Anguilla Residence by Investment in 2026

Anguilla's Residence by Investment (RBI) programme is a statutory economic-residence route under the Anguilla Economic Residence Act. Qualifying applicants can obtain permanent residence in Anguilla through an approved Capital Development Fund contribution or qualifying investment route after due diligence and programme approval.

The programme is administered through Select Anguilla, a Government agency, and applications must be filed through an authorised agent. It is not the same as buying any property in Anguilla, and it is not the same as the ordinary 10-year permanent residence route.

Current RBI options

Select Anguilla's current 2026 programme page presents four practical investment structures.

1. Capital Development Fund

For a single applicant, the minimum contribution is US$150,000. Each dependant adds US$50,000 to the required contribution.

This is a contribution route rather than a recoverable property investment. It is designed to fund public-sector development through the Capital Development Fund.

2. Residential real estate

For a family of up to four, the current minimum qualifying residential real-estate investment is US$750,000 in approved real estate. Each additional dependant requires US$100,000 of additional qualifying investment.

The property must be within the programme's approved framework; an ordinary private purchase outside the approved structure should not be assumed to qualify.

3. Business premises

Select Anguilla currently lists a US$750,000 minimum investment for qualifying business premises for a family of up to four. The Government agency describes this under its right to reside & work options.

4. Business plus residential real estate

A combined business-and-residential investment is also presented at a US$750,000 minimum for a family of up to four, with business premises representing at least 50% of the required investment value under the current programme page. Select Anguilla likewise presents this as a residence-and-work option.

Because work rights arise from the conditions of the economic-residence programme rather than the ordinary PPR framework, an investor should obtain the final permit conditions in writing before starting work or assuming family members have the same work authorization.

Minimum-age and due-diligence requirements

The principal applicant must be at least 18 years old and pass the programme's due-diligence requirements.

The Anguilla Economic Residence Act requires applications to go through an Authorised Agent and provides for due-diligence checks, review committees, conditional approval and final approval.

The Act defines eligible dependants to include:

  • the applicant's spouse;
  • a child under 18;
  • a child aged 18 to under 26 who is in full-time attendance at a recognized higher-education institution and fully supported by the applicant; and
  • a fully supported child of any age who meets the Act's disability criteria.

Current RBI fees

The current Select Anguilla permanent-residency page publishes the following programme charges:

Due diligence

  • US$7,500 for an adult;
  • US$2,500 for a child aged 16 or 17; and
  • US$0 for a child aged 15 or under.

Processing

  • US$3,000 for an application covering a family of up to four; and
  • US$500 per person beyond four applicants.

Real-estate permit fee

For the real-estate route, Select Anguilla currently lists:

  • US$10,000 for a single applicant;
  • US$20,000 for a family of up to four; and
  • US$5,000 for each additional dependant.

These charges are separate from the qualifying investment itself and can also be separate from legal fees, authorized-agent fees, property acquisition costs, stamp duty, land-holding licensing, valuation and transaction expenses.

Property holding period

The Anguilla Economic Residence Act includes revocation protection around qualifying real estate. It allows permanent residence status to be revoked where qualifying real estate is resold within five years of completion, subject to the Act's detailed rules.

That means an RBI property should not be treated like unrestricted short-term real-estate inventory. Ask the authorized agent and Anguillian counsel how the five-year holding requirement applies to the exact property and investment structure.

Retroactive real-estate route

The statute also contains a retroactive fast-route for certain historical investments. The revised Act identifies different minimum current values based on when the property was acquired, including US$750,000 for qualifying property invested in between 2017 and 31 May 2019, with lower historic thresholds for older acquisition periods specified in the Act.

Recent 2025 Executive Council minutes show that retroactive RBI applications were still being considered and approved, confirming that this is not merely obsolete legislative text.

A historical owner should not assume eligibility from purchase date alone. Property value, ownership facts, due diligence and the current retroactive programme rules still need to be tested through an authorized agent.

