America's wealthy are quietly buying their way out with 'golden' visas

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

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

Many Caribbean Islands do not have wealth, gift, inheritance, foreign income or capital gains taxes.

"Up to 70% of all buyers right now are wanting citizenship, and the vast majority are from the U.S.," Dyson said.

"This time last year, it was all lifestyle buyers and a few CBI. Now they're all saying, 'I want a house with citizenship.' We've never sold so many before," she told the BBC. 

New Zealand recently saw a surge of Americans seeking its "Active Investor Plus" visa, Fox News Digital previously reported.

In under three months, 189 golden visa applications were received, while previous applications were at 116 submissions over the span of more than two-and-a-half years, Reuters reported.

Nearly half the applications were submitted by U.S. citizens.

Former New Zealand Minister for Economic Development Stuart Nash, co-founder of Nash Kelly Global, told Fox News Digital the visas are becoming more popular.

"There's a lot of global uncertainty at the moment," he said last month.