Antigua and Barbuda · Digital nomad
Nomad Digital Residence
Open
Last verified July 2026
Open. A two-year permit, renewable.
It is a cheap, low-commitment way to test whether a family can actually live in Antigua before committing to a CBI application. And because Antigua has no personal income tax, it is a genuine tax-planning option for anyone willing to break residency elsewhere and spend real time here.
Qualifying routes
$50k
Remote work permit
This is a minimum annual income threshold, not an investment. The applicant must be employed or self-employed outside Antigua and Barbuda.
The facts
- Minimum
- $50k
- Total landed cost
- Application fees run to roughly USD 1,500 for a single applicant, USD 2,000 for a couple and USD 3,000 for a family of three or more, plus health insurance.
- Route type
- Income requirement
- Timeline
- 1–2 months (A straightforward online process)
- Physical presence
- No minimum. The permit allows a stay of up to two years.
- Family
- SpouseDependent children
- Permanent residency
- none. The NDR does not count toward residency or citizenship.
- Citizenship
- none via this route
- Language test
- Not applicable
- Dual citizenship
- Permitted
- Requirements
- USD 50,000 minimum annual incomeemployment or business outside Antigua and Barbudahealth insurance covering the stayclean criminal record
What can go wrong
- The NDR builds no path to residency or citizenship. It is a two-year stay, not a foundation.
- It does not by itself make you an Antiguan tax resident. That requires 183 days, or enrolment in the separate USD 20,000 flat-tax programme. Holding an NDR while remaining tax resident in a high-tax country achieves nothing fiscally.
- Antiguan nationality is irrelevant here. But note that the US travel restrictions on Antiguan nationals do not affect NDR holders, who travel on their own passports.