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Renewing a citizenship-by-investment passport means filing the issuing government's own form with its published fee, in its own currency, through its passport office, a consulate or an authorised agent, and meeting any biometric or presence requirement that applies. Many CBI passports issued between 2016 and 2021 are now reaching the end of their validity, and St Kitts and Nevis has set a biometric enrolment deadline of 31 July 2027, so this is a planning window worth using calmly. This page carries the verified fee, validity, timeline and biometric position for all six renewal jurisdictions, with the official source on every figure. Mirabello has handled more than 1,500 passport renewals across them.
All figures are time-sensitive: governments amend fee schedules and requirements with notice periods that vary from months to days. Verify any figure against the linked official source before acting. Information, not advice.
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The six countries, side by side
Every figure below is quoted in the currency the government actually sets it in, East Caribbean Dollars, Vatu or Pounds, with an approximate US Dollar equivalent, and carries the official source it was verified against. Cross-country fee comparison satisfies curiosity rather than choice: a renewal route is fixed by the citizenship you hold, so there is no universal winner, only the correct procedure and fee schedule for your passport.
| Country | Government fee (adult / child) | Validity (adult / child) | Typical processing | Renewal from abroad | Biometric status | Last verified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | GBP 50 adult / GBP 25 child (about USD 65 / 33), London High Commission schedule CIU Schedule of Fees lists a passport fee of USD 300 (EC$810) per person High Commission fee schedule · cip.gov.ag |
5 years adult / 5 years child (CBI initial and renewal) | 3 to 6 weeks | Yes, via missions or licensed agents; the 5 days of physical presence must already have been completed | Not yet mandatory for renewals; planned under the ECCIRA framework | 2026-06-25 | # |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | EC$150 adult (about USD 55) / EC$75 child under 16 (about USD 28) Lost or stolen replacement EC$500 (about USD 185) dominica.gov.dm |
10 years adult / 5 years child under 16 | 2 to 4 weeks in Dominica; longer via consulate | Yes, via the Roseau Passport Office or any Dominican consulate; the passport can be mailed to any address | Biometric e-passport issued since January 2023; enrolment not required for renewals | 2026-06-25 | # |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | EC$350 adult (about USD 130) / EC$250 child under 18 (about USD 93) No separate CBI renewal fee; standard government channel applies UK High Commission fee schedule |
10 years adult (since 1 July 2024) / 5 years child under 18 | 2 to 4 weeks; the passport office suggests starting 6 months before expiry | Yes, via Grenadian embassies, consulates or authorised agents | Biometric e-passports already issued through the normal process | 2026-06-25 | # |
| 🇱🇨 St Lucia | EC$80 regular (about USD 30) / EC$130 express (about USD 48), in country, per person New York consulate schedule: USD 135 routine / USD 170 urgent travel.state.gov reciprocity schedule · govt.lc |
10 years adult (since 5 August 2025) / 5 years child under 18 | 3 to 4 weeks; up to 6 weeks via consulate | Yes, via embassies, consulates or accredited agents | Biometric passports issued to all citizens since 2022; interviews apply from age 16 | 2026-06-25 | # |
| 🇰🇳 St Kitts and Nevis | CBI renewal USD 1,055; standard citizen EC$250 (about USD 93) / child under 16 EC$150 (about USD 56) Biometric enrolment (to 31 July 2027): USD 2,500 first adult / USD 2,000 second adult / USD 1,300 per child, renewal included when the passport is within 6 months of expiry ciu.gov.kn |
10 years adult / 5 years child under 16 | 4 to 6 weeks | Yes for the renewal itself; biometric enrolment is in person at centres including Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, London, Toronto, Taipei and Rabat | Mandatory enrolment for CBI citizens by 31 July 2027; non-enrolled passports are deactivated for travel from 1 August 2027 | 2026-07-04 | # |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | VT 10,000 standard (about USD 82) / VT 20,000 express (about USD 164) / VT 25,000 urgent (about USD 205), per person No separate child fee published vancitizenship.gov.vu |
10 years adult / 5 years child | Several weeks standard; express 14 days, urgent 3 days | Application via any Vanuatu consulate; biometrics in person at Port Vila, Hong Kong, Dubai or New Caledonia | Fingerprints, photograph and signature collected in person (standing requirement) | 2026-07-04 | # |
Government fees only. Agent service fees (typically USD 500 to 1,500 across the six countries), courier charges and consular surcharges are separate. Overseas missions charge their own consular schedules in local currency, which are not currency conversions of the domestic fee.
Verified renewal requirements and deadlines, recorded only where supported by official sources. Each entry links to the official source it was verified against; verify against the linked official source before acting.
Launched 14 April 2026; Citizenship Programme citizens must complete in-person biometric enrolment by 31 July 2027, after which non-enrolled passports are deactivated for international travel until enrolment is completed, with overseas enrolment centres including Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, London, Toronto, Taipei and Rabat.
The Eastern Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Regulatory Authority framework, established in December 2025, has had its implementation postponed to mid-2026; existing renewal rules remain in force until it takes effect.
Effective 5 August 2025, the Government of Saint Lucia issues 10-year passports to adults with no increase in fees, reducing renewal frequency for all citizens including those naturalised by investment.
The Council of the European Union adopted the removal of Vanuatu's visa exemption on 12 December 2024, and Regulation (EU) 2025/11 of 19 December 2024 transferred Vanuatu to the list of countries whose nationals require a visa for the Schengen area.
Fingerprints, photograph and signature must be collected in person at a designated centre in Port Vila, Hong Kong, Dubai or New Caledonia; the application itself can otherwise be handled remotely through consulates.
