Current Status by Program (2026)
None of the five established programs names Palestine or Palestinians on a formal banned or restricted nationality list. This is the current position, which we reconfirm before every application:
| Program | Status for Palestinian Applicants | Detail |
|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | No formal restriction | Not on the published restricted nationality list; standard due diligence applies |
| Dominica | No formal restriction | Not on the published exclusion or case-by-case list; standard due diligence applies |
| Grenada | No formal restriction | No published banned or restricted list; every application is assessed individually |
| St Lucia | No formal restriction | Not on St Lucia's published exclusion list |
| St Kitts and Nevis | No formal restriction | Not on the SRO 27 of 2023 exclusion list |
In short: no Caribbean program formally restricts Palestinian applicants. What matters in practice is presenting your specific travel document and documentation clearly, since due diligence providers are more familiar with standard national passports than with the range of documents Palestinians may hold.
Understanding Palestinian Travel Documents
Unlike most applicants, Palestinians do not hold a single uniform type of passport, and the document you hold affects how an application is prepared. West Bank residents without Jordanian citizenship typically hold a Jordanian five-year passport that does not include a national number, sometimes referred to as a temporary passport, alongside a Palestinian Authority passport issued to holders of a Palestinian identity card. Jordanian citizens of Palestinian origin hold a standard Jordanian passport with a national number, which is generally treated similarly to any other passport. Palestinians registered as refugees in Lebanon, Syria, or elsewhere may hold a refugee travel document rather than a national passport at all.
None of this affects your formal eligibility for a Caribbean program, but it does affect how the application is prepared and verified, since due diligence providers need a clear, accurate explanation of which document you hold and what it does and does not confer. We handle this as a standard part of preparing a Palestinian applicant's file.
Regional Instability and Funding Your Application
Since the escalation that began in October 2023, the Palestinian economy has been severely affected, and banking infrastructure in Gaza in particular has been extensively disrupted. For applicants with any connection to funds originating in Gaza, verifying a clear source-of-funds history is, realistically, extremely difficult at present, given the scale of disruption to local banks. West Bank banking infrastructure has been less severely affected, though the broader economic strain has been considerable across the Palestinian territories.
As with other clients navigating regional instability, we generally find it more straightforward when the qualifying investment is funded from income or assets already held outside the region, including in the UAE or elsewhere in the GCC.
Documents Palestinian Applicants Typically Need
- Valid passport or travel document with at least 6 months' remaining validity, plus a recent passport-size photograph
- Birth certificate and, where applicable, marriage certificate, translated and attested where required
- Police clearance certificates from every country of residence over the past 10 years
- Bank statements and supporting evidence for every source of the qualifying investment
- UAE or GCC residence visa, salary certificate, or trade licence, where relevant to the source-of-funds picture
- Medical certificate and, on most programs, a mandatory interview for the main applicant and dependents aged 16 or older
Foreign-issued documents generally require translation and attestation before submission. Our document attestation team handles this in parallel with the citizenship application to avoid delays.
Why Choose Takween Advisory for Palestinian Applicants
Takween Advisory is a UAE-based business consultancy advising high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, and families across the GCC on citizenship by investment. We work regularly with Palestinian clients holding a range of travel documents, and we know how to present each one clearly and accurately to a Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Unit.
Every Caribbean program requires applications to be filed through a government-authorised local agent - we work alongside your Authorised Representative to prepare a complete, accurate file and manage the process through to passport issuance.
For a confidential assessment of your eligibility, contact our team today.
