Six items between your decision and your new passport
What counts in the end is the full picture. You want to know which amounts are coming your way. No surprises. No hidden items.
These six components belong on your bill:
- Contribution or investment.
- Government application and processing fees.
- Due diligence fee, per person.
- Fees for the interview, certificate and passport.
- Fees of the licensed agent and the advisers.
- Extra costs for documents, translations, certifications and travel.
Pay once or invest your wealth? Your decision.
Two routes lead to a new citizenship. Both come at a price. But financially, they are worlds apart.
The fund contribution: you make a contribution to a government fund. That money does not come back. In return, the financial route is clear from day one.
The amounts: USD 200,000 in Dominica, USD 230,000 in Antigua and Barbuda, USD 235,000 in Grenada, USD 240,000 in St Lucia, USD 250,000 in St Kitts and Nevis, USD 90,000 in São Tomé and Príncipe.
The investment: your capital remains an asset. It is tied up for a set holding period.
Real estate starts at USD 200,000 (Dominica) and goes up to USD 600,000 (a single-family home in St Kitts and Nevis). In Türkiye, the real estate investment starts at USD 400,000.
With real estate in approved projects, government fees or government contributions are often added, for example USD 50,000 in Grenada.
You decide whether to make a one-off contribution or put your wealth to work for your new citizenship.
The fees on the way to official recognition
A new citizenship is a sovereign act. The state checks who it grants its citizenship to.
That is why every authority charges fees for the application, processing and checks.
The due diligence fee for the main applicant ranges from USD 5,000 (Vanuatu) to USD 10,000 (St Kitts and Nevis). Rates for dependants are lower, and children are sometimes free.
The exact amounts are on each programme page.
The most important part of your investment carries your surname
Perhaps your first thought with a second passport is of yourself.
But imagine your children one day holding their own second passport. And you know: you gave them extra options for life.
Many contributions include up to four people. Each additional person costs extra, for example USD 25,000 for a child under 18 in St Kitts and Nevis and Dominica, or USD 10,000 in Vanuatu and St Lucia.
On top come due diligence and document fees for each person.
That is why a good calculation always starts with the whole family.
So that no unpleasant surprise is waiting at the end
You want to make this decision with confidence. That means knowing the smaller items from the start too.
- Translations and certifications of all documents.
- Apostilles and police certificates from every country you have lived in.
- Travel for the interview, oath, biometrics or any required stay.
- Bank charges for international transfers.
- For real estate: purchase costs, management, insurance.
The price of a second citizenship can be calculated. Its value for your family goes far beyond the bill.