An existing condition of the programme, not a new measure: CBI citizens must spend a total of five days in Antigua and Barbuda within the first five years, with compliance checked when the initial 5-year passport is renewed.
Why requirements change. Governments periodically revise passport validity, biometric standards and presence requirements as programmes are modernised and regional frameworks such as ECCIRA take shape. We record each verified change in the regulatory change observatory. Recorded for information only from official sources as at the last-checked date. This is not legal advice. Verify against the linked official source before acting.
Machine-readable: this tracker is published as versioned open data at mirabelloconsultancy.com/renewal-tracker.json (edition 2026 Q3, v1.0.0). Free to cite with attribution to Mirabello Consultancy and a link to the source page.
Should I renew now?
Work down the questions in order; each answer is a reading of the verified tracker and fee data above, not an instruction. Individual circumstances vary; a specialist confirms the position in a free consultation.
Yes: begin the renewal now; published processing runs from two to six weeks depending on the country, and consular routes can extend that, with St Lucia taking up to six weeks via consulate.
If not, continue to the next question.
Book the in-person biometric enrolment before 31 July 2027 regardless of the expiry date; if the passport is also within six months of expiry, it is renewed at the same appointment with no separate renewal charge.
If not, continue to the next question.
Renew first: many airlines and border authorities apply a six-months-remaining-validity rule, so a technically valid passport can still be refused for boarding or entry.
If not, continue to the next question.
Treat renewal as a planning window rather than a deadline: adult passports run 10 years in five of the six countries (5 years in Antigua and Barbuda), the ECCIRA framework is postponed to mid-2026 with existing rules still in force, and Antigua and Barbuda verifies its 5 days of physical presence at the first renewal, so any required visit can be scheduled calmly.
Each branch reflects the recorded requirement it cites; the underlying entries, sources and dates are in the deadline tracker above. Information, not advice.
Family fee estimator
Select the country and family size for an approximate total of the published government fees only. Agent service fees, courier charges and consular surcharges are separate, and overseas missions charge their own schedules. Approximate, government fees only; verify against the linked official source.
Estimated government fees:
Approximate, government fees only, from the verified schedule for each country; verify against the linked official source before acting.
| Country | Calculation | Approximate total |
|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | 2 adults at EC$150 + 2 children at EC$75 | EC$450 (about USD 166) |
| 🇰🇳 St Kitts and Nevis (biometric enrolment tier) | USD 2,500 first adult + USD 2,000 second adult + 2 children at USD 1,300 | USD 7,100 (renewal included when the passport is within 6 months of expiry) |
The worked example shows the lowest and highest published government-fee positions among the six countries for this family profile. Approximate, government fees only; verify against the linked official source.
Renewal from abroad
Five of the six countries accept the full renewal application through their embassies, consulates or authorised agents, with no visit to the country: St Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada and St Lucia. Two in-person requirements sit alongside that.
Doing it yourself, or handing it over
Every renewal on this page can be completed directly with the issuing government; nothing requires an intermediary. The value of an advisor is compliance and coordination, not access.
Questions
Government fees are set in each country's own currency. Dominica charges EC$150 per adult (about USD 55) and EC$75 per child under 16; Grenada EC$350 per adult (about USD 130) and EC$250 per child under 18; St Lucia EC$80 per person for the regular in-country service (about USD 30); Antigua and Barbuda GBP 50 per adult and GBP 25 per child on the London High Commission schedule (about USD 65 and 33); Vanuatu VT 10,000 standard (about USD 82). St Kitts and Nevis charges USD 1,055 for a CBI renewal, and during the biometric enrolment programme the family-tiered enrolment fee (USD 2,500, 2,000 or 1,300 per person) includes the renewal when the passport is within six months of expiry. Agent and courier charges are separate; verify against the linked official source.
Published processing runs about 2 to 4 weeks in Dominica and Grenada, 3 to 4 weeks in St Lucia, 3 to 6 weeks in Antigua and Barbuda, 4 to 6 weeks in St Kitts and Nevis, and several weeks in Vanuatu (express 14 days, urgent 3 days). Consular routes take longer, with St Lucia quoting up to six weeks via consulate, and Grenada's passport office suggests starting six months before expiry.
Yes. All six countries accept renewal applications through their embassies, consulates or authorised agents without a visit to the country. The in-person exceptions are biometrics: Vanuatu collects fingerprints, photograph and signature at a centre in Port Vila, Hong Kong, Dubai or New Caledonia, and St Kitts and Nevis CBI citizens complete a one-off biometric enrolment at centres including Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, London, Toronto, Taipei and Rabat. Antigua and Barbuda's 5 days of physical presence must already have been completed before the first renewal.
Nothing changes about your citizenship: citizenship granted by investment is permanent, and the passport is only the travel document, so an expired passport does not affect your status. All six countries accept renewal applications after expiry without penalty; the expired passport is simply submitted with the application, and you can renew at any time.
St Kitts and Nevis runs a mandatory biometric enrolment programme for CBI citizens, launched 14 April 2026 with a deadline of 31 July 2027. Vanuatu requires in-person collection of fingerprints, photograph and signature for every issuance. Grenada, St Lucia and Dominica already issue biometric e-passports through the normal process, and Antigua and Barbuda has no mandatory renewal biometrics yet. The ECCIRA framework would make biometrics mandatory across its five member states; its implementation is postponed to mid-2026 and existing rules remain in force.
Each family member applies individually; none of the six countries offers a group rate. Children's passports are valid 5 years everywhere, so children renew more often than adults on 10-year documents. In St Kitts and Nevis the biometric enrolment fee is family-tiered: USD 2,500 for the first adult, USD 2,000 for a second adult in the same family and USD 1,300 per child under 16, so a family of four pays USD 7,100 with any due renewals included.
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