08/27/2026
Caribbean CBI is being rebuilt, not retired.
Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and St. Lucia have aligned around a $200,000 floor, shared due diligence and a new regional regulator, ECCIRA. Screening is tighter. Program shopping after a rejection is ending. A 30-day presence requirement over five years is coming; Grenada has already deferred its start until the regulator is live and all five governments agree on a date.
That is the right direction. Credibility is what keeps these passports useful. Visa-free access to 140-plus countries still matters. So does the fact that the old race-to-the-bottom pricing is over.
Panama is the complement most serious families are adding. The Qualified Investor Program still grants permanent residency through a $300,000 real estate purchase, often in about 30 business days. That threshold rises to $500,000 after October 15, 2026. Five years of permanent residency opens a path to citizenship. Foreign-sourced income is generally not taxed. The economy is dollarized. You are buying a real asset in a stable market, not only a document.
We built Le Comble for this exact moment: one platform for branded residences that can serve lifestyle, capital and mobility at the same time. Panama. Mexico. Fourteen countries. We vet the developer, the title and whether the home is actually worth owning after the program box is checked.
Current Panama pricing and pre-full-ECCIRA Caribbean terms will not last. If second citizenship or a Panama base is part of your plan, now is the time to be precise.
Are you optimizing for a passport, a tax-efficient residency, or a home you will actually use?
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