Americans surge in Grenada’s Citizenship by Investment approvals

The latest data from Grenada’s Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme, now rebranded as the Investment Migration Agency (IMA Grenada), show a sharp rise in U.S. nationals seeking citizenship.

In the second quarter of 2025, 12 percent of the 402 people approved for Grenadian citizenship were Americans, compared with just 1 percent of the 632 approvals in the first quarter. This marks the first time U.S. applicants have overtaken Nigerians, who have traditionally ranked second. For Q2, China accounted for 10 percent of approvals, Nigeria also 10 percent, placing Americans in the number two spot overall.

Other nationalities approved in the same period included Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Kuwait, Lebanon, the Republic of Congo, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Syria, Turkey, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Haiti.

By the end of June 2025, Grenada had approved 893 new citizens through the IMA, generating EC$103.2 million in revenue, according to the Ministry of Finance’s fiscal report.

Chief Executive Officer of the IMA, Thomas Anthony, said in August that Grenada would intensify its outreach to Africa. The agency will launch a promotional tour of West Africa in October, following earlier engagements in Kenya with the Nairobi Chamber of Commerce that drew more than 100 participants.

“Nigeria currently represents the largest demographic in Africa applying to the CBI,” Anthony said. “We have been exploring more African countries, and we believe that we will see some fruit from that effort.”