working remotely for a foreign employer with no Grenada entity keeps you outside the NIS system

Social security

Self-employed NIS contributors pay 13.5 percent of gross earnings up to a monthly ceiling

Social security

NIS contributions are 14 percent combined from 1 January 2026, and they keep climbing

Social security

A foreign pension paid to a Grenada tax resident is untaxed there under the territorial system

Pension

15 percent withholding tax on outbound payments, 15 percent standard VAT, both apply regardless of the personal tax picture

Personal income tax

Corporate tax is a flat 28 percent on Grenada-source profit only, easy to confuse with the identical personal top rate

Personal income tax

Grenada not taxing you doesn't mean the Netherlands stops

Tax residency

A company is Grenada tax resident if incorporated there, or if it is managed and controlled from Grenada

Tax residency

The statutory residence test is wider than a simple day count, permanent abode and cross-year spillover both count too

Tax residency

Unlike some neighbours, Grenada sets no confirmed minimum days to keep CBI citizenship

Permanent residency and citizenship

Grenada allows dual citizenship and never asks you to renounce anything

Permanent residency and citizenship

Grenada automatically reports financial accounts to the Netherlands under CRS, a Grenada passport does not hide anything

Personal income tax

Dividends are specifically exempt from Grenada income tax

Personal income tax

No capital gains tax, no wealth tax, no inheritance tax, on top of the territorial income base

Personal income tax

Personal income tax is 0, 10 or 28 percent, not the 15/30 split some guides still quote

Personal income tax

Local employment needs an employer-sponsored work permit, costing $1,000 to $5,000 depending on your nationality

Right to work

The Remote Employment Act gives remote workers a genuine 1-year, renewable legal base to live in Grenada

Immigration and visa

Dutch and other EU visitors get 90 days visa-free in Grenada under a reciprocal 2015 agreement

Immigration and visa

Grenada advertises 3 to 4 months, real applications more commonly run 6 to 9

Permanent residency and citizenship

Government and due diligence fees add tens of thousands on top of the headline investment, and an interview is mandatory

Permanent residency and citizenship

The enterprise route needs $1.5 million alone or $350,000 each in a $5 million joint venture

Permanent residency and citizenship

Real estate buys citizenship too, from $270,000 shared ownership or $350,000 for a full unit, locked up for 5 years

Permanent residency and citizenship

The $150,000 figure still visible on some pages, including Grenada's own CBI site, is out of date since 1 July 2024

Permanent residency and citizenship

The National Transformation Fund route costs $235,000 for a single applicant or a family of up to four

Permanent residency and citizenship

Visa-free travel on a Grenada passport, including to China, is a travel perk, it changes nothing about your tax position

Permanent residency and citizenship

A company run day-to-day from a Dutch kitchen table stays a Dutch taxpayer, wherever it is incorporated

Moving your company

Grenada taxes on a territorial basis, foreign-source income is not assessable even for residents

Personal income tax

Buying Grenada citizenship does not make you a Grenada tax resident, and does not touch your Dutch tax residence

Tax residency

183 days physically present in a year makes you a Grenada tax resident

Tax residency

The E-2 visa is a temporary business visa, not a green card and not a direct path to one

Residency routes

Since December 2022, US law requires 3 continuous years of domicile in Grenada before a CBI passport can be used for an E-2 visa

Residency routes

Grenada is the only Caribbean CBI passport with a US E-2 treaty investor visa route

Residency routes

Children named on the application can lose their Dutch nationality too, and are safe only while a parent keeps his or hers

Permanent residency and citizenship

Three narrow exceptions can save your Dutch passport, and a straightforward CBI purchase is very unlikely to be one of them

Permanent residency and citizenship

Buying Grenada citizenship will almost certainly cost you your Dutch passport

Permanent residency and citizenship