The applicant and his or her immediate family must take an oath of loyalty before a registrar, justice of the peace, or commissioner of oaths. After the pledge of loyalty, the application for citizenship is further processed and citizenship certificates are issued.

There is no requirement for actual residence. However, the government encourages new citizens to get more involved in the economy and offers large incentives to make this an attractive option. The successful applicant may move to Dominica at any time and for any duration. To be eligible to apply, applicants who have previously been denied a visa to a country with which Dominica has a visa-free travel agreement must get a visa from that nation.

Preexisting dependents of the primary applicant and prospective spouses of those who have earned citizenship through the Dominica Citizenship by Investment Program are eligible to apply for citizenship, subject to additional expenses. Citizenship can be applied for at any time by the newborn offspring of those who received citizenship under the program after they were born.

A section under the Ministry of Finance is responsible for the administration of the citizenship-by-investment program and handles the processing of applications. Current application processing timeframes are three months after receipt of a fully completed application.