Grenada NTF applications: the new passport document requirements

What the September circular changes

IMA Circular 3 of 2026 introduces passport-image standards with immediate effect. They support transmission through the CARICOM IMPACS citizenship-by-investment portal to the Joint Regional Communications Centre for regional due diligence and security screening. Unreadable images can delay transmission and processing.[1]

The circular does not change the NTF contribution or family eligibility. It concerns whether reviewers can read the passport information supplied. A family should therefore treat image review as a distinct preparation step, rather than equating possession of a passport photograph with completion of the requirement.

Keep the whole identity page visible

The circular calls for clear, high-resolution colour scans or images. All four corners of the biographical page must appear, together with both lines of the machine-readable zone, or MRZ. Fingers, folds, glare and shadows must not obscure the information.[1]

Open the file at a size that allows names, numbers and dates to be checked against the original. If a character cannot be read or a corner has been cropped, capture the page again. Image editing should not be used to reconstruct missing text or remove part of the document for a neater composition.

Pixel dimensions and scan resolution are different ways the circular describes the image standard. Check legibility as well as file size. Raising an export setting cannot restore information lost in a blurred original; a fresh capture is more useful than repeatedly enlarging or compressing a poor image.

Make sure a clear image is also the current document

As a separate preparation check, compare each passport’s name, number and issue and expiry dates with the application records. If a child receives a new passport while the file is being prepared, ask the agent which forms and supporting records need updating. A clear new scan can still be inconsistent with an old number elsewhere in the file.

Organising documents by person, date and version can make these changes easier to follow. Mark earlier versions separately and agree which file will be submitted. This is an editorial recommendation from Conatus Mobility, not an official naming convention.

Image quality does not complete the documentary requirements

The published application process also calls for official forms, medical examinations and supporting documents in English with the required legalisation. Applications proceed through authorised channels, with the local agent handling correspondence with the authority. Mandatory interviews and background checks form part of the process.[2]

Ask the agent to confirm image acceptability, documentary certification and consistency of family details separately. A file can meet the size limit yet still require certification or correction elsewhere in the application.

Review the version that will actually be submitted

The final check should use the submission file, not just the original image on a phone or scanner. Compression, conversion or merging may have changed it. Recheck page coverage, the MRZ, dimensions and file size after those steps.

Agent status can be checked against IMA’s international marketing and local agent directory.[3] The working arrangements should also make clear who checks the documents, who submits them and who follows up any request for further information. Linking those responsibilities to the final files creates a more useful record than simply noting that the documents were uploaded.

Official sources

1. IMA Grenada: Circular 3 of 2026, passport images and the regional screening portal

2. IMA Grenada: the NTF route, authorised submission and application documents

3. IMA Grenada: directory of authorised agents

General information. Check the applicable rules, documentary requirements and fees for the individual application.