The European Union has given Caribbean countries with citizenship-by-investment programs an ultimatum: shut them down by the summer of 2028 or lose visa-free entry to Europe. The states were given only two weeks to make a decision. The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda has already stated that he is inclined to maintain a visa-free regime with the Schengen area, rather than investment programs.

The European Union has given Caribbean countries with citizenship-by-investment programs an ultimatum: shut them down by the summer of 2028 or lose visa-free entry to Europe. The states were given only two weeks to make a decision. The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda has already stated that he is inclined to maintain a visa-free regime with the Schengen area, rather than investment programs.