Application process

The statutory workflow is broadly:

  1. Choose a current Select Anguilla authorised agent.
  2. Select the Capital Development Fund, approved real-estate, business-premises or combined investment structure that fits the case.
  3. Submit identity, civil-status, financial, source-of-funds, police and other due-diligence documents required by the Act, Regulations and agent instructions.
  4. Pay the processing and due-diligence charges.
  5. The relevant review committee examines the application and due-diligence results.
  6. If conditionally approved, complete the prescribed investment and any property/stamp-duty/licensing requirements within the programme deadline.
  7. After conditions are fulfilled, final approval leads to issuance of the permanent-residence permit/card by Immigration.

A recent Executive Council decision instructed an applicant to complete outstanding final requirements within 60 days where necessary. That is a completion direction in a live case, not a promise that every application receives final approval in 60 days.

How long does approval take?

Select Anguilla currently markets the programme as capable of approval in about three months.

Treat that as a programme target, not a guaranteed legal deadline. Enhanced due diligence, complex source-of-funds evidence, dependant issues, property completion, land-holding licensing or document requests can increase the end-to-end timeline.

Residence by Investment and work rights

Current Select Anguilla materials distinguish:

  • right to reside under the Capital Development Fund and residential-real-estate options; and
  • right to reside & work under qualifying business-premises and combined business-and-residential options.

That is materially different from ordinary PPR, where recent Executive Council decisions state that local work-permit rules continue to apply. An RBI applicant whose objective includes active business work should choose the programme structure carefully and obtain written confirmation of the work conditions on the final permit.

The Anguilla work permit guide remains relevant for employment or self-employment not covered by the economic-residence permit conditions.

Residence by Investment and tax residence

RBI permanent residence does not automatically settle every tax-residence question.

The Anguilla Economic Residence Act separately creates the Residence for Tax Purposes (RTP) programme. Applicants can apply for RBI and RTP together under the Act's combination option. In a combined application, the separate RTP real-estate requirement is waived, but the other RTP conditions still apply.

See the Anguilla tax residence programme for the US$75,000 annual lump-sum tax, 45-day presence condition and other current requirements.

Does RBI give British citizenship?

Not immediately. RBI grants Anguilla permanent residence, which is a territorial immigration status.

Select Anguilla describes potential longer-term pathways to British Overseas Territories citizenship/British citizenship for people who later meet the relevant nationality and presence requirements. Those outcomes are governed by nationality law and should never be presented as instant benefits of the investment itself.

Likewise, an Anguilla permanent residence card does not by itself grant the right to live or work in the United Kingdom.

Buying ordinary property vs RBI

A person can own property in Anguilla without that purchase automatically becoming a Residence by Investment application. Foreign property acquisition can involve separate land-holding licensing and stamp-duty rules.

For RBI, the investment must fit the approved programme structure and be submitted through an authorized agent. Do not buy first on the assumption that any villa, fractional interest or business automatically qualifies.

Family planning

The programme can include a qualifying spouse and dependants, but family size affects both investment and fees. Before signing a purchase agreement or funding the CDF, calculate:

  • the principal investment/contribution;
  • additional-dependant investment amounts;
  • due-diligence charges for each age group;
  • processing fees;
  • real-estate permit fees where applicable;
  • agent/legal/transaction costs; and
  • any property-specific stamp duty/licensing expenses.

This avoids under-budgeting based on the headline US$150,000 or US$750,000 figure alone.

Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest Anguilla RBI option?

The current Capital Development Fund route starts at US$150,000 for a single applicant, plus programme fees and US$50,000 per dependant.

How much property must I buy for RBI?

The current standard residential real-estate route requires US$750,000 for a family of up to four, with US$100,000 additional investment per extra dependant.

Can RBI let me work in Anguilla?

Select Anguilla currently presents qualifying business-premises and combined business/residential options as right to reside & work pathways. Residential-only and CDF options are presented as right-to-reside routes. Confirm the final permit conditions before working.

How long must I keep qualifying real estate?

The Economic Residence Act contains a five-year resale restriction linked to possible revocation. Obtain advice on the exact holding rule applicable to your approved property.

Can my family apply with me?

Yes, qualifying spouses and dependants can be included. Investment and fees increase according to family size and dependant age.

Is RBI the same as tax residence?

No. RBI creates permanent residence. RTP creates tax residence. They can be combined in one statutory application structure, but they are distinct statuses.

Does RBI automatically give UK residence?

No. Anguilla permanent residence does not itself provide UK immigration permission or British citizenship.

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