Grenada's citizenship-by-investment programme

The Grenada Citizenship-by-Investment Programme (CIP) was launched in 2013 and is a superb solution for investors looking for increased visa-free travel and greater global mobility. The programme offers you and your family the opportunity to fast track to a second citizenship and passport with the process conducted entirely from your home country – it does not require an applicant to live in or even visit the country in order to apply.

Grenada has a lot to offer its residents, with its lush tropical island lifestyle and beautiful white sand beaches. The process of gaining Grenadian citizenship is fast, easy and you don’t have to forfeit your current citizenship.
This is an ideal route for families looking to gain a second passport. Financially dependent adult children up to the age of 29, parents over the age of 55 and single siblings with no children may also be included in the application.
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Benefits of Grenada's citizenship-by-investment programme

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Grenada citizenship-by-investment: Qualifying criteria

To qualify for citizenship, the main applicant must be over 18 years of age, meet the due diligence requirements and be able to meet one of the following options:

  1. Investment

    A minimum amount of $270,000 for the purchase of an approved business or property from a government-approved real estate project. You must hold the shared ownership property for a minimum of five years at which time you are able to sell it onward to  another CBI investor.

    There is an additional government contribution of $50,000 for a family of up to four persons. Each additional dependant incurs a $25,000 contribution, with the exception of dependent parents ($50,000) and siblings older than 18 ($75,000).

  2. Donation

    You can make a one-time non-refundable donation, starting at a minimum amount of $235,000 for a single applicant. This donation will go to the National Transformation Fund (NTF), a government fund created with the aim of developing the economy of Grenada.

Meet our team

  • Richard Haller
    Managing Director: Offshore Real-Estate & Investment Migration
  • Andrew Rissik
    Group International Director
  • Sihle Goniwe - Client Administrator
    Sihle Goniwe
    Senior Investment Migration Caseworker
  • Shakirah Campbell-Essa
    Investment Migration Caseworker
  • Valencia Jacobs
    Client Administrator
  • Sarah Young
    Investment Migration Manager
  • Richard Haller
    Managing Director: Offshore Real-Estate & Investment Migration

    Richard grew up in Cape Town and graduated from the University of Stellenbosch in 2001. Like many South Africans at that time, he then moved to London and spent four years working at Goldman Sachs Investment Bank.

    In 2004, Richard returned to Cape Town and joined the Pam Golding Property Group’s international division, where he moved through the ranks from finance to operations and then the Director of their Mauritius Operation. Richard and his family moved to Mauritius in 2017, where he headed up the group's Mauritius operation on the Island, with a specialised focus on successfully launching new real-estate developments to the Southern African and EU market.

    Richard has an extreme passion for real estate and the investment migration industry, which focuses on residency- and citizenship-by-investment programmes that allow individuals and families alike the freedom of global movement.

    In his free time, Richard enjoys travelling, a session of surfskiing, a round of golf, or a walk up the mountain with his family.

    Richard holds an MBA from the University of Cape Town, a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Stellenbosch and a diploma in Real Estate Development from Cape Town Technical University.

  • Andrew Rissik
    Group International Director

    Andrew grew up in South Africa, where he was schooled at Michaelhouse after which he completed his education at the University of Stellenbosch.

    He served as an officer in the South African Navy before completing his management training with the McCarthy Group.

    He established a company that facilitated the investment of UK client money into the emerging South African property market. He successfully sold his interests before being appointed to head up Sable International's forex team.

    Andrew is a keen sailor who has competed internationally and spends many weekends away either sailing or enjoying the outdoors with his wife and two children.

  • Sihle Goniwe
    Senior Investment Migration Caseworker

    Sihle was born and raised in the Eastern Cape, moving to Cape Town in 2013 to study Surface Design at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. She furthered her studies in graphic design but also branched out into hospitality, taking up retail sales and administrator positions at the iconic and luxury 5-star Mount Nelson Hotel.

    Sihle joined the Sable Investment Migration team in 2020 and has excelled in all of her roles, growing from a client administrator to investment migration caseworker and into her current senior caseworker position. She has traditionally focused on assisting our Portugal Golden Visa clients with their application process, even undertaking to learn Portuguese to better understand the requirements for nationality, but she also prepares and advises on complex residency and citizenship applications across all the jurisdictions where we offer investment migration solutions.

    Outside of work, Sihle enjoys spending time at the beach, hiking in the mountains, good food and wine tasing experiences.

  • Shakirah Campbell-Essa
    Investment Migration Caseworker

    Shakirah was born and raised in Table View, Cape Town. She travelled a bit when she was young, and that’s where her desire to explore and travel the world began.

    After matriculating, she studied Events Management at Prestige Academy college. Before joining Sable International she worked at Discovery Headquarters in Cape Town for six years. During this time, she was tasked with numerous operations pertaining, but not limited to, delivering excellent services to clients from start to finish. Problem solving and providing initiative thinking just to mention a few.

    She is currently an Investment Migration Caseworker at Sable International assisting clients through every administrative step throughout their migration application process.

    She is extremely goal-oriented and hard working. She is always up for a new challenge and love seeing her visions come to reality.

  • Valencia Jacobs
    Client Administrator

    Valencia matriculated from Steenberg Secondary then did a PA course at the Academy of Learning. She has worked at Table Mountain Cable Way, and in 4- and 5-star hotels in Cape Town. She took a four-year break from working, in order to study social work through Unisa, after which she worked in Health & Safety for seven years.

    She joins our Investment Migration team where she will be working as a client administrator. 

    She has a bubbly personality and is very humble. She is eager to learn and grow in her new role. Outside of work, Valencia loves spending time with her daughter and grandson. She also loves to braai with friends or binge watch series.

  • Sarah Young
    Investment Migration Manager

    Originally from the UK, Sarah is well-travelled – having worked in France, South America and Botswana before settling in Cape Town. She graduated at the top of her class with a BA (Hons) in International Business before spending 15 years in hospitality. During this time, she gained a clear understanding of the need for global mobility through her own experience.

    Sarah currently oversees Sable International’s Investment Migration casework team, assisting clients with finding the programme which best fits their needs. Once people have chosen their route to global citizenship, she assists them every step of the way through the entire process.

    In her free time Sarah enjoys life outdoors, spending time with family and friends paired with laughter, good food and wine.

     

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