Wealthy Americans are quietly buying their way out of US with 'golden' visa programs

America’s elite are increasingly drawn to “golden” visa programs with new opportunities emerging in sunny and desirable locations.

The latest countries to be included in the trend are some Caribbean Islands — namely, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Lucia.

The islands offer citizenship-by-investment (CBI) programs, also dubbed “golden passports.”

The visa can be obtained by making one of two qualifying investments.

The first is “a direct contribution to the Government (commonly known as the contribution to the Economic Diversification Fund route), starting at U.S. $200,000 for a single applicant,” according to the Commonwealth of Dominica.

The second is “the purchase of pre-approved real estate at a minimum value of U.S. $200,000.”

Many Caribbean