Caribbean Golden Passport Cost Soars to $200,000 on EU Crackdown

  • Citizenship sales seeing a boom amid rising crypto prices
  • Four Caribbean nations agree to price increases, audits

A group of four Caribbean nations has agreed to charge at least $200,000 for their passports starting June 30.

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Caribbean “golden passports” are getting more expensive, a response to pressure from the US and the European Union to crack down on citizenship sales.

A group of four Caribbean nations has agreed to charge at least $200,000 for their passports starting June 30, double the current rate in some cases. The countries will also close loopholes that allowed passports to be sold at a discount.