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Making Residency a Reality in Barbados
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Business Barbados, 20 Jan 2025 (article by a law-firm partner): SERP categories, investment and net-worth thresholds, real estate US$300,000, application, work-permit and renewal fees, validity, health insurance US$500,000, police certificates, dependants under 18. Investment/net-worth row already in data; other rules added. Lifestyle/tax paragraphs have no numbers in scope.
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- Property purchaseCategory 2 SERP applicant (real estate in Barbados from foreign-sourced funds)USD 300,000Date not stated · Business Barbados 2025Barbados · Special Entry and Reside Permit
- Investment, with a net worth requirementmain applicant (Category 1; also US$5,000,000 net worth)USD 2,000,000Date not stated · Business Barbados 2025Barbados · Special Entry and Reside Permit
- Application feeCategory 1 SERP applicant under 60, non-refundableUSD 3,500Date not stated · Business Barbados 2025Barbados · Special Entry and Reside Permit
- Application feeCategory 1 SERP applicant over 60, non-refundableUSD 5,000Date not stated · Business Barbados 2025Barbados · Special Entry and Reside Permit
- Permit feeCategory 2 SERP, initial fee per adultUSD 5,000Date not stated · Business Barbados 2025Barbados · Special Entry and Reside Permit
- Permit renewal feeCategory 2 SERP, renewal for another 5 yearsUSD 5,000Date not stated · Business Barbados 2025Barbados · Special Entry and Reside Permit
- Work permit feeCategory 1 SERP holder over 60: work permitUSD 15,000Date not stated · Business Barbados 2025Barbados · Special Entry and Reside Permit
- Work permit feeCategory 1 SERP holder under 60: work permitUSD 20,000Date not stated · Business Barbados 2025Barbados · Special Entry and Reside Permit
- Permit validity, Category 2Category 2 SERP holder under 60 (renewable up to age 60; indefinite if applying at 60 or older)5 yearsDate not stated · Business Barbados 2025Barbados · Special Entry and Reside Permit
- Residence that triggers a police certificatepolice certificate from every jurisdiction lived in for this long in the last 3 years (Britain: DBS enhanced disclosure)6 monthsDate not stated · Business Barbados 2025Barbados · Special Entry and Reside Permit
- Maximum age of a dependent childchildren who may be included as dependants (older children at university and supported by the main applicant also qualify)18 yearsDate not stated · Business Barbados 2025Barbados · Special Entry and Reside Permit
- Minimum age for pensionersCategory 2 SERP applicant: age from which the permit is indefinite60 yearsDate not stated · Business Barbados 2025Barbados · Special Entry and Reside Permit
- Minimum health insurance coverall applicants: minimum annual health insurance cover valid in BarbadosUSD 500,000Date not stated · Business Barbados 2025Barbados · Special Entry and Reside Permit
- Net worth requiredhigh-net-worth individual applicant (net assets)USD 5,000,000Date not stated · Business Barbados 2025Barbados · Special Entry and Reside Permit
About the document
What it covers Practitioner description of SERP categories: US$2,000,000 investment and US$5,000,000 net worth (Category 1), US$300,000 real estate (Category 2), and fees.
Notes Business magazine article, apparently written by practitioners; used because no official statement of the thresholds was found. Not stored.
Source id brb-bizbarbados-serp-2025 · accessed 10 Oct 